[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

 

 

The Origins Of Thanksgiving
 

In 1621, after a hard and devastating first year in the New World the Pilgrim's fall harvest was very successful and plentiful. There was corn, fruits, vegetables, along with fish which was packed in salt, and meat that was smoke cured over fires. They found they had enough food to put away for the winter.

The Pilgrims had beaten the odds. They built homes in the wilderness, they raised enough crops to keep them alive during the long coming winter, and they were at peace with their Indian neighbors. Their Governor, William Bradford, proclaimed a day of thanksgiving that was to be shared by all the colonists and the neighboring Native American Indians.

The custom of an annually celebrated thanksgiving, held after the harvest, continued through the years. During the American Revolution (late 1770's) a day of national thanksgiving was suggested by the Continental Congress.

In 1817 New York State adopted Thanksgiving Day as an annual custom. By the middle of the 19th century many other states also celebrated a Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln appointed a national day of thanksgiving. Since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving Day proclamation, usually designating the fourth Thursday of each November as the holiday.

President Bush and Stars (The National Turkey)

PRESIDENT BUSH'S THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION

Each year on Thanksgiving, we gather with family and friends to thank God for the many blessings He has given us, and we ask God to continue to guide and watch over our country.

Almost 400 years ago, after surviving their first winter at Plymouth, the Pilgrims celebrated a harvest feast to give thanks. George Washington proclaimed the first National Day of Thanksgiving in 1789, and Abraham Lincoln revived the tradition during the Civil War. Since that time, our citizens have paused to express thanks for the bounty of blessings we enjoy and to spend time with family and friends. In want or in plenty, in times of challenge or times of calm, we always have reasons to be thankful.

America is a land of abundance, prosperity, and hope. We must never take for granted the things that make our country great: a firm foundation of freedom, justice, and equality; a belief in democracy and the rule of law; and our fundamental rights to gather, speak, and worship freely.

These liberties do not come without cost. Throughout history, many have sacrificed to preserve our freedoms and to defend peace around the world. Today, the brave men and women of our military continue this noble tradition. These heroes and their loved ones have the gratitude of our Nation.

On this day, we also remember those less fortunate among us. They are our neighbors and our fellow citizens, and we are committed to reaching out to them and to all of those in need in our communities.

This Thanksgiving, we again give thanks for all of our blessings and for the freedoms we enjoy every day. Our Founders thanked the Almighty and humbly sought His wisdom and blessing. May we always live by that same trust, and may God continue to watch over and bless the United States of America.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 27, 2003, as a National Day of Thanksgiving. I encourage Americans to gather in their homes, places of worship, and community centers to share the spirit of understanding and prayer and to reinforce ties of family and community.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Was the turkey always the chosen "bird" for Thanksgiving?

The turkey was originally domesticated in Mexico, and was brought into Europe early in the 16th century. Since that time, turkeys have been extensively raised because of the excellent quality of their meat and eggs. Some of the common breeds of turkey in the United States are the Bronze, Narragansett, White Holland, and Bourbon Red.

Though there is no real evidence that turkey was served at the Pilgrim's first thanksgiving, in a book written by the Pilgrim's Governor Bradford he does make mention of wild turkeys. In a letter sent to England, another Pilgrim describes how the governor sent "four men out fowling" returning with turkeys, ducks and geese.

 

 

Benjamin Franklin

"I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country: he is a Bird of bad moral character: like those among Men who live by Sharping and Robbing, he is generally poor and very often lousy.

The Turkey is a much more respectable Bird and withal a true original Native of North America"
 

 

What do you do with all the turkey leftovers?

Let's ask Auntie Fawnn!

Olé Mole

Anyone who's read Like Water for Chocolate (or seen the film) knows that a mole (pronounced "moe-lay") sauce usually requires a gazillion steps and slaving over a simmering sauce all day.

Not many people want to work at their cooking that hard on any day, let alone over a holiday weekend! You've already put in lots of effort getting the turkey ready for the big day. I decided that disguising the leftovers should be easy! Hence, another Auntie Fawnn adaptation was born! (Naturally, I tested this recipe before Thanksgiving, so I had to cheat and photograph the sauce over a chicken thigh, but you get the idea.)

