EDITORIAL

I write this on a day of Thanksgiving. Today is The Thanksgivin g! We’re not just grateful for one day. Here, at The Corridor Magazine’s home office we are grateful for THE DAY. Today’s day, yesterday. But we’re most THANKFUL for the day of tomorrow, which hasn’t yet arrived. How can we give thanks for a day not yet received? We just do.

Life changes. People change. The days change. No matter what you think, no matter what we think, no matter what I think…change is nothing but extraordinary and purposeful. “I wasn’t meant to be here. I’m an accident,” Joe always says. “I’m not your average Joe,” Joe always says. “I don’t know who I am anymore,” Joe always says. I’m both grateful and thankful for Joe AKA Donald Joe and his son Little Joe AKA Dakota Joe. I once said, “I want to be a Joe,

by LATRESHA EVANS

too! I’ll be JoJo!” And I smile for that memory. Joe knows…he’s exactly as he’s meant to be. He’s The Joe Gooch.

Today, Joe does know who he is. He’s always Kind. He’s always Happy. He’s always Smiling and he’s always Joe. Joe always asks me, “Why do you hang around with me?” “Because you’re funny,” I always say. But the truth is, without the two BETTER THAN AVERAGE, ‘JOE’S, I wouldn’t be here on Thanksgiving cooking them a meal, cooking a meal with them. Giving Thanks for who we all are on this most giving of all days. Today, yesterday and tomorrow I am and always will be THANKFUL FOR THANKSGIVING.

Thank you to ALL The Gooch’s. Your blessing is mine, too. I am JOJO.

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