Home-Cooked Turkey
When I walked in the door, my heart fell into my stomach. Not literally. That would be a condition known technically in medical circles as “death.” I wasn’t dead; I was just dying inside. Again, […]
Tag: Thanksgiving
Turkey Bits from the ‘burbs
TURKEY TIME—You know it’s Turkey Time when the air gets cold, the wind blows and the leaves color the ground yellow and orange. In the fall, it’s great fun to jump and roll around in […]
Making the Holidays More Holiday-ish
I always feel a little disjointed when the holidays arrive. I’ve never ready for Thanksgiving, which is followed within hours by Christmas, and minutes after that by New Year’s Eve, followed immediately by several months […]
Turkey walks down Memory Lane
My son is coming home from college for Thanksgiving and I can’t wait. I miss him. In reality, he hasn’t gone anywhere—not yet, anyway. The kid is only 13 years old. He’s in junior high […]
From our HO Family to Yours – Thanksgiving Grace
Thanksgiving Grace We are thankful today that we live in a nation founded on the principle that everyone is created equal. This year–more than any–it is important that we return to and reiterate this basic […]
SPARKS BRIEF: Trump Deports Turkey
This week, President-Elect Trump demanded to participate in an annual White House Thanksgiving tradition. He had a live 48 pound turkey delivered to Trump Tower. Mr. Giblet appeared to be dazed and confused after undergoing […]
Let’s talk turkey…sex
With Thanksgiving nearly upon us, it seem only fitting to share this particular piece of research about the sexual appetites of male turkeys: In 1965, for some reason I have yet to discern, scientists at […]
David Mamet’s “My Mom’s F#$King Awesome Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe
David Mamet’s “My Mom’s F#$King Awesome Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe With Thanksgiving just around the corner, celebrities everywhere will engage in that age-old past time of providing recipes to magazines and newspapers. In keeping with that […]
Scary Merry!
It’s that time of year again. The Holiday Season – when Halloween morphs into Christmas. There’s barely time to put away the cobwebs, ghosts, and gravestones before the snowmen, holly, and lights are out. […]
Off without a Thanksgiving Hitch
It’s Thanksgiving—time for my Alfred Hitchcock movie marathon! My wife and nine-year-old son roll their eyes. Hey, it’s tradition. I get that they don’t get how Hitchcock suspense movies have anything to do with a […]