Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving's come and gone. Today is called "Black Friday" in the retail trades -- I hope it isn't also another black friday financially.

there seems to be a lot of surprise over the possible Dubai default -- I wonder why?

If I recall correctly they were writing a lot about the problems in Dubai about a year ago - people stuck there, lack of jobs, etc., etc., etc.

Oil is finite, as is the willingness to bail out those who forget reality.

Anyway, aside from the possible nasty realities, we did have a very nice peaceful Thanksgiving holiday. Neither of us cooked -- we reheated, having bought a preroasted turkey, ready made stuffing, mashed potatoes, creamed spinach, spiced apples, and pumpkin pie. It was the most "traditional" Thanksgiving dinner we've ever had. It was also quite good -- considering the ease of "preparation" -- thaw, heat, microwave. We also had ready made gravy.

This was the very first time I've ever done that.

I will do it again.

We even had the constant drone of football in the background. The only thing lacking was a drunk or two -- probably could have hired a couple of those for that final touch of reality.