Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Trail of Tears - by Robert Lindneux

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Please remember to thank the Native Americans who
"donated" their hemisphere to all of us whose ancestors
weren't born in North or South America.

My Substitute Lynns

Although Lynn isn't with me this season, I have
three guardian angels looking over me, and for the
first time this season, they were all in the same
place. Kaska (in front) was my card-playing Lynn
stand in this weekend, Carrie (middle) was my going
to a party Lynn stand in this weekend and Susie (back)
was my going to Thanksgiving dinner Lynn stand in this
weekend. Of course, I think that they would all agree
that none of them holds a candle to the real Lynn in
my mind, it did make a long holiday weekend a little
nicer to have them all around.

Gobble Gobble

Today is Thanksgiving...no wait...yesterday was
Thanksgiving...no wait...tomorrow is Thanksgiving.
Confused...that's what happens when you are on
a clock that is a minimum 17 hours ahead of the
States here, and we celebrate the Holiday on a
Saturday to have a two day weekend. Still confused?
Yes, me too...but we have a two day weekend!
Woo Hoo!!!

Giving Thanks

As we prepare for our National Holiday of
Thanksgiving, let us remember those who
came before us. Not only our ancestors of
European, African and Asian descent, but of
the Native Americans, who had so much taken
from them so that our country could become
what it is today.

A Trivia Win

Tonight I played trivia with some friends and some
folks I just met and we won. I wasn't thrilled with
all of the questions...I mean really...20 questions
devoted strictly to Thanksgiving???
However, I was pleased with myself for knowing the
answers to the following questions:

Where is the Gaspe' Peninsula - Canada
What country was Chopin from - Poland
What two countries have square flags - Switzerland
Vatican City

So as a result, each team member won a half pound
of Starbucks Coffee. And it hasn't even expired
yet! A rarity in these parts.

Yum

Last night, I joined a large group of people, including
my ATO co-workers as possibly the last people in the world
to eat Thanksgiving Dinner. Not only did we have to wait
until Saturday to celebrate Thanksgiving, we had to wait
until Midnight to do so. It was worth the wait as our
happy little ATO family got together and ate our brains
out in the Galley. To be honest, I pretty much behaved
myself and even took my dessert home for later since I
was full. We topped it out with a quiet evening (morning)
at the Coffee House, relaxing. Overall a really pleasant
day. Ugh...now back to work tonight.