Thanksgiving Edition

Happy Thanksgiving weekend! 

First things first- which one of you blabbed to Thomas L. Friedman about my dinner conversation starters?  Because he totally robbed me (except for, apparently, he wants you to have some really serious, dense dinner conversations!  Man, I coulda been in the New York Times!

Now, for the holiday news.....

Did you see the most googled Thanksgiving recipe in every state?   Fascinating!  Do you know what frog eye salad is?  And can we please google "cookie salad" and (if it is what I assume it is) have it next dinner party?  (If the internet's power to know us is your thing, here is what facebook users are most thankful for, in general and by state).

Also- when you think of turkey, do you picture this bird?

 

I sure did-- but apparently,  "white turkeys" are what we eat, and also what the White House pardons!

Speaking of, I noticed that the White House is clearly going with Christmas Tree rather than "holiday"-- does this mean that Obama will be left alone when Fox News starts up with their "war on Christmas" rant?

This right here pretty much sums up why I will never shop on Black Friday AND never shop at Wallmart.  Lying on top of televisions to claim them.  How many televisions do people need?  And for another type of black friday....#blackoutblackfriday calls for boycotting shopping as a form of protest (they shut down trains in Oakland through peaceful protest).

And for news that makes me want to boycott.... here is a list of corporations, ranked by the millions of dollars they have contributed to congressman who deny climate change.  The National Beer Wholesalers, really?

No holiday connection, really, but interesting-- I personally haven't done much taxi travel since Uber (oh, carseats...), but apparently the regular taxis are not doing as well as a result.  And, also in taxi news-- have you ever wanted to drive a taxi as your regular car?  I had a yellow car in high school, so I kind of know this guy's deal, but he took it all the way.

And did you get to hear the unsanctioned 44 seconds of Madonna's newest song before it was snatched back from the depths of the internet?  (Actually, I'm betting that it is still accessible somewhere, but I'm sure you'd have to at least be a Millenial, if not younger, to know how to find it now!)

Finally, on a serious note- I think I read dozens of articles, blog posts, and op eds on the Darren Wilson's non-indictment and subsequent reactions in Ferguson and beyond, trying to find something that summed up my feelings.  This was sent to me from Marni this morning, and while it doesn't perfectly summarize (maybe the point right now is nothing does), it does have some interesting insight that I appreciate: If our president and our nation now don’t show the will and courage to speak the truth and remake the destinies of millions of beleaguered citizens, then we are doomed to watch the same sparks reignite, whenever and wherever injustice meets desperation.