thanksgiving weekend

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Thanksgiving is pretty much the only holiday that Americans haven't ruined with excess and commercialism. It remains essentially unchanged. Like our Pilgrim forbears, we gather with our families, stuff our faces, and give thanks for the poofy reclining chair in front of the day of televised football.

Bliss. But it can still be tweaked.

Inquiring Spokane friends told I'm spending Thanksgiving in Seattle? Check.

Inquiring Seattle friends told I'm spending it in Spokane? Check.

Family not heard from? Check.

The two best Thanksgiving Day games of my lifetime? Check.

Damn. I should have kenneled the dogs. They'll ruin it.