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon peanut oil
1/4 teaspoon coriander seeds
1/4 teaspoon aniseed
1 tablespoon chili powder*
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (14.5-ounce) can chopped tomatoes
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch ground cloves
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon peanut butter
Optional: 1/2 teaspoon Minor's Low Sodium Chicken Base -or- Turkey Base
Optional: 2 tablespoons raisins softened by letting them soak in boiling water
Optional: Tabasco or other hot sauce to taste**

Instructions:

We'll start the instructions by borrowing from Dolf's recipe from last week. IF you choose to add the optional raisins, you'll want to "plump" them, like this: Take the dried raisins and put them in a mug/large glass of hot (not boiling) water. This’ll make them nice and soft again. They’ll be done by the time you need to add them.

Bring the peanut oil to temperature in a nonstick skillet or saucepan over medium-high heat. While the oil heats, grind the coriander seeds and aniseed with the back of a spoon or a mortar and pestle. Add to the oil and sauté for about 15-30 seconds, or until they just begin to toast.

To the sautéed spices, add the chili, onion, and garlic powders along with 2 heaping tablespoons of the chopped tomatoes. Crush the tomatoes with a fork and mix into the spices and powders. Sauté for about 2 minutes, or until the tomatoes begin to caramelize. (This step will help mimic the slow-simmered flavor. Watch carefully and stir often so that you don't burn the chili powder mixture!)

Add the remaining chopped tomatoes and juice, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, cocoa, peanut butter, and base and/or raisins, if using them. Allow mixture to come to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally to incorporate the peanut butter and base into the sauce. (Note: Instead of the base, you can add 1/2-3/4 cup of turkey broth, if you have it on hand. You'll just need to simmer the sauce for a bit longer to thicken it.)

If you're a stickler for a smooth sauce, feel free to use your favorite method to pulverize it (stick blender, regular blender, or food processor -- or all three if you're really determined to get a smooth sauce!) and then strain the mixture. The rest of us like our sauce chunky.

*I use mild Chili Powder from The Spice House. Best I've ever tried!

**I use salt-free Mr. Spice Tangy Bang! Hot Sauce.

Uses:

Serve over leftover warmed turkey and cooked rice.

Stir shredded leftover turkey into the sauce and use as a filling for burritos or tacos. Have shredded lettuce, chopped sweet or green onion, sour cream, shredded cheese, and other fixin's on hand to use as fillings or condiments.

Add shredded turkey and a can or two of your choice of beans. Serve topped with shredded cheddar cheese.

Before continuing with another recipe,
let's pause for this important announcement:

 

	Turkey-Cheddar Waffle   Preheat oven to 350ºF. Place waffle on a nonstick baking sheet. For each waffle, beat 1 egg together with 1 teaspoon of Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon milk, and a pinch of sea salt. Pour over the waffle, allowing the egg mixture to "puddle" in the waffle "groves." Arrange thin slices of cooked turkey over the egg and top with grated cheddar cheese. Bake for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Slide onto a plate and serve.  Turkey Monte Cristo Waffle   Preheat oven to 350ºF. Place waffle on a nonstick baking sheet. For each waffle, beat 1 egg together with 1 teaspoon of Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon milk, a little Dijon mustard, and a pinch of sea salt. Pour over the waffle, allowing the egg mixture to "puddle" in the waffle "groves." Arrange thin slices of turkey (and ham, if you desire) over the egg and top with baby Swiss cheese. Bake for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Slide onto a plate and serve.   Turkey Casserole Unfortunately, I haven't been able to eat canned soup for years. So, because I haven't made this casserole since before 1990, I don't have a picture to show you. I've made it with canned turkey and with leftover turkey. I'd sometimes substitute broth for some of the milk. Feel free to add in things like mushrooms and baby peas, too, depending on your tastes. Ingredients Optional: Oil and/or butter for sautéing 1 large onion, chopped fine 1 green bell pepper, chopped fine 2 stalks celery, chopped fine 4 eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 cup Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of celery soup 2 cups milk 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded Bread* (see Note in the instructions) 2 cups shredded turkey Preheat oven to 350°F. Bring oil or butter (or a combination of the two) to temperature in a nonstick skillet. Add the onion, bell pepper, and celery and saute until onion is transparent and the pepper and celery are tender. Set aside to cool. (Note: Alternatively, you can put the vegetables in a covered, microwave-safe bowl and nuke on high for 5 minutes. Oil or butter are optional if you use this method. There's enough moisture in the vegetables to let them steam.) In a large bowl, combine the eggs, mayonnaise, soup, and milk. Mix well. Tear the bread into small pieces and add to the soup-milk-turkey mixture. (Note: I didn't bother to write down the amount of bread I'd use in this recipe, but if memory serves me correctly, I'd use an entire loaf. I never bothered to let it dry out first.) Add 1 cup of the cheddar cheese and the turkey. Mix well. Transfer to a roasting pan treated with nonstick spray. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining cheddar cheese over the top of the casserole, and bake for an additional 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly. One last note: I always used more than 2 cups of cheese! ###   Article, recipes, and photo: Copyright © 2003 Fawnn/CookingWithPam.com All Rights Reserved. Used by permission. For reprint permission or for other writing assignments, contact the author. Fawnn is the author of:                                and other stuff.

