I’ve read a dozen or so headlines/scanned articles that asked: How is the coronavirus virus affecting your Thanksgiving plans?

For me, it’s just the three of us – Romy, Lee and a turkey that gave its life so … we could eat it.

We’re the perfect COVID couple – not traveling, having dinner with only the household members blah blah.

And that’s how we have done it for a long time – we were ahead of this pandemic (not)!

OK, that’s us. What is the rest of the US doing for Turkey day?

More than is comfortable, people are traveling – by plane or other vehicle – to meet with relatives/friends that they have not visited with for many months/weeks. I get it – Parents want their kids see their grandparents; want to see siblings divided by geography and so on.

I understand their desire to chuck the whole COVID threat: One time visit etc.

And I understand when folks say, “Well, I might get COVID, but that’s my choice.”

And they are sorta right.

They might get COVID, but here is where I disagree: You might get COVID, but you may pass COVID onto anyone that you come into contact with, regardless of where that individual went to the ill-advised celebration or not. Family members that did NOT attend a Bday party might still get the COVID that was picked up at that event, because … contact etc.

Bottom Line: Your choice affects others, in potentially deadly ways. If it were just your choice to put yourself in danger, well, that’s one thing. But you are putting those who didn’t sign up for this in (potentially deadly) danger. And you might well be trading a nice turkey day for an ICU Xmas.

I’m not angry at those flouting CDC rules.

I’m, just, well, disappointed.

Happy Turkey Day!

And here’s to hoping that I’m totally off base about this (almost) re-normalized holiday.