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There were just four of us for Thanksgiving. I cooked, and my turkey took longer than expected. My mom thought it was the addition of all those Brussels Sprouts I added halfway through. I suspect that contributed to the delay. But dinner was good, and we had a toast to those friends and family we lost. There were five since July. One of the two cousins just two weeks ago, my wife's aunt in Sheboygan, my friend Kaikaik in July and my dad in October. It was a tough year. My job is an unknown, so 2025 will be interesting as well. May we weather the lies, tariffs and hate mongering to come. My wish is that we learn to tolerate differences, trust science, and consider the welfare of others in the future. -KJC

I picked Brussels Sprouts from the (winter) garden to go with the turkey...

Tomorrow my main job will be cooking a turkey! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! If you count from 1621, this would be the 402nd Thanksgiving. If you use 1789, when President George Washington proclaimed it as a national holiday, it is 234 years old. Either way, it's impressive--as well as a secular holiday all can enjoy.

As we celebrate Thanksgiving 2022, there are things to be thankful for and things to remember. My family will be getting together in larger numbers than we have for two years. My wife’s family is missing grandpa (dad) and grandma (mom), and has chosen to wait for Christmas to get together. Not that it is over yet, but we’ve been through a pandemic. Life has changed since 2019. Some family and friends have passed. Those of us who are left may feel older. There were so many struggles—and some of them continue. We all seem to know someone who left us during the pandemic. Some of us lost our jobs, me included. But there were some positives. We’re more conscious of masking and staying home if sick. Some of us have new jobs, me included. And now, we ease back into the holidays, still wary of COVID-19, influenza and RSV. Amidst the daily news of shootings, high prices, wars, partisan politics, shortages and those who keep instigating racial discord, we continue on. We celebrate an American...

One of our resident turkeys. The flock likes our neighborhood. Happy Thanksgiving!

On this Thanksgiving, I wish that people everywhere will abandon negativity, and instead, embrace truth, understanding and forgiveness. Negativity breeds distrust and anger. Truth opens people's eyes, and Forgiveness is a divine trait that opens our hearts to love.

This will be the 396th Thanksgiving (1621). http://www.pilgrimhallmuseum.org/thanksgiving.htm

St. Paul Public Schools Bans Holidays UnAssociated Press January 29, 2016 In order to make children from diverse backgrounds feel more welcome, St. Paul Public Schools plans to ban "dominant" holidays ; that are enjoyed by the majority of children throughout the United States. Such horrid traditions as celebrating Valentine's Day, Halloween and Thanksgiving, will no longer be tolerated in the spirit of making everyone feel equally left-out. "How can we celebrate the pilgrims feasting and eating turkey with the indigenous Americans, when it might be upsetting to an immigrant from another country?” said one school administrator. “We just can't assume that a holiday like Thanksgiving could have a wide appeal and be a truly secular American celebration!" Already plans are in the works to eliminate Independence Day, Christmas, New Years and any other "dominant" holiday that might not be celebrated by people arriving here from other parts of the world....