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Post by t-bob on Nov 24, 2011 4:35:36 GMT -5
And T-day as well! Enjoy your l-triptophen (sp)
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Post by Fingerplucked on Nov 24, 2011 6:52:56 GMT -5
Happy Thanksgiving.
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Post by Kramster on Nov 24, 2011 6:57:15 GMT -5
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Post by mnhermit on Nov 24, 2011 6:57:45 GMT -5
G"mornin' - goin' to The Cities (N. St. Paul) for turkey dinner, takin' pies and cranberries. and I'm thankful. Hope y'all have a good one too.
Today in History:
1639 - 1st observation of transit of Venus occured (only 2, record event)
1703 - 1st Lutheran pastor ordained in America, Justus Falckner at Phila
1835 - Texas Rangers, mounted police force authorized by Texas Prov Govt
1859 - Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"
1871 - National Rifle Association organized (NYC)
1874 - Joseph F Glidden patents barbed wire
1896 - 1st US absentee voting law enacted by Vermont
1903 - Clyde Coleman of NYC patents automobile electric starter
1947 - Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists
1950 - UN troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas
1964 - For 1st time since 1800, residents of Wash DC permitted to vote
1966 - 400 die of respiratory failure & heart attack in killer NYC smog
1971 - Dan "DB" Cooper parachutes from a Northwest AL 727 with $200,000
1995 - Ireland votes to end 70-year-old ban on divorce (50.28% to 49.72%)
born today:
1632 - Baruch "Benedict" de Spinoza, Amsterdam, rationalist philosopher
1690 - Charles Theodore Pachelbel, composer
1713 - Laurence Sterne, Ireland, novelist/satirist (Tristram Shandy)
1864 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, France, painter (At the Moulin Rouge)
1868 - Scott Joplin, US, entertainer/composer (The Entertainer)
1888 - Dale Carnegie, author (How to Win Friends & Influence People)
1912 - Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, US jazz pianist/arranger
1925 - William F Buckley Jr, NYC, right-wing curmudgeon (Firing Line)
1939 - Jim Yester, Birmingham Alabama, rock vocalist/guitarist (Association)
1941 - Pete Best, drummer (Beatles)
1943 - Lee Michaels, rocker
1948 - Spider Robinson, Canada, sci-fi author (3 Hugo, Callahan's Secret)
1966 - Joseph "Run" Simmons, rapper (Run DMC)
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Post by Doug on Nov 24, 2011 6:59:31 GMT -5
I'z here
And I'm thankful to be here. Here being the forum. I'm thankful to be here (earth) too as my use by date passed in Oct.
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Post by brucemacneill on Nov 24, 2011 7:03:19 GMT -5
Good morning. Although it's just another Thursday here, with Mary working, I was counting my blessings and a year ago we were in the midst of medical problems which have resolved so 2011 beats 2010 by a mile, knock on wood. Happy thanksgiving.
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Post by t-bob on Nov 24, 2011 7:08:43 GMT -5
From mnhermit, "Spider Robinson, Canada, sci-fi author (3 Hugo, Callahan's Secret)"
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon is a kick. I need to reread that one. I've got it somewhere...
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Post by Resolve on Nov 24, 2011 8:32:20 GMT -5
Have a turkey-riffic holiday everyone! I'm cleaning and cooking today as our family will gather tomorrow instead of today. It was just easier for the kids to not have to juggle a trip to both families on one day so they will spend today with the spouses' families. The bonus for us is that we get to have them here ALL afternoon tomorrow! Later this afternoon I'll make the 3 hour round trip to pick up my mom to bring her here to spend the weekend with us. This is the "big shopping weekend" for my mom and me. At 81 she is still able to marathon shop! We "lose" a shopping day by having our dinner on Friday, but last year we just "cyber shopped" that day anyway and we can do that on Cyber Monday instead!  Today might be "Packer kickoff" but for me this day is always "Holiday kickoff". Let the busyness begin! Phew! I count the friendships here among the things for which I am thankful!  |
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Post by Lonnie on Nov 24, 2011 9:08:46 GMT -5
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. It may reach 60 degrees here today... outside! My kind of November.
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Post by Tamarack on Nov 24, 2011 9:12:58 GMT -5
Good Morning Good People
Cloudy, cool, and Novemberish outside. At the moment I am thankful for a mug of strong Sumatran coffee with whipped cream left over from pie-making operations.
Off to wash dishes from the aforementioned pie-making operations, thence to sister-in-laws lake house for a massive gathering of Dawn's side of the family.
Have a blessed Thanksgiving Day one and all.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2011 9:47:06 GMT -5
Morn'n
Nothing to do until dinner time, don't have to cook, clean, baby sit or run out to find something that should have been on the shopping list. Think I'll make myself a english muffin with peanut butter and cheddar cheese and then go tinker in my shop. ;D
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Post by billhammond on Nov 24, 2011 9:54:11 GMT -5
I made the mashed taters last night for the feast in Eau Claire, got them all done (using a recipe that Mizz Resolve found) and packed into the fridge and realized I forgot to add the two egg whites that the recipe called for. I doubt anyone will notice, though. I'll leave in an hour or so, taking along G2 and an amp, as it is Family Tradition that I play "We Gather Together" before we all scarf down. The gathering is in a large banquet/activities room in Mom and Dad's NH, and there should be about a dozen of us, all told.
Hope everyone has a harmonious day! Thanks for being part of the Soundhole tribe!
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Post by kenlarsson on Nov 24, 2011 9:56:53 GMT -5
Merry Thanksgiving one and all. We're eating late, about 6 PM as Kelly and Kevin are going to spend the afternoon at Kevin's family get together. They'll join us at about 5.
Have a great day everyone and don't watch those calories!
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Post by Dan McLaughlin on Nov 24, 2011 10:19:16 GMT -5
HappyThanksgiving everyone. It will be me and my son batching it this year as my 20 year old daughter will be celebrating with her boyfriend and his family. Traditional feast though. I might run out and see if I can round out the menu with something.
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Post by brucemacneill on Nov 24, 2011 10:30:10 GMT -5
"Have a great day everyone and don't watch those calories!"
Are the Calories playing today? I thought it was the Packers.
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Post by kariseal on Nov 24, 2011 10:40:28 GMT -5
Happy Thanksgiving Soundholers....I am thankful for my family and friends, and the wonderful group of here at the sound hole. We do need a day to remember that we all have good things in our lives to be thankful for...and today it is especially true for me.
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Post by omaha on Nov 24, 2011 10:53:57 GMT -5
Happy Thanksgiving one and all.
Gonna be packed here. We've never had this many people over, so we'll see how it goes.
Cheers!
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Post by Marshall on Nov 24, 2011 11:30:05 GMT -5
Nice to see Mizz Kari posting thankfully. And all of you too.
It's the lull before the storm. Sue's done most of her kitchen magic. Da bird goes in around 1:00. The many generations of family start showing up about 3:00. I gotta rest to be ready for grampa duty. I spend most of the day on the floor getting eye-to-eye with the munchkins.
Great joy.
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Post by millring on Nov 24, 2011 12:00:00 GMT -5
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Post by theevan on Nov 24, 2011 12:06:38 GMT -5
Got the yard mowed n blowed. What's next?
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