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Well, just got done cooking the pumpkin and apple pies. And we whipped up a chocolate cream pie to go with the other two. š Got a 25lb. turkey waiting to go in the oven at around 8 or so in the morning…with all kinds of veggie goodness. Turnips, mash potatoes, squash, etc..
Happy Turkey day everyone!!!!
Pea Ess…
No Wingnuts here!!
Oh! And drinking rum and coke! š
Is freaking hysterical!!! LOL… just for the reminder of him!!
Happy Thanksgiving to all
I’ve been renovating a bathroom for my sister over the past few days….took it down to nothing and replacing it all. It’ll be woohoo nice eventually. When it comes to old house plumbing, replace one by allowing for two and expecting three by the time one works. Her husband passed away last Spring and it was a big shock to everyone. He was the guy that was involved in the community and never had a harsh word, always a big smile. I wish I’d have made more time when I had the chance but maybe I can learn. He is sadly missed.
I volunteer my cooking skills when I can for our local shelter/mission and I cook a couple turkeys each year on the day before. They were short on help so I offered to do a few extra. The work day ran way long so here I am up all night cooking turkeys before I do my own. I hope we get some good conspiracy diaries to keep me awake.
My kids are older and between split households combined with the rounds they all make, I schedule our feast is to coincide with another great tradition….The Backyard Brawl..WVU v Pitt.
Should be a fine day.
The ex and the daughter are heading for his relatives’ tomorrow. He has a gig on Friday, so Saturday looked like the right time to do one at my house. Wednesday’s are my “long days” and I had to teach this evening*, so I’m glad there’s not a big meal production expected tomorrow. Looking forward to taking it easy tomorrow and then doing some pre-cooking on Friday. I’ve been collecting recipes from the FBC. At some point I’m going to have to decide which ones to try – wish I could do them all. Definitely leaning towards DTF’s Chocolate Pecan Crostata.
(*I did everything I could to discourage class attendance tonight – canceling is frowned upon. But three dedicated stalwarts showed up. Bless ’em, they did take off early from lab.)
The turkey is almost thawed & the two loaves of bread for dressing are torn up and seasoned. It’s now 2:30 a.m. and all activity will cease until around 8 when the onions get chopped, the giblets go in a pan to simmer for extra gravy, and the bird is plopped into a baking bag and into the oven. A quick assembly of the fruited cheese salad will be followed by coffee and a bit of lollygagging until about noon. At that point in time the carrots will be peeled and the broccoli cleaned and cut up – those will get steamed. When the bird is done, the dressing inside will be mixed with the rest and into the microwave for 5 minutes while the gravy is made and the turkey sliced. Then everything will be packaged up for a two block trip to Mom’s house where I’ll fix the mashed potatoes (one less container to carry) and we’ll sit down to eat. Mom made apple pie!!
Thank you so much for giving us this place to rant and rage…
I’m in CT now, enjoying my seven year old nephew… What a hoot! Brings me such joy to play with him… I need that right now. Very much so…
Thank you again, for this place… for these friends… Damn, I love it here. Wishing you a Happy Thankful Day… Please do enjoy it!!!
Am vegetarian and live overseas so nothing traditional on my plate today.. plus it’s not even a holiday here.
BUT.. I remain grateful and thankful for this website, and for the host, and for all the good people on here who keep on putting their hearts and minds behind the “pen” to get the message out, which is read and quoted and linked far more than most people would ever guess…
The Frog is Dead. Long Live the Frog!
Pax
Happy “spirit of thanksgiving” to you soj. Good to “hear” your blogvoice.
I’m so thrilled you’re vegetarian!
I’m a bad vegetarian. But when I fall off the wagon, I only buy free-range, hormone-free. But it’s rare because my conscience bothers me too much: for the animals’ suffering and for the devastating consequences to the environment.
And we are grateful to you for your presence, your wonderful writing, and your exceptional concern for people worldwide.
I’m glad there is someone else not downing a turkey today.
I’m doing a Vegan plus wild fish diet with no white carbs and using only tiny bits of olive oil for fat. It’s amazing how delicious that can be. Thank Heaven for spices not having calories or fat in them.
