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You are making a lot of progress with the Apple Watch. Good on you, AFB.
I said the same thing when I got my first Apple Watch. An amazing device that really benefits one’s day to day life in many ways.
Agreed. I just couldn't see that it would. The fitness and Apple pay being my favourite 2 features. Notifications on your wrist being a close 3rd.
What’s on my mind is that I’m excited for Christmas. I know that the cool thing to be is stressed out about Christmas. We aren’t cooking any huge meals. Simple little gifts for everyone. I’m thankful we have cold weather and that we have a fireplace. That I was able to eat a meal and go to bed contented this evening.
If this year teaches us anything, it’s that we should take more time out of the year to celebrate. An opportunity to reflect on the good things in our lives, most especially the people around us. I almost want to chastise myself for saying that, thinking of all that is not worthy of celebration. But the fact is that until there’s a day where there’s nothing left to be joyful or hopeful about, we should appreciate those things we have today.
And to help those who are struggling have a glimmer of hope by giving where we can.
now I’m off to complain about the price of AirPods Max
If this year teaches us anything, it’s that we should take more time out of the year to celebrate. An opportunity to reflect on the good things in our lives, most especially the people around us. I almost want to chastise myself for saying that, thinking of all that is not worthy of celebration. But the fact is that until there’s a day where there’s nothing left to be joyful or hopeful about, we should appreciate those things we have today.
And to help those who are struggling have a glimmer of hope by giving where we can.
now I’m off to complain about the price of AirPods Max
Well, isn't that nice, "Little Mary Sunshine," that you are so excited about Christmas.... Great. Enjoy your apparently cozy life.
Too bad that you seem to be totally out of touch with and oblivious to what has become harsh reality for all too many people around the world. Unfortunately for far too many people Christmas this year is going to be an occasion of deep and devastating sadness, and/or a source of major frustration and maybe even frank terror looking ahead to the new year, due to the direction in which uncontrollable events in their lives have gone over the past year.
Don't know how far you are from an Apple Store but I managed to pick up a 16GB RAM 1TB 13" MacBook Pro with M1 from my store. My delivery date was 14th Jan but I kept looking at the stock on Apple Website and 3 popped up on Wednesday. Worth checking every day.
Congratulations. Thanks for checking back in. 🙂
I am far, but I pulled the trigger and bought a base 8/512 MBA. 😍 it.
I may return the Intel MBP, but through Fed Ex.
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Finding something--anything--to be thankful for is a pretty great coping mechanism.
Thanks. I love it. Will definitely be selling our excess iPads (our 8th gens are due today so I can start the prep process to sell the others.)
Heard the Blue Jays this morning, they were calm. Hope they found food to eat.
Great post and so true,
I was taken aback by the AirPods Max price, but I plunged. So happy I did. Not only to truly hear the music I‘ve all but stopped listening to (because Apple removed the headphone jack from the iP7 and I dislike the Airpods so I dialed way back on listening to music), but also the great noise cancellation capabilities.
In my case, these reasons immediately cancelled out any buyers remorse or guilt over the purchase. I agree they are overpriced, but I can roll with the price in the amount of joy and contentment they’ve already given me. And too in the joy I had in tipping the post mates driver for delivering them. He was so delighted. That meant everything.
Have been very fortunate this year and though I start 2021 in a slightly different place, I am super grateful for the help and good things I am receiving now. I am grateful for this thread, for family, my health and laughs.
I am glad you are in a good position and wish the same for everyone in this thread.
Happy Friday everyone!
I agree with that, absolutely! It doesn't sound as though the person who wrote that post is struggling in any way, though, and he or she apparently had not given much thought to those who are, as indicated by the way the post is written. Of course this could be a young person who hasn't yet had to take on the challenges of supporting him/herself and/or a family. I know some people who are struggling who are still valiantly finding things for which to be thankful, and that is indeed a good attitude to have.
Enjoy the new M1 MBA!!! I'm still holding out for what I want to come into inventory at the local Apple store here.
Wow, and you bought the new headphones, too! You're on a real Apple roll these days!
I must respectfully disagree with you. There is nothing intrinsically wrong in celebrating, and there is no need to constantly base what we do - or think about - on people who are worse off than us, exactly as there's no need to do so with those who are better off (=envy, jealousy etc.).
It might sound cold, but those who can celebrate, should celebrate and enjoy their time of rest and celebration; if they didn't they would be wasting an opportunity that those people you refer to (those who are going through a bad time) don't have. It would be even a greater insult to them exactly as those truly wasting money are an insult to poorer hard working people.
Does that mean that we should be oblivious to them? Absolutely not. But there's balance. If I am blessed for something, anything, I'll squeeze each drop of such blessing, especially on such occasions such as Christmas. People are becoming too tense towards everything, and I don't like it. If 2020 has thought us something is to enjoy big and small things alike in their entirety, in their fullness (and possibly without social media or distractions). And yet I keep seeing some odd behavior in which one should constantly think of more unfortunate people, or constantly berate those that are better off. Personally, I will not play this game.
Enjoy Christmas, and work hard to make yourself, your family, and your community better, one day at a time with consistency and dedication.
Everyone is different. Personally I loathe this time of year. Can’t wait for January. More people will commit suicide on the 25th of December than any other day of the year. Perhaps it the world was a little more mindful of them and a little less caught up in their own lives, perhaps that wouldn’t be true.
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I am not a big fan of Christmas, or even Winter, myself.
And I have no disagreement with what you say. But the problem is not the 25th of December. The problem is not the holiday season. The problem for those above that you mention is much much deeper, and me being "a little more mindful of them" for a week in December will not make much of a difference; by the way, I never said to not be mindful of them as I never said that everyone should cheer Christmas by default.
The problem is that people don't think about the problem you mention for the remaining 364 days a year or so (not realizing that a person we middle finger for some traffic related issue might be exactly one middle finger away from doing something terrible), exactly as people don't care about helping the homeless if not during Thanksgiving week (all those selfies at homeless shelters...). Me not celebrating and not cheering Christmas (or whatever you prefer) in its fullest will not change things one iota if not making me more stressed out, and possibly more depressed myself which in turn will make me worse than what I could be, which in turn will make me less effective in the long term towards the rest of the community.
Personally, I dislike winter, and Christmas would not rank as my favourite time of the year.
However, I wish those people well who can - and choose to - enjoy it; some people love it, and good luck to them.
On my mind today, in no particular order, are books, bread, and beer.
However, I wish those people well who can - and choose to - enjoy it; some people love it, and good luck to them.
On my mind today, in no particular order, are books, bread, and beer.
The books are from the library (by historians such as Ron Chernow and Margaret MacMillan), the bread is fresh French bread from the French bakery, and the beer is mostly Belgian (St Bernardus and Trappistes Rochefort).
So, yes: Something pleasant awaits me.
oh yes, two of my favorites, together with Chimay! have a sip for me!