[farmfriend]

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Hondo1952 won this week's NFL picks! He got 14 games correct which is awesome!! Woohoo!!
Make sure you send in next weeks NFL picks to MoJo2001 by FReep mail.

THE FIRST PILGRIM THANKSGIVING OF 1621



HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

If you woke up this morning with more health than
one illness,  you are more blessed than the million
who will not survive this week.  

     If you have never experienced the danger of battle,
     the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of
     torture, or the pangs of starvation,  you are ahead
     of 500 million people in the world.

     If you can attend a church meeting without fear of
     harassment, arrest, torture, or death,  you are more
     blessed than three billion people in the world.

     If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on
     your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep,  you
     are richer than 75% of this world.

     If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and
     spare change in a dish someplace,  you are among the
     top 8%  of the world's wealthy.

     If your parents are still alive and still
     married,  you are very rare, even in the United States.

     If you hold up your head with a smile on your face
     and are truly thankful... you are blessed because although
     the  majority can, most do not.

     If you can read this message, you just received a
     double blessing in that someone was thinking of you,
     and furthermore, you are more blessed than over two
     billion people in the world that cannot read at all.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Thank You and Happy Thanksgiving
The 3 of you did a GREAT job on this Thanksgiving Thread.
God Bless You

[CyberCowboy777]

I wanted to take a quick moment to recognize Thanksgiving and the appreciation I have.

This may seem a little corny, but to me you all are representative of the best society has to offer. While others spend all their time on selfish endeavors you all give at least a little to the betterment of my world and the world my children will inherit.

I am Thankful for my Children, my Wife, my extended family and our health.

I am thankful for my Country and my Liberty.

I am thankful for the men and women in Uniform that work to insure the above.

For the political warriors (including you all).

Most of all I am thankful for the sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

[kayak]

[Cindy]

A blessed Thanksgiving to you Tonkin and all the wonderful posters and lurkers in the USO Canteen FReeper Style.

I'd like to thank all the guys and gals protecting us here and abroad (military and LEO's). What a job you have --- what a responsibility. May God bless you and keep you safe.

Well, the pumpkin pies have been baked, the orange-craberry muffin bread is done, and my BIG MEAL is ready to be cooked in the a.m.

Before I go, here is my Thanksgiving page for all of you online who would like to celebrate this special day.

A THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION!
http://www.truthusa.com/ThanksGIVING.html

[Diver Dave]

Wonderful presentation, Tonk.
Thank You.

May God Bless and Protect our Armed Forces and their families.

[tomkow6]

SALUTE!

 

 

[tomkow6]

Good morning, MoJo! Good morning, Canteen Crew! Good morning, EVERYBODY!

GOODMORNING

TROOPS!

 

[tomkow6]

Today's FEEBLE attempt at humor:

Why do people buy their Thanksgiving Day Turkeys in Los Angeles?

Because they all had breast enlargements!

 

 What sound does a space turkey make?

Hubble, Hubble, Hubble!

 

 Why should you keep your eye off the turkey dressing?

Because it makes him blush!

 

 If the Pilgrims were alive today, what would they be most famous for?

Their age!

 

 How do you make a turkey float?

You need 2 scoops of ice cream, some root beer, and a turkey!

 

 What kind of music did the Pilgrims like?

Plymouth Rock!

 

 How do you know your family is dysfunctional?

If Thanksgiving Dinner consists of Wild Turkey instead of roasted turkey!