I agree in spirit with being vegan/vegetarian, but I can’t claim that for a reason. I think, though, that once the cholesterol is down and the weight is lost, I will show my Thankfulness by remaining vegan.
Happy Thankful Day to you all.
Just the basics: turkey drumsticks (thawing as we speak), stuffing, rolls, pumpkin pie. Just me, Melia, the kids, and our pets. Chances are I’m doing the cooking.
I’m sure I’ll find a chance to create some mischief on blogtopia at some point during the day.
Right now, I’m at work, and won’t get home until about 8:30am.
When I do, I’ll pop open a cold one and start in on proving that you can put together a thanksgiving dinner in your sleep.
The turkey will be deep-fried outdoors – it’s quick (45 minutes +-) and tasty. White sweet potatoes and onions will be roasted outdoors in the Weber. Green beans (wife’s insistence) will be quickly sauteed in the asian tradition, with a touch of ginger, garlis, and sesame oil.
The rest is mushroom soup, stuffing, cranberry relish (my favorite part of the meal), oysters on the half shell, and several pies.
I plan to collapse at around 3pm +
-, and will be left to sleep wherever I fall.
The pies are about 3/4 done, I finished the cherry Coke Jell-O salad and the sugar-free cranberry-orange relish (traditional holiday favorites around our house) and now I’m browning the sausage for the stuffing. When that’s done I’m going to bed. My back is killing me.
Good thing we’re not doing the turkey and potatoes and all that jazz. My son and his SO are taking care of all that.
I’ll post the recipe for the Jell-O salad tomorrow.
Er, later this morning.
We’re staying here at the cabin, where there is a fresh dusting of snow on everything just in time to make us feel festive. My mom’s coming later, and we had planned for a hike before dinner. Watching Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy afterwards. All the wingnuts are on my dad’s side of the family (in Florida now), so it should be a relatively peaceful day.
Time to think about getting the urkey out of the brine. Have a great holiday everyone!
“Eating never did anybody any good.”
He was a great teacher.
I loved him dearly.
And he died last week.
In memoriam:
Gluttony is not entertainment.
And perhaps, given the state of affairs in the world (and America’s undeniable role in CREATING that state of affairs), we would all be better of with a Thanksgiving fast instead of a feast. (Amazing what the absence of one little letter can do, ain’t it? OR one little vote.)
So kiss your loved ones well today, and try not to pig out.
Cook organically as much as possible…it’s no harder (As long as you can find organic food, which is becoming more and more available throughout much of the world…a thing for which to give to give REAL thanks.), and if you think it’s more expensive, take the long view. Think how much you will save on doctor’s bills on down the road if you do not slowly poison yourself to death on a daily basis.
I personally refuse to be told when to be happy, because that means I can then be told when to be…mad, sad, glad, bad…the whole “big show” thing. So I do not celebrate official holidays much anymore. Today is a good workday for me. A day of peace and 12-14 hours of joyous work.
Nothing more, and nothing less. (There really IS “nothing more”, if you are doing real work.)
And I will celebrate with a great brown rice paella. Non-farm raised squid, clams, mussels and tilefish with broccoli, garlic, onions and other goodies. Plus some good, relatively inexpensive wine. (It can be found…y’gotta SEARCH, though.) Plus phone calls and little white lies to my straight-life loved ones, most of whom are suffering in the name of solidarity through yet another groaning board (and the subsequent and unavoidable groaning gut and grinding boredom) at family gatherings in various parts of the world.
Want to give thanks?
Fine.
But do it EVERY day.
Make it a habit.
And remember.
Homicide is not entertainment (Nor is gluttony, which is just SELF-homicide when you get right down to it), and eating never did anybody any good.
Past simple survival, of course.
Over and out…
AG
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Unfortunately in The Netherlands a normal working day, we do catch the turkey, but save it ’till Xmas day, another month to live – horrible meat eaters.
So I can do some blogging with no relatives visiting today ::
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≈Cross-posted from my diary I’m A Fan of Jan Peter!≈
New German Chancellor calls for “political” NATO
Twenty-four hours after her appointment, the new Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel and the new Foreign Minister of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, met with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to discuss the main issues on the Alliance’s agenda.
