We certainly have a lot to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
To people not from US, sorry about the odd holiday occasion
. In a nutshell, it is all about eating as much food as you possibly can in 30 minutes after you spent 6-8 hours preparing it. Such rituals as having 20 side dishes and a big turkey are deployed (two turkeys in our case). And then when it is all done, light desserts are served such as Pecan and Pumpkin pie all with more butter/fat in the crust than the turkey had in its entire 20 pound body
. Then the next day, it starts all over again, eating the leftovers. Some people try to pretend they are eating something different by making soup out of it. Net goal of the whole affair is a 10% increase in body fat or risk showing up to work and having people wonder if you have had a "good" Thanksgiving. You know, like going to somewhere sunny and not coming back with a tan.
The day after another ritual starts, the mandatory shopping season. But that is for another post
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