 

 What did the mother turkey say to her disobedient children?

If your father could see you now, he'd turn over in his gravy!

 

 How do you hold a turkey in suspense?

Got Ya

[tomkow6]

 

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[Valin]

On this Day In History


Birthdates which occurred on November 27:
1701 Anders Celsius Sweden, scientist, inventor (centigrade temp scale)
1746 Robert Livingston delivered oath of office to George Washington
1804 Sir Julius Benedict Stuttgart Germany, opera composer (Protoghesi)
1809 Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble England, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)
1857 Sir Charles Scott Sherrington 1932 Nobel Laureate in Medicine & Physiology; author of the classic "The Integrative Action of the Nervous System"; discoverer of Sherrington's Law; coiner of the terms "neuron" and "synapse".
1865 Jose Asuncion Silva Colombia, poet (Nocturno III)
1867 Charles Koechlin Paris France, composer (Jacob Chez Luban)
1874 Chaim Weizmann Israeli statesman (1st President)
1874 Charles A Beard American historian (American Continentalism)
1900 Leon Barzin Brussels Belgium, conductor (NY City Ballet 1948-58)
1901 Ted Husing NYC, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights)
1903 Johnny Blood aka John McNally, early NFL halfback (Green Bay)
1909 James Agee American writer (The African Queen)
1912 David Merrick Broadway producer (Hello Dolly)
1917 "Buffalo" Bob Smith Buffalo NY, TV host (Howdy Doody)
1921 Alexander Dubcek headed Czech Communist Party (1968-69)
1932 Benigno Aquino Jr Philippine opposition leader; assassinated
1937 Gail Sheehy writer (Hustling)
1940 Bruce Lee San Francisco CA, karate star/actor (Green Hornet)
1942 Jimi Hendrix rock guitarist (Jimi Hendrix Experience-Purple Haze)
1944 Eddie Rabbitt Brooklyn, country singer (I Love a Rainy Night)
1945 Barbara Anderson Brooklyn, actress (Eve-Ironside, Mission Impossible)
1951 Jayne Kennedy Wash DC, sportscaster (CBS)/actress (Body & Soul)
1952 James D Wetherbee Flushing NY, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS-32, sk:46)
1954 Curtis Armstrong actor (Moonlighting)
1954 Patricia McPherson Oak Harbor Wash, actress (Bonnie-Knight Rider)
1957 Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg JFK's daughter
1959 Charlie Burchill rocker (Simple Minds-Breakfast Club)
1960 Ken O'Brien QB (NY Jets)
1962 Calvin Hayes rocker (Johnny Hates Jazz-Turn Back the Clock)
1963 Fisher Stevens Chicago, actor (My Science Project, Short Circuit)
1964 Rebecca Michelle Ferratti Helena Mt, playmate (Jun, 1986)
1964 Robin Simone Givens [Mrs Mike Tyson] NYC, (Darlene-Head of the Class)
1965 Fiachna O'Broanain rocker (Hothouse Flowers-Don't Go)
1976 Jaleel White Los Angeles CA, actor (Steve Urkel-Family Matters)

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Deaths which occurred on November 27:
8 -BC- Horace Latin poet & satirist, dies (birth date unknown)
0511 Clovis, 1st King of France, dies at 45
1680 Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (lantern), dies
1887 U.S. Deputy Marshall Frank Dalton, killed in the line of duty near Fort Smith, Ark.
1934 Baby Face Nelson shot by FBI agents
1953 Eugene O'Neill playwright, dies in Boston at 65
1965 Harry Harvey Sr actor (It's a Man's World), dies at 64
1972 Mahalia Jackson, vocalist (Got Whole World in His Hands), dies at 61
1975 Ross McWhirter Guinness Book of Records keeper, is murdered
1978 George Moscone (San Francisco Mayor) & City Sup Harvey Milk shot by Dan White
1981 Lotte Lenya singer/actress, dies in NY at 83
1984 Percy Norris deputy high commissioner of India, shot dead
1986 Steve Tracy actor (Percival-Little House on the Praire), dies at 61
1988 John Carradine actor, dies at 82 of kidney failure

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Reported: MISSING in ACTION

1968 GURNSEY EARL F.---GEORGETOWN CA.
[RELEASED BY SIHANOUK 01/06/69, DECEASED 29 MAY 82]
1968 STUIFBERGEN GENE PAUL---AUGUSTA MI.