Speaking to reporters, Chancellor Merkel said her visit was a sign of the importance Germany attaches to NATO, not only as a military, but also as a political Alliance.
“NATO should be the place where people turn first with member states to discuss political issues of common concern,” she said.
Ms Merkel added that unilateral action was possible only after it was clear that all efforts for a joint Alliance approach failed.
“Only in that way can we see to it that NATO continues to be a political Alliance,” she stressed.
Among other items, the Chancellor and the Secretary General discussed the NATO Summits planned for 2006 and 2008, and the future of NATO’s involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The Secretary General told reporters that he soon hoped to visit Berlin.
This was Ms Merkel’s first foreign trip, 24-hours after her appointment as Chancellor. She first visited Paris, then NATO HQ and was due to visit the European Parliament and Commission.
Chancellor Angela Merkel Meets President Jacques Chirac in Paris
France's President Jacques Chirac poses with GermanChancellor Angela Merkel before talks at the Elysee
Palace in Paris, her first foreign visit.
Pool/Patrick Kovarik/Reuters
Bundeskanzlerin
Related reading on center-right Dutch Government
I’m A Fan of Jan Peter! (Balkenende)
and relationship to NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
▼ ▼ ▼ MY DIARY
I remain very suspicious of now-Chancellor Merkel. My concern focuses on what form her sucking up to the Bush regime will take.
Clearly there are vast amounts of money at stake and my understanding is that Germany’s economy is underperforming. A push towards’s an oligharchical economic model similar to that which the Bush gang and the Grover Norquist crowd, (and the Democratic Ledership council), are doing here seems likely if Merkel want’s US help. This ofcourse wouldonly further disadvantage the Germqan citizenry, much as it’s doing here in the US.
So, I suspect a Thatcherite cabal seeking tyranny masquerading as democracy.
I do have much to be thankful for today. Son and d-in-law are here from Spain with my first grandchild (Sophia-3 months old)) and she really is adorable and they are great with her. They told me she was up a lot at nite and so forth..ha! She barely cries, really more like talking. We took her to Schoodic (special place where waves crash onto rocks..I’ll try to embed a pic)
OK, I’m an idiot but it’s worth going here to see what it’s like: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10488575@N00/66378253/
So, today, we will have turkey and all the stuff they don’t get ordinarily in Spain (yams, pumpkin & cherry pie, stuffing, my mashed pots, etc). Jonah wants to watch American football (he’s a total soccer convert but when here he loves it). My GF and her brother return from visiting their family in CA late tonite so we will be 6 people plus baby (youngest son is visiting too) in our 800 sq ft cottage by the Maine ocean. It’s all good and I’m totally thankful. When it comes right down to it, family is just a wonderful blessing. It’s been 5 years since we’ve all been together. Blessings be
Schoodic looks great! (and cold!)
Have a wonderful time with the family!
Schoodic is awesome. Yes, it was cold but worth it. Youngest son’s (and mine) favorite place in the world. He said it was worth the 16 hrs to get here..that was worth it to me. 1/2 hr at Schoodicand you can call your therapist and say..’don’t need you any more’ and then you go out and hug a Republican (well, a moderate one anyway)
It looks like the kind of place my guys would love…they think Acadia park is one of the coolest places on the planet.
Happy Thanksgiving! Figure out how to post a picture of Sophia later so I can get my baby fix!
uh, it’s 15 mins later and I’m still an idiot..jsut follow the link to the pic and there are more pics on the site
I want to live with you.
where waves crash onto rocks.
Wow .. that’s the most spectacular wave hitting a rock I’ve seen.
Hugs to you and yours.
Come on up! Booman Cafe is always open. Check out our local activities starting with http://www.hancockdems.org It’s wonderful to be amongst mostly sane people. Oh, and altho it will be gone in a day, it’s snowing today. š Back to the kitchen, starting to smell good.
