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HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I wanted to wish all of our virtual family at the blog a Happy Thanksgiving. I am particularly thankful for the regulars on this blog who have made this site a place for civil and reasoned discussion and debate. This is my favorite holiday and I hope that each of you will have a great time today.

We have over two dozen people over at our house this year from Virginia, Pennsylvania, California, New York, Denmark, and Switzerland. I am making our usual two Turkey dinner (one smoked on the grill) and of course my traditional Waldorf salad. I also do the gravy. However, before the big culinary push, we have our traditional Turkey Bowl (45 years and running). Every year, we invite all of the kids in the neighborhood for a touch football game of the Chicago Bears (God’s Team) against the Washington Redskins. With the record of the Redskins this year, I might finally have a surplus of Bears volunteers on my team. We expect 30 or so kids (who are drawn as much by the donuts as the glory of the game). Rain or shine, the game will go on. Given the rain outside of my window right now, this could be a wet cold game but that is what the coffee and hot chocolate is for.

After the Bears are victorious and all is right with the world, I will return to cooking and try not to have my grilled Turkey catch fire this year (an annual struggle that amuses everyone but myself).

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all . . . even the Redskins.

80 thoughts on “HAPPY THANKSGIVING”

  3. I wake from a turkey coma to find fantastic news from raff!

    Congratulations! I hope mother and child are well!

  4. excuse all typos … too much turkey, if that’s possible … also things are posting twice when I hit submit once … too much poswer in the wordpress engine

  8. rafflaw Congratulations on your new grandchild. One of my nieces was born in Evanston Hospital.

  10. Prof.
    Great job on staking the Bears to another victory! Congrats on the bird too! This is an exciting Thanksgiving as my daughter is in Evanston Hospital having our 2nd grandchild! Busy, busy day. Happy Turkey Day once again.

    1. Wonderful news Rafflaw. Quite a Thanksgiving! Congratulations on the new arrival. We appreciate your expansion of our constituency on the blog. Best wishes to your daughter.

  12. Prof.

    I’ve never tried to grill turkey. Do you have to brine it or otherwise marinate it to keep it from drying out? Just curious.

    Go Bears!

    1. Buddha:

      No I do not brine it. My oldest brother brined two turkeys today in Chicago — one in beer and one in apple cider. I smoked the grilled turkey, which was fantastic this year.

  13. Eniobob,

    Those are 30 (x2) of the best reasons to be very thankful on every single day of the year…

    That video reminded me of this 1962 song by Eddie Hodges:

    1. Update:

      Chicago Bears won the Turkey Bowl this year 14 – 0 despite a number of impressive (if legally questionable plays) by the Redskins.

      Halfway through grilled Turkey without it catching on fire . . .

  14. Being from the South, I agree with all of your sentiments, but I am more interested in the Cowboys and the Saints… should be a real test for the Princeton grad new coach, Jason Garrett.Enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving and forget that the Right is saying that the holiday is an indictment on socialism. It is hard to find kindness in anything they say or do, at least the talk-show crowd.

    I am certainly thankful for your blog!

    Happy Thanksgiving!

  15. Professor,

    Sounds like a great holiday tradition. Hope everything goes well today.

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    Happy Thanksgiving, all!

  17. Happy Thanksgiving to all! Treasure all of your friends and family members who can be with you today! Professor Turley, enjoy your huge family gathering and be careful on the football field. Make sure that my beloved Bears win that game and the one on Sunday too!!

  18. Thanks, nal. Haven’t sent my Thanksgiving e-mails, yet. Now I have the perfect pic to include. (Nice poem, too, Buddha.)

  19. lol

    Great photo, nal.

    I have a very similar critter in my home although he eschews napkins.

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