1. This is the first Traina Thoughts of 2023, so right off the top I want to thank you for reading as we embark on another year together. I’ve been writing Traina Thoughts every weekday since 2017, and before that I wrote Hot Clicks every weekday from ’07 to ’13, so I thank you for the continued support. I’ll never be able to express how appreciative I am for your loyalty.
Given that I was off earlier this week, I wanted to write a few things about the Damar Hamlin tragedy from Monday night. I’m actually happy I didn’t have to write anything about what happened in the immediate aftermath.