Thanksgiving is one of my favorites, my love of it may have something to do with the fact that I don’t spend it with my blood relatives. A nice day with a lot of laughter, OPCR (Other Peoples Crazy Relatives) and togetherness.
I spent yesterday packing food boxes for some poor folk in the area, but i am not traveling this thanksgiving as I am staying home to care for my sick dog Kodi who has cancer and has only a short time to live. traveling to see the folks 3,000 miles away will have to wait.
i am watching my neighbor’s farm while they are away and will be feeding seven horses, five cats, 10-15 guinea pigs, and a rabbit in a couple of hours or so.
i have an 18 pound turkey i am getting ready to cook, two good bottles of wine, and will likely take a few pix/movies of the dog pack (i have seven four-legged buddies, five of them rescues, out here on the kuvasz ranch) sitting on the kitchen floor staring at the oven as they drool… one warning, if you give your dog cooked turkey skin, expect them to expell a weapon of mass destruction when they fart. I swear, the last time i gave them turkey skin they had a farting contest and if you had struck a match the house would have blown up…is there Beano for dogs?
I have already called several family and friends this morning to wish them a happy thanksgiving. but i have to wait until the afternoon on the west coast to call the family reunion feast that will bring 25 relatives together. its the first one i have missed in a while, but with my dog kodi with only a very short time to live, i wanted to spend at much time with her as i could and remember the 13 years we spent together as each other’s faithful companion. I am thankful for my health and to be alive, and to have shared my life with so many good people.
I am the most fortunate person i have ever known. i dont have a jealous bone in my body and wouldn’t switch places with anyone.
if you want to see and hear about my dear Kodibear and how she is doing, the link is below.
http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=60139&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&a
mp;sid=9241f073817d0d5ad80b0b911c233bbb
best to all. have a generous heart and a nice, safe holiday
Dog farts…excellent. Saw the pics of your good friend. Pets are wonderful, glad you had a long time with her.
kuvasz, I have read your story and gone to your page.
I love it how you have paid tribute to your dog. I had to put my German shepard down just recently and it is a heart breaking experience to let ones best friend go with peace for them in your heart.
My very best to you on this special day and for your best friend in the world. Give him a special hug for me too and know I will think of you both today and say a special prayer for you and him. My you both have a peaceful day.
HUGS
Thank you for posting and then linking here, the story of Kodi. I am staying home with Toto2 who is under the weather and getting old and doesn’t need any undue stress in his life. He’s ailing but not critical which is a big thing to be thankful for every day.
Your story of Kodi is beautiful and made me teary too.
Enjoy your day and have lots of big, furry, warm, white haired Kodi hugs for me too.
Will be going over to my brother-in-law’s and sister-in-law’s home for a large gathering of her family and my wife’s family. Usually about 30 people, adults and kids combined.
Then I will be watching my beloved Broncos try to defeat the Dallas Cowboys. Hopefully they’ll give me something to be thankful for.
;0)
I should add I’m not cooking anything myself but my wife will be bringing Gyoza (essentially the Japanese version of won tons) and pumpkin rolls, the latter at the insistence of my daughter. They’re working on them as I write.
Happy Thanksgiving Steven
I’ll be rooting for your Broncos too as the hated, well not truly hated, Cowboys are taking up too much of my NY Giants space at the top of the NFC East ;o)
All the best!
Looks like were a pair of happy campers!
I’m doing the pies today. My grandmother used to be known for her pumkin chiffon pie. Thats what I’ll be making. You fold whipped egg whites in with the pumkin mixture and refrigerate instead of baking. They are really wonderful!
As for guests, my brother and I escaped dittoland in Texas years ago and both settled up here in Minnesota. The rest of the clan is still drinking the koolaid, Dallas style.
At the last minute, my mom and dad decided to “moterhome” (didn’t know that was a verb did you?) it up here to Minnesota for Thanksgiving. We usually stay away from discussions about politics or religion, its the only way to keep the peace. But, since their brand of fundamentalism infects everything, it leaves most of the possible meaningful topics of conversation off the table. So sad.
But I am hoping to at least get a read on Dad’s mood about the current state of affairs in Bushville. And I might write a diary next week if I learn anything interesting.
