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Happy Thanksgiving to our US listeners. Canada has its Thanksgiving about 6 weeks earlier. That\\u2019s because our growing season is shorter than the US with our more northern climate.

The concept of Thanksgiving exists in most cultures around the world.

The Harvest Festival of Thanksgiving does not have an official date in the United Kingdom; however, it is traditionally held on or near the Sunday of the harvest moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox.

Japanese Thanksgiving is called Kinrou Kansha no Hi and this year it fell on November 23 earlier this week.

Traditionally, the concept of thanksgiving is rooted in thanking for the bountiful harvest.

Some people are grumbling that they can\\u2019t get together with family during this time due to the pandemic. Some are grumbling that they can\\u2019t travel. If that\\u2019s your experience, it\\u2019s because you have an expectation that differs from the current reality.

I am present to that which I\\u2019m enormously thankful for. I take the time each day to pause and reflect on what I\\u2019m grateful for.

I\\u2019m grateful for my health, for my family. I\\u2019m grateful for waking up next to my loving wife every morning. She is a source of love, support, inspiration, sage advice, and the occasional poke when I\\u2019ve got it wrong.

I\\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this world in a meaningful and positive way. I\\u2019m grateful for the journey that this life has given me so far. Has it been perfect? No.

I\\u2019m grateful for the support of my team members who are genuinely working to pick up the slack for the benefit of moving the projects forward. I\\u2019m grateful for their skill when we\\u2019re working with outside clients as well. I\\u2019m grateful for our investors who have put their trust in us. We\\u2019re working tirelessly to protect their investments.

I\\u2019m grateful to you the listener for dedicating a few minutes so we can spend time together every day.

I\\u2019m grateful to those of you who have reached out to me for help with your projects. I\\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to contribute. In several cases we\\u2019ve saved families from financial ruin. Those opportunities are particularly gratifying.

We actually get approached on a regular basis is to provide consulting for investors and sponsors who are having trouble with their projects. These requests have been so regular that we\\u2019ve decided to expand our business so that we\\u2019re properly equipped to provide excellent service, rather than just casually helping out on an exception basis.  We have formalized our Consulting Division. It turns out that the needs of our consulting clients are often the same as for our own business.

Frankly when we find and fix a problem that the client didn\\u2019t even know they had, that makes for a very good day. I\\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to help aspiring developers get to the next level.

We\\u2019re not making any formal announcements at this point about the launch of the consulting division. That will come before the end of the year.  Have a wonderful thanksgiving