UPDATE 9:15pm: Ok, I lied. I’m not going to do a “real” post today (tonight). I’d much rather sit on my mom’s couch and watch cable. Cable, oh how I’ve missed thee. I’m off to my step-sister’s house for Thanksgiving Dinner (that we’re having at 2:00 for some reason). I’ll post something later today, so don’t worry your pretty little head. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving... 

GOBBLE! GOBBLE! GOBBLE! The above work of art, created by Norman Rockwell, was one painting in a four part series called Four Freedoms. This depiction of a Thanksgiving dinner is Rockwell’s representation of the “Freedom From Want”. The other three paintings in the series (below) represent “The Freedom of Speech”, “The Freedom of Worship”, and “The Freedom From Fear”. Norman Percevel... 

Thanksgiving is one week from today. Before you start thinking about everything you’re going to eat, take a moment to review what Thanksgiving is really all about. Before there were frozen turkeys, football, and cool-whip, there were Pilgrims and Indians. Without them, we wouldn’t get to stuff ourselves silly once a year and have a four day weekend. Perhaps we should give thanks to them. *The English colonists we call Pilgrims... 

Thanksgiving is three weeks from today. Now is the time to bring out the comfy pants and prepare them for a stretching. Now is also the time to start thinking about what you’re thankful for. Believe it or not, Thanksgiving is actually a time to give thanks and not just the day you eat until you pop and fall asleep on the couch with your mouth open. So it’s in the true spirit of Thanksgiving that I mention a few of the things...