Thanks to all of you!!
About 10 years ago I made a Middle Eastern style stuffing from a recipe from a Lebanese friend. It was really
Yesterday friends gave me a small turkey which I’m goingto cook today.
Ten years later I can’t find the stuffing recipe, either in my papers or on the internet, and I’ve lost contact with that friend from Lebanon. So, I’m going to experiment.
I remember wild rice, chopped dates, some bulghur wheat, chopped dates, almonds, cumin and coriander. If I take anap in a little while I’ll try to meditate on thelost recipe andmaybe the rest will come back.
Fortunately the friends sharing dinner are perfectly amenable to the experimental nature of this.
Happy spirit of thanksgiving to all.
Good late morning and Happy Thanksgiving Pondwellers!
I am thankful for so many things…
All of you
My wife and children
Cindy Sheehan
The Peoples Republic of Austin :o)
Patrick Fitzgerald
A dusting of snow this morning
A warm fire
A national future that may be a little brighter than it was this time last year
I’m greatful for a heritage that causes me to feel conflicted about this holiday just like Columbus Day
I am greatful that our home is wingnut free :o) Only my Mother in law is here and after nearly twenty years of hard work on my part I think she has finally cast off the last vestiges of her wingnut heritage ;o)
What I’m am most thankful and grateful for are the 43 years that I knew my Father, John……This is the first time in ten years that his place will be empty at the table but his memory is full in my heart.
I love him and miss him terribly.
Peace to all and hey…..
be careful out there :o)
I have a feeling your father will be there too, watching you all pass the mashed potatoes and grinning. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
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Happy Thanksgiving to each and every one of you. My parents and I will be doing our family dinner on Sunday because of work schedules, but this afternoon we’ll be heading over to my nana’s house for a late lunch, and then over to my godmother’s for dinner.
For my family, this day is about remembrance and gratitude for the blessings in our lives. We do the whole shebang where everyone goes around and says what they’re thankful for; it sounds corny but is really one of my favorite moments of the year because we get to share together.
Tonight the younger generation will head out to the local watering hole and play pool, drink and dance until the wee hours of the morning.
And tomorrow, well, I plan on having a high-blood pressure attack for a few hours watching the Duel in the Desert. Bear Down Wildcats!
cartoon from bluecorncomics.com
It brought a smile of irony to my face.
[stepping away from the computer now, really]
Well, folks, I have to just say this one thing, I AM JUST PLAIN THANKFUL. I have so many things I can be thankful for and you all are just a part of it. I have at this time of my life time to reflect and this is a great thing to be able to do. Thanksgiving for me has really never been a holiday since the field of occupation I have been in, I usually work it and most other holidays. This is a very unusual year for me. I have it off! My kids are either working or going to their other family for eating and such. Christmas is usually reserved for my getting the meal together. If I work Christmas, we celebrate on some other day, but is is still the same. I will go into town today and eat at a place I called last night to see if they will be open, if I don’t get busy here and do something for me here to eat. I so have enjoyed your discussion of food and intend to save them for future reference…;o)
I try to call family away from here to wish them well and catch up on things. I will be alone in physical being but I am here with you and the spirit of the day. I just want to say I love you all and share your moments of happiness and other things to the fullest with you this way. My heart is full of happiness and love and that is all I can ask for today. Hugs around and please stay well and safe and warm.
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Brenda, this just warmed my heart. I wish we lived close so I could invite you over for dinner with me and my kids. For some reason I feel really lonely this year. My big family is in Ohio and it’s weird hearing about what their big plans are for Thanksgiving and who’s bring what dish etc. It’s strange and sad to hear how life just carries on without me up there. I’ve always been fiercely independent but I guess I’m one of those people who were just meant to live geographically near to my family.
Because of issues regarding my Dad’s things since he passed away, I am estranged from my family of origin, save for my beloved baby (6’5!) brother. There is a definite “conform or be cast out” sickness within them. Me, I bailed before they had the pleasure of casting me out. I’m not good at group think anyway unless it’s froggy group think ;o) So in a small way I understand your feelings about your family. How dare they carry on without you! You know what? In my mind I will be sitting at a gigantic table full of tribbers when I sit with my family today. I feel like you are all mostly part of my family anyway.