POW / MIA Data & Bios supplied by
the P.O.W. NETWORK. Skidmore, MO. USA.

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On this day...
0043 BC Octavian, Antony and Lepidus form the triumvirate of Rome
399 St Anastasius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1095 In Clermont, France, Pope Urbana II makes an appeal for warriors to relieve Jerusalem. He is responding to false rumors of atrocities in the Holy Land.
1759 Town officials in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, evicted the Rev. Francis Gastrell from William Shakespeare’s home after he cut down a 150-year-old tree that had been planted by the famed writer.
1815 Cracow (Poland) declared a free republic
1817 US soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War
1839 American Statistical Association organizes in Boston
1843 The opera "The Bohemian Girl" is produced (London)
1868 Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer's 7th Cavalry kills Chief Blackkettle and about 100 Cheyenne (mostly women and children) on the Washita River.
1870 NY Times dubs baseball "The National Game"
1885 Earliest photograph of a meteor shower made
1887 U.S. Deputy Marshall Frank Dalton, brother of the three famous outlaws, is killed in the line of duty near Fort Smith, Ark.
1889 1st permit issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis Brady)
1890 1st signal box for San Francisco Police Department goes into operation
1895 Alfred Nobel establishes Nobel Prize
1898 Side-wheeler "Portland" sinks off Cape Cod, 190 die
1901 Army War College established in Washington DC
1903 The opera "Die Heugierigen Frauen" is produced (Munich)
1910 NY's Penn Station opens as world's largest railway terminal
1912 Albanian National Flag adopted
1912 Spanish protectorate in Morocco established
1924 57,000 watch a High School football game in LA
1926 110,000 watch Army & Navy play a 21-all tie
1926 KXL-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions
1926 Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins
1937 Pro-labor musical revue "Pins & Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU
1941 USSR begins a counter offensive causing Germany to retreat
1941 British 13th Army corp reaches Tobruk
1942 French navy at Toulon scuttles ships & subs so Nazis don't take them
1945 Gen George C Marshall named special US envoy to China
1947 Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote
1951 1st rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM
1957 Army withdraws from Little Rock AR, after Central HS integration
1954 Alger Hiss, convicted of being a Soviet spy, is freed after 44 months in prison.
1958 USSR abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany
1960 Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHLer to score 1,000 points
1960 Trailing 38-7 late in 3rd quarter, Buffalo Bills tie Broncos at 38-38
1961 Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games
1965 1st French satellite launched, France becomes 3rd nation in space
1966 In highest-scoring NFL game, Wash Redskins defeat NY Giants 72-41
1967 Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour"
1967 Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price
1967 Charles DeGaulle vetoes Great Britain's entry into the Common Market again.
1970 George Harrison releases 3 album set "All Things Must Pass"
1970 Pope Paul VI wounded in chest during a visit to Philippines by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest
1971 Soviet Mars 2 becomes 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars
1972 Yanks trade Ellis, Torres & Spikes to Indians for Nettles & Moses
1973 Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald R Ford as VP
1975 Fred Lynn became 1st rookie to win the MVP
1980 Soyuz T-3 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station, launched
1982 5th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 3-0
1983 Colombian Avianca Airlines Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 185
1985 Republic of Ireland gains consultative role in Northern Ireland
1989 Colombian jetliner bombed killing 107
1989 George Harrison releases "Cheer Down" & "Poor Little Girl"
1989 US 63rd manned space mission STS 33 (Discovery 9) returns from space
1990 Britain's conservatives chose John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher
1991 Undertaker beats Hulk Hogan to become new WWF champ
2000 A day after George W. Bush was certified the winner of Florida's presidential vote, Al Gore laid out his case for letting the courts settle the nation's long-count election.

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Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Paraguay : Flag Day
Burma : National Day
Cuba : Martyrs' Day
Israel : Weizmann Day
Mass : John F Kennedy Day (1963) (Sunday)
Bern Switzerland : Onion Market Day-autumn festival (Monday)
US : Thanksgiving (TODAY)
International Drum Month

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Religious Observances
RC : Commemoration of the Miraculous Medal

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Religious History
1095 In France, Pope Urban II solemnly proclaimed the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont. Urban's