Here
it is Thanksgiving
again and as usual
everyone will still
be trying to figure
out the best way to
cook a turkey. You’d
think by this time
in our lives we
would have figured
it out, but since we
only cook one a
year, I suppose it’s
only natural to
forget. Do they even
sell turkeys in
July? I’ll have to
check next summer.
I know we are
thankful for one
thing. The election
is finally over. Now
we can have peace
and quiet for at
least another six
months before the
mid term campaigning
starts up. I know
that thrills you to
think about what is
coming in the next
eight or nine
months. I really
think a lot of money
could be made if we
had a couple of
Campaign Channels on
the tube. Just show
campaign speeches
and fund raising
24/7…..oh, wait …I
forgot we have that
now.
Anyway, here it is
2008 and we still
have our country and
our health, or at
least most of it. As
for our money, well,
that’s gone the way
of my hair. It was
there and now it’s
gone. Do you think
anyone in DC has a
clue as to what to
do about the economy
other than printing
more money and
giving it away to
just about anybody
but me…and you? I
think we all deserve
a bailout.
Unfortunately, I’ve
never been so big
the government could
not afford to let me
fail. I’ll try
harder next year. I
hope you’ll do the
same.
So, in the next
couple of days we
will all be busy
scurrying around
trying to figure out
exactly how many
will be sitting down
for dinner on
Thursday. If you
have married kids,
you never know what
to expect. Will they
go to their in-laws
or to your house?
They don’t really
know themselves
until about ten
o’clock Wednesday
evening. It all
depends on the
phases of the moon
and something to do
with the tide tables
or something…I never
have figured it out.
All I know is that
we always end up
with way more food
on the table than
any ten grown
football players can
eat. Everyone is on
a diet, but we still
cook all of this
stuff and then try
to eat tiny portions
at the table. Then
everyone snacks for
the rest of the
weekend. Somehow
between Thursday and
Sunday, all of the
pies are gone and
most of the
turkey….little by
little, piece by
piece. During
halftime you will
notice that nearly
everyone drifts into
the kitchen without
a word and comes
back with cheeks so
full they appear to
have caught the
mumps in the past
five minutes.
On Thursday, by the
end of the third
quarter nearly
everyone is sound
asleep and will
wonder how the score
got so out of whack
in just fifteen
minutes when they
wake up. If you’re
lucky by the time
Sunday rolls around
there isn’t much
left to pack up and
send off with
everyone going home.
I’m always at a loss
as to how to divide
the stuff up. Do you
send out a little of
everything all
mashed together in
one big container or
a lot of just one
thing to each
person? These are
decisions best left
to those with more
experience than I
have.
We have a lot of
problems in this
country; all of us
admit this is true.
But the good news is
that we are free to
cheer or gripe about
whatever we want,
whenever we want to
do so. This year,
I’d suggest you
start any political
discussions about
the time the third
quarter of the game
is coming on and
everyone has just
had their fill of
turkey and dressing.
Trust me; it’ll make
the next couple of
days go a lot easier
if you do so.
Another thought
before I go…I’m in
the store yesterday
buying stuff for
dinner and they are
playing Christmas
music already. How
come we don’t have
any thanksgiving
music?
Got to be a way to
rhyme turkey with
something besides
politician. No wait,
that doesn’t
work….or does it?
Have a wonderful
Thanksgiving.
