Thanksgiving
Noternie reports that by Sunday, the turkey was running low, so his wife went out and bought a 15-pound turkey so they could continue to feast on turkey and stuffing. As of this afternoon, he's downed 14 turkey sandwiches, 2 turkey dinners and a turkey pie. Guess what's for dinner tonight?
Scooterdude reports a bizarre sight on Carson Beach this afternoon:
... I first spied a lump of orange-red on the beach and as I came closer it was discovered to be an entire turkey, cooked and all, on the sand. And then, as I walked further around, I realized the whole area was littered with fruits, unopened cans, some fresh corn on the cob, and even some chips and appetizers....!
If you're looking at this Sunday afternoon/evening, you're probably not stuck at it.
Business Insider reports on the controversy when FDR pushed Thanksgiving back a week to give Depresssion-era merchants an extra week to move product:
... The selectmen of Plymouth, Massachusetts, informed the President, "It is a religious holiday and [you] have no right to change it for commercial reasons." Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks to the Almighty, harrumphed Governor Leverett Salstonstall of Massachusetts, "and not for the inauguration of Christmas shopping." ...
Via Jay Fitzgerald.
Matthew I. reports he happened to have his camera with him on the way to Starbucks this morning when he spotted this man on Mass. Ave. in the Back Bay:
Gave this guy a couple bucks. Took his photo from across the street on the way back.
Copyright Matthew I. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
Adams apparently was convinced the reason he couldn't get re-elected was becaue he declared a national day of thanksgiving on behalf of, gasp, Presbyterians. J.L. Bell recounts the whole story.
Legendary "Love Potato" found during Thanksgiving preparations in Westwood. Finder immediately gets guilty and lists on eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230404558154
OK, the turkey's in the oven, the Thanksgiving Day parade is on TV and now I can sit down and be thankful: For the meal we're going to eat, of course, but more important, for family and friends. And all the folks who sent me words of encouragement - and even work - after I was laid off (I really had no idea, thank you all!). And everybody who visits Universal Hub.
What local bloggers are thinking about today follows. But what about you?
Ashley lists several things she's thankful for, including:
A Grandma who, at 95, is in complete control of her mind and getting spunkier every year.
That Kind of Girl's list includes being single and unemployed, yellow latex dish-washing gloves and PG Wodehouse. Read more
Merge: I-84 at the turnpike in Sturbridge, around 3 p.m.
From a MassDOT camera. Updated every 20 seconds or so.
Channel 5 reports a 45-mile backup on the turnpike - from Sturbridge to Weston. Read more
Greg Cook journeyed to Plymouth today for the annual pre-Thanksgiving parade (he took the above photo and posts more).
Thanksgiving at Hyde Park Avenue and West Street, Hyde Park.
Sure, there's already a Santa putting people on his knee at the South Shore Plaza, but some people still remember Thanksgiving comes first: Read more
We took a break from our usual Shaw's/Roche Bros. shopping routine today and went down to the Super-Mega-Humongo Stop & Shop in Dedham to take advantage of the 5% one-time discount you get when you sign your life away to Stop & Shop so they can data-mine your purchases to hell and back and bombard you with endless promotions (i.e., you register your new 'n' improved see-through Stop & Shop card).
They have so much room at this Colossus of a store that the deli department was able to devote an entire display case to a Thanksgiving diorama featuring two Pilgrim dolls giving thanks for nature's bounty, in the form of cold cuts, cheeses, olives and pumpkins. Don't worry, a few aisles away, they had a complete selection of Halloween candy.
Not the best cell-phone photo I've ever taken, but you get the idea:
Thanksgiving done right: Hyde Park Avenue near West Street in Hyde Park today.
In case you're not too busy with your own Thanksgiving preparations, you can join Nika.
Michael Paulson asks some members of the local clergy: Why be thankful when times are tough?
Meredith O'Brien composes a Bingo card for a game the whole family can play on Thursday.
In these hard economic times, we're all looking for ways to save some cash. The State, as well as The City of Boston and other local municipalities, say they are strapped. Well, here's an idea: Don't put up or turn on Christmas lights until after Thanksgiving. Read more
Some of you may recall how Jim Sullivan got fed up last year and started demanding action against stores and radio stations that get all Christmasy before Thanksgiving.
He's getting an earlier start on his campaign this year:
... Can you imagine how sour the pusses of some corporate execs would be if they received printed-out copies of blogs that say "Thanksgiving Comes First"? What if all of us called or wrote some radio station, telling the programming director that we decided to stop listening? If we all wrote a "letter to the editor" at our local papers, we could definitely expect some to be printed. ...
Seth Gitell discovered somebody yesterday with something to really be thankful for - right in his Roslindale backyard.
Sushiesque is promising live as it happens reports from the creation of a vegetarian turducken, whose name sounds sort of like an old-English four-letter verb.
Just in case, Spatch posts the lyrics.
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