Fall is officially here! And I’m having a really hard time starting this newsletter, debating between more Billy Madison references to Green Day songs talking about waking up when last month ends. However, I will skip the media references and talk briefly about the dichotomy between the pros and cons of September; Pro - school started, Con – school started. For those of us who have kids, they are back into a routine and so are we. I’d say that’s a pro. Also, for us who have kids, we have to make a lunch every morning full of nutritious food, that won’t get judged by their teacher, that they will also eat – impossible. Pro – winter is coming, therefore we don’t have to pretend to lose weight anymore and complain about how our body mysteriously just doesn’t respond to ketosis. Con – winter is coming, therefore we think we have 8 months until next beach season to probably still not lose any weight at all… So, the lesson of the day? It is all about perspective. Essentially, for everything that may seem like a con, there may also a pro, and vise versa. If you haven’t heard the proverb of the Chinese Farmer I would click the link and commit ~2 minutes to Alan Watts so eloquently tell it. It may just be the perspective shift you need right now.
Okay, so much for my philosophy of the day, let’s cover September (and I suppose the beginning of October)…What’s happened? The NHL started, Auston Matthews already has 400 goals and Toronto FC did not make the playoffs again. The NFL is already at Week 6, every single defensive player refuses to tackle Patrick Mahomes, so for Roger Goodell and company, everything is going according to script! I have aired my grievances on the riggery of the NFL before in favor of the Chiefs, but the favoritism is now so past obvious I don’t know how it’s not making more headlines. If you disagree, just enjoy these plays from Week 2 and 3. Just watch, this will be the season the Chiefs go undefeated and win their 9th Superbowl in the last 3 years…Sorry ’72 Dolphins…
When it comes to global headlines, don’t look? According to most news outlets we are on the brink of WWIII, a financial collapse, Hurricanes more powerful than your hand-held Dyson, a Monkeypox pandemic and a global famine. Although truly none of these are laughing matters, it’s hard to go to bed comfortably when our access to bad news is endless. So, let’s just all be kind and bring a little more light into this world, you know? On the bright side of things, Woodbine is having their best year yet (thanks to you) and continue to track in the right direction. Our team is also growing!! But we will save that exciting announcement once it is official!
If you recall, we changed things up a little last quarter. Instead of just the regular old quarterly draw, we decided to engage you, our lovely readers, to see who could make Jon and I laugh the hardest with the best caption for a meme! The effort was great, and quite frankly we laughed a lot. So, in the spirit of October, Thanksgiving and Halloween, we are calling on you to submit your best caption for one (or both) of the following photos!
The person with the best caption will win a $100 Amazon Gift Card and said meme will be featured on next months newsletter!
All captions must be in by October 24th. Good luck, Turkeys!
Happy Thanksgiving and once again, here at Woodbine we are so, so thankful for all of you! Enjoy the long weekend :)
