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In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I share a personal Thanksgiving message about gratitude, family, and the joy of the season.
Highlights
00:05 — Here for Thanksgiving, just wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of you for letting me come into your lives for a couple minutes every now and then, share some thoughts on this remarkable industry. The other turkey here and I both wish you and your families a wonderful holiday, peace, relaxation, a lot of fun, maybe a little bit overeating.
00:26 — I wanted to share a few things that for which I’m particularly grateful, outside of the professional connection that we have. That again, I’m so grateful to all of you who allow me into your homes or offices, phones, between your ears for a little bit to talk about this business and what’s going on. That’s a great privilege. I hope I live up to it and and don’t disappoint you.
00:53 — On the personal side, it’s just a wonderful time here. Our daughters, son-in-law, two grandchildren, will be here. We’ll have a big party with about 50 members from both my beautiful wife’s family and mine. Gonna have a lot of fun that day. I’ll be enjoying it.
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01:14 — On Sunday, our two daughters and one son-in-law and my wife Wendy, are going to go to the Steelers football game. I will be holding the fort here with the two granddaughters. On our agenda are to sample and perhaps finish a lot of the desserts that were put out for this Saturday’s party.
01:34 — We’re going to play a game of wake up granddad, which when I doze off — or pretend to doze off — I get jumped on from up above pretty vigorously. So, that’s going to be fun. We’re going to read a lot of Winnie the Pooh books. I’m sure there’s going to be some Hide and Seek going on, and probably a bubble bath up in the big tub.
01:57 — Friends and family from all over. It is just such a wonderful time. I hope all of you have a great time wherever you are. May your travels be safe and easy, may your time with your families and friends be beautiful and wonderful, full of love. We all have so much to be thankful for. Great to see you. Thanks very much. Happy Thanksgiving to all from both of us turkeys.
