It’s Tuesday morning, which is probably not neverending, because if it were, one would never even reach Tuesday afternoon, in which case it couldn’t be neverending, no matter what the Beatles say.
Although…if Tuesday afternoon never begins (because Tuesday morning is neverending) then Tuesday afternoon would also be neverending. After all, according to the Oracle, everything that has a beginning has an end. To which I tend to respond, “Yes, at the very least, if one reverses the direction in time in which one is considering a thing, then its beginning is an end. QED.”
Enough. I’m writing this post this morning because I have nothing better to do with my time‒or at least nothing better that I am capable of rousing the gumption to do. I mean, I could always be on brilliant dot org, working on some mathematics or physics or computer science problems, or I could be writing a story‒you know, something productive. But I don’t think that’s likely to happen.
This Thursday, of course, is Thanksgiving. You’re welcome. So, only two more shopping days left.
It used to be that nearly everything was closed on major holidays like Thanksgiving. And Thanksgiving is still maybe a more “closed for the holiday” holiday than even Christmas and New Year. But there will always be stores open now‒at least a 7-11, a Wawa, or some other equivalent. And working at those stores on that holiday will be people who don’t have plans to celebrate with anyone and/or who could really use the extra money so they work.
Anyway, I think it’s still the biggest family holiday in the US. It’s certainly the time when people travel to visit other regions of the county and exchange viruses from those different regions with the greatest fervor. This is part of why, in the US at least, there tends to be a big surge of respiratory infections early in December.
I don’t have statistics on that. I just remember it being the case. That’s clearly not a rigorous scientific conclusion, it’s my perception of the situation, possibly supported by the experience of other physicians, and possibly by some remembered textbook reference(s). Anyway, that’s not significant evidence, not if one is trying to make a scientific evaluation. But I still do think it’s the case, and I think that impression is based on good evidence that I have encountered in the past.
I really don’t have much else to say. Even this nonsense is too much effort to continue for long. But who knows, maybe a short blog post will be more popular. In any case, I don’t know what will happen tomorrow, but I plan not to write a post on Thursday, so this may be my last chance to wish those of you who celebrate it a Happy Thanksgiving.
My wishes are never very effective, unfortunately. Just look at my life. But maybe they’ll work better for you than for me.
Robert Elessar 
In case you don’t post anything tomorrow, I’ll take this opportunity to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving (even if you don’t celebrate it).
Also, thanks for your thoughtful reply to my comment yesterday. I looked up that quote — “The world only makes sense if you force it to”, which led me to Batman, Frank Miller, etc. Fascinating stuff. Did the original Batman have the backstory of trauma or was that Frank Miller’s doing?
The original one did–watched his parents gunned down by a mugger when he was a kid. But Frank Miller really reinvigorated Batman in the 80’s with The Dark Knight Returns. It’s largely because of his work that the many Batman movies have been made.
To answer the question in your title, “yes,” if it’s circular. See James Joyce for examples.