Chin up :o)
Hey you all, Thanks for the thoughts. I just want you to know there have been some very sad times in my life when I was really, really lonely. The life in the military is not a great time during the holidays. This is some of my reflections today. It can really really get lonely out there when your family is someplace safe and sound and you….well you are someplace not where you would want to be, otherwise. So you see, I am not complaining..no no no..I am very thankful that I am alive, I have my family to be with always no matter what and that my time left here on this old earth will always be thankful for something or the other. That is what happens when one gets older and has time to reflect.
God, I could not ask for any better place to be than here with you all. Well, maybe in your home eating that good food with you….;o) It does sound so good too.
Christmas time was the hardest when in the military. I always see that someone on my list in the military has something from home and from me to help thru that horrible time away from home. Like the old saying says, one has to be there to appreciate that one! or been there done that!..anyhow, I love you all and do take special care. My kids will call me and talk for a little bit,..they always do on holidays that I am not with them. Thank each of you for your love in return. It really does mean so much. Just know it is returned triple fold back.
Thinking of you too … and thankful you’re here at BT.
((((Brenda))))
to my sister’s in about an hour and a half — it’s the first Thanksgiving since Mom died so it’s going to be a bit odd (the first anything after a death tends to be odd). I’m taking the wine (have a Pinot Grigio and a Sauvignon Blanc chilling in the fridge); the spouse and I used to be the ones to chauffeur Mom to the family events.
My sister(s) (not sure if the second sister will be there or if she’s with her in-laws this year) lean to the right, but I don’t know if I’d consider them “dittoheads”; we don’t talk much politics. My brother and his family will most likely be there and he’s firmly to the Left — he used to say that he was so far Left he could kick Reagan in the ass. š You know, my sisters have been pretty much white collar families (both my brothers-in-law are engineers), while my brother and I are solidly blue collar (the spouse as a bus driver, my brother a mechanic). Wonder if that has something to do with the divide…
Anyway, off to get in a quick workout after I update the iPod…then shower and dress and have a light breakfast. Hope everyone has a great day! š
I’m just waking up, though I may indulge myself and go back to bed for a couple more hours! This is the first day of a four day weekend and for that I am thankful.
Later today, I will take my a couple of bottles of wine, a veggie platter and my daughter over to my friends house. I’ll help her cook the blackened turkey which involves lots of basting and wine drinking. š Then we will gather at another friend’s place, conveniently located down the hall, and meet up with a wide assortment of “orphan” freaks. Won’t be a wingnut in sight and we will undoubtedly spend time gleefully bashing Bush and his neocon faction. I have no idea what will be on the menu, other than the turkey, as it will be more or less potluck style. It should be a fine afternoon and evening of feasting and drinking liberally with a great group of people.
Here’s wishing everyone a fine day.
Happy T-Day All!
I really love creamed onions over my turkey.
My mom made the best creamed onions. Mine are pretty good too, but I don’t have a recipe.
I think the canned baby onions are tastier than the frozen ones, so I use those. First there’s the typical roux with whatever — flour and butter — then adding cream or milk. I also add some of the juice from the canned onions.
(SHYCAT’s STOCK — Shycat sounds like a culinary genius! — would be a great addition too!)
Then I add lots of very good sharp cheddar cheese. Sadly, I’ve found that Oregon state’s Tillamook’s sharp cheddar isn’t as good as it used to be… dunno what’s up with that…. they had that huge fight with Monsanto last year and won it, but the quality isn’t as consistent…. so i’ll have to see if I can find another good sharp cheddar that isn’t outrageously expensive. For the creamed onions though, it’s worth a splurge to buy really good sharp cheddar.
The onions go in last after the sauce is all creamy. One can add paprika and more pepper … once in a while, a dash of Worchestershire sauce (organic, of course!).
We are having ony three guests- a guy that hubbo works with and his two children- hence we are only making a couple of chickies rather than a huge bird.
That didn’t stop me from making the PIE though.
