Happy Thanksgiving!

This is the obligatory Happy Thanksgiving post for 2025.

Happy Thanksgiving!

See?

I'm having Thanksgiving dinner with Big Mike, and will be bringing two dishes; Ginger Glazed Carrots and Scalloped Oysters. My dear old mother used to make the glazed carrots every once in a while, and they are quite nice. As for the oysters, my paternal grandmother loved them and provided a large dish twice a year - Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Years later, as we had Thanksgiving at our house, my mother refused to make the oysters due to the cost. Shucked oysters aren't exactly free. People complained, so mom compromised and made a tiny amount - not nearly enough.

Eventually things returned to normal, but only after a lot of argument. So, have a great thanksgiving holiday, eat too much, drink just enough so that you don't have to drive anywhere (they're getting serious about that drunk driving business these days), and don't forget to argue over politics.

Connor Grubb, Ta'Kiya Young, and Justice

 I've been watching this one ever since it happened. Officer Connor Grubb and Sgt. Erik Moynihan confronted shoplifter Ta'Kiya Young (guess the race) in a Kroger parking lot where she was parked. Officer Moynihan stood at the driver's side window and ordered Young to shut off the engine and step out of the car, while Officer Connor Grubb stood in front of Young's Lexus to prevent her departure. After a brief exchange of profane orders and refusals, shoplifter Ta'Kiya Young started to drive off, striking officer Grubb with her car. Officer Grubb was struck by the Lexus and ended up sprawled across the hood with his pistol out. Officer Grubb fired a single shot, killing shoplifter Ta'Kiya Young and ultimately her unborn child.

Instead of that being the end of the matter, that was the beginning. I have a real problem with this, and those of you who want to know why can keep reading with the usual caveat - thin skinned special little snowflakes can go watch CNN or something.