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Jenga in Reverse

Jenga is a great metaphor for the year 2020.  According to Wikipedia, Jenga  is a  game of physical skill  created by British board game designer and author  Leslie Scott , and currently marketed by  Hasbro . Players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower constructed of 54 blocks. Each block removed is then placed on top of the tower, creating a progressively more unstable structure. Like most people, my husband Dave and I are not getting out much during the pandemic, so it seems our weekly grocery shopping has become one of our only forms of entertainment.  It also feels like security to have a freezer full of food. If we are unable to get out, we have at least a month's worth of food to keep us going.  The only time this could backfire is if we a) lose power or b) receive a gift of food or c) have left overs.   Today we received a very generous gift from my mother-in-law.  A box from Omaha Steaks.  Filet mignon,...