Our guests live on a boat,so they will be doing their laundry here today- that is our big contribution to their well – being.
My obligatory generic holiday comment:
Happy (insert holiday here)! This is my favorite holiday! What with everyone (insert holiday activity here), its just too much fun. Today we are going to (insert location for celebration here). I hope to see (insert relative’s name here) and catch up on our lives.
I can practically smell the (insert holiday food here) cooking, and I hope (insert relative’s name here) makes some of those (insert holiday food here) that I love so much.
Well, I hope everyone has a happy and safe (insert holiday here)! Don’t (insert sinful activity here) too much, and remember to (insert non-sinful activity here).
Happy (insert holiday here)!
Can I just take 30 seconds to express my lack of thanksgiving for MSNBC which, at 9am PT sharp, went to “Headlines and Legends,” the story of the woman with one name, Oprah.
They can’t bother to do a 9am PT / noon ET f–king newscast?
I just talked to Jerry who says that Washington Journal this AM was REALLY good — with people from Al Jazeera and the UK’s Telegraph — hope it’s rerun later.
is doing nothing but “Headliners and Legends” and “MSNBC Reports” today — looks like they’re giving the entire on-air staff the day off (except for maybe a few scrubs to cover “breaking news” like if Bush decides to invade Syria today).
Expect the same at Christmas time…
Sigh. CNN is doing a nice job, it seems…. I love it best early in the day when they have the Europeans doing the news.
Must remember to check C-Span to see if they reair Washington Journal.
Say, Jerry writes the-best-diary-ever and his ‘puter crashed! He is having them overnight a new drive, and he’s going to try to install it tomorrow. But isn’t that sad .. everybody on the Internet is buzzing about his piece. DId you see Juan Cole’s article? It’s such a nice description of what Al-Jazeera is really like.
(Someone around here should institute a one-topic-per-comment rule, to keep people like me in line.)
and watch back-to-back reruns of Granada’s Sherlock Holmes series…complete with Jeremy Brett’s Holmes doing dope.
Happy Thanksgiving. I’m in the same boat as soj upthread, but theres plently of other stuff to eat!
Oh and check out this photo.
Well that’s a lot to ask considering
blksista’s Thanksgiving feast includes:
One Cajun turkey breast
Dressing with celery and mushrooms (dried and whole)
Quiche with spinach, shrimp, more mushrooms, and swiss cheese
Broccoli
Wollershein Winery’s prizewinning Prairie Fume semi-dry white wine (recommended!)
And for dessert:
Apple pie, banana bread and vanilla ice cream, coffee and eggnog (later)
Alone for a week — wife’s mother in hospital — & wondering who’s open for take-out today. Might finish off Coll’s Ghost Wars and a book of poetry. Fisk’s tome arrived last week & I want to wrap up a few other reading projects before diving into it.
Here’s a little snippet from one of the world’s great voices of resistance & humanity, Arundhati Roy. The piece, a little old and reprinted in a number of places, is titled “Do Turkeys Enjoy Thanksgiving?” (no registration needed for this link).
That’s how New Racism in the corporate era works. A few carefully bred turkeys — the local elites of various countries, a community of wealthy immigrants, investment bankers, the occasional Colin Powell, or Condoleezza Rice, some singers, some writers (like myself) — are given absolution and a pass to Frying Pan Park. The remaining millions lose their jobs, are evicted from their homes, have their water and electricity connections cut, and die of AIDS. Basically they’re for the pot. But the Fortunate Fowls in Frying Pan Park are doing fine. Some of them even work for the IMF and the WTO — so who can accuse those organisations of being anti-turkey? Some serve as board members on the Turkey Choosing Committee — so who can say that turkeys are against Thanksgiving? They participate in it! Who can say the poor are anti-corporate globalisation? There’s a stampede to get into Frying Pan Park. So what if most perish on the way?
Part of the project of New Racism is New Genocide. In this new era of economic interdependence, New Genocide can be facilitated by economic sanctions. It means creating conditions that lead to mass death without actually going out and killing people. Dennis Halliday, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Iraq between ’97 and ’98 (after which he resigned in disgust), used the term genocide to describe the sanctions in Iraq. In Iraq the sanctions outdid Saddam Hussein’s best efforts by claiming more than half a million children’s lives.>
To those who’d justify the war, wondering “Isn’t the world better off without Saddam Hussein?” she responds:
pax,
Charles
“Everywhere the poor are packed like lice into every crevice of the city. People don’t see that any more. It’s as if you shine a light very brightly in one place, the darkness deepens around it. They don’t want to know what’s happening. The people who benefit from this situation can’t imagine that the world is not a better place.” — Arundhati Roy”
Powerful quotes. Keep posting — some of us are also spending the day here, and your wisdom and knowledge is prized here.
Tell me how Ghost Wars is…. it looks intriguing.
And Fisk! Just how heavy is it?!
are prized here.
Who is it who first said that “Preview is my friend”?
Thanks for the kind words. Briefly, as I’m coming back late & doubt you’ll see this.
I’m glad I picked up Ghost Wars; it’s a good historical overview & easy to read in an episodic story-telling narrative. He seems at times overly sympathetic to the views of his CIA sources, and weirdly appears to champion Massoud & the Northern Alliance. The book provides a fascinating look at the policy decision-making process — particularly interesting are the legal discussions/confusions that took place then & can be seen to be at the root of much of today’s controversies.
Fisk’s too big to pick up w/ one hand. I’ve long appreciated his ability to cast an unflinching eye on friend & foe alike when it comes to human injustice.
Don’t MISS THIS.
Soj … you especially.
Hilarious and yet….it almost makes me feel bad enough not to eat turkey. Almost.
Well, hell, anyone who’s been following the rapidly degenerating story “over there” knows exactly what i’ve been doing most of the day.
Did want to pop in over here and wish everyone a thoughtful and thankful Thanksgiving tho!
I’m tired, kinda hungry, gotta headache and an office to clean, so wherever you and yours may be….all the best (naw, I’m not gonna bring it over here).
Oh. That was ugly. Thoughtful and thankful am I.
Would you cross-post your piece here?
It’s unrelentingly powerful and painful.
If I’m going to be subjected to the filthy, abusive, mindless shitstorm of insults that I’m getting over there, no, I can’t go through that over here.
This has become a sort of “cyber refuge” for me, Susan, and i don’t want it tainted by the kind of gang-bang mentality that has set in over there.
Do you think it’s “safe” here?
(I’m not saying I can’t handle disagreement or criticism, but you do see what’s going on over there: it is very painful to have several thousand fucking frat boys and girls go after you like a piece of roadkill–even if it is from behind the shelter of a firewall).
Hoping your day is becoming more peaceful than maybe it started out.
I second Susanhu’s request for you to cross-post here. I read it. It is very powerful and needed and beyond understandable. I have met Cindy Sheehan in Crawford and all I will say about her is that she impressed me as a deeply caring and open person, if not a little naive and innocent. Regardless, it is no small matter to reference the Trail of Tears. I will now shut my mouth after encouraging you one more time to post your diary here. It, and you are safe here. On that I think we can all agree.
Peace to you
You know what, while I should say — yes! post it! — it sounds like you’ve had enough of a bruising today that you need a refuge and not more of that.
We all have to pick our battles, and pick where we fight them. Let’s let this be your warm home. You’re safe here, and welcome here.
HUGS and love!
Just to re-enforce what has been already said. We are what I call grown-ups here. There are times, then there are times, but after we discuss and re-discuss, it is a mature discussion. I have not one clue as to what your post would be but I think after all that we here have been thru, we can handle most anything. Anyhow, you are safe and very welcome here and always will be as long as you remember one thing that is boomans rule, and that is do not be a prick. So you can see what this place is for the most part of being more mature than the other place of reference. Happy turkey day.
Um, we’re not really the orange gang-banger sort…I’m pretty sure.
I haven’t been here very long but I would swear to it.
I’ve seen plenty of difference of opinion here but nothing that would qualify as an attack. That’s just one of many reasons that this site’s a keeper.
I agree with the feeling of safe refuge here, both as one seeking it and in listening to others.