Non-Turkey Day
Readers of my blog (and I know you're out there) are pretty much acquainted with the things for which I am thankful. You also know what I'm not too crazy about. Thanksgiving Day was not so great for me, except that I gave myself permission to take the day off and not think about my ever-looming projects. I did a crossword puzzle -- that was my big accomplishment for the day. My brother Mike went out for breakfast and discovered that the Village Inn had a turkey dinner special that looked really good. Of course the word "turkey" was flowing out of any available media outlet all day, so I thought I would go have me some. I even called to make sure the special was still on and they would be open and all of that. They told me that it would be ready after 6PM. So we show up, me ready for turkey, Mike just having pie. Not so fast! After ordering it and eating the little salad it turned out that they needed about another half hour to finish cooking the turkey. Mike was about done with his pie and nothing else seemed appealing so I decided to leave. On the way out we overheard that they also had a ham special. Why the waitress or the lady in charge didn't mention it I don't know. I would have just said, "Bring it on." I didn't want to go back in... when a situation like that goes bad, it doesn't seem to get better as a rule. So, no turkey for me that day. I came home and watched Finding Nemo on broadcast TV, immobilized on my air mattress thinking about turkey.

That was a minor annoyance but overall things are going well for me. I actually have a few nickels to rub together these days and the work is steady at the moment. I'm writing an animated series and I've sent a couple of manuscripts off to a publisher. I get along well with everyone in my family and I've made some really good friends over the years. Who could ask for more?