Neanderpundit

Especially in the winter. The thicker and the heavier the better. I like to lie up under a thin blanket followed by a wool blanket or two or three, and a down comforter and maybe even another wool blanket.

I’ve slept in the raw since I was a kid, so yesterday, when I put on wool socks and sweats and a hoodie and crawled into bed it was because I had spent all bloody day outside in the miserable cold. Where’s my global warming, algore, you fat pig?

This recipe for thanksgiving turkey for several years now. It is simplicity itself, I assure you. I use a 5 gallon bucket to brine the turkey, we usually get a 14 lb bird. The deal is, thaw the turkey, stick it in the brine, soak opvernight, tday morning stick the turkey in the oven with the aromatics stuck in it, and cook.

I did the turkey, and the Ogwife and Oglet got everything to the table piping hot, and we chowed down like a swarm of locusts.

The Oglet arrived home from school frozen about half solid, because the Explorer had no heat. I use Failsafe thermostats. Apparently several weeks back when she had lost an idler pulley ( and subsequently, the serpentine belt) the old girl got hot and latched the thermostat into “Fail” mode. So she had a cool ride.

I’m tickled that it was something simple, and she got home safe, and now she’ll have heat for the trip back. Plenty to be thankful for. And now it’s time for a piece of pie and some coffee, and another day of chainsawing and mess cleaning.

to get that bloody animated gif off the front page.

I’m thankful today for the family and friends that have made this last year bearable, who helped to comfort me in my times of sorrow and celebrated with me in my times of joy.

I’m thankful that the Oglet made it home safely from college yesterday, and is sleeping mere yards from here after sitting up and cooking and yapping with her mother all night long.

I’m thankful for the way my underwear always have the opening to te fly on the right side, no matter if they’re inside out or right side out. This seemed a miracle to me, for many years, until I worked it out. It’s less miraculous now, but it’s still a very good thing.

Spend time with your families, folks, if you can, and think about them if you can’t. See you tomorrow.