Foreword

It’s Thanksgiving Day, 2010. For those outside of the United States, and for many of those within it, it might just seem like a holiday where people eat a ton of food, watch some football, and otherwise hang out.

For me, and many others, it’s a time to take a look back and think about the things that have enriched our lives and give thanks for them. Sure, we should be doing that every day, but having a single day that’s focused on just saying thanks sometimes makes us think a bit more broadly and a bit more deeply.

I’m sitting here writing the foreward to this book, something I’m very thankful for having the opportunity to do—but I’m not just thinking about the content of the book, or the author, who is a fantastic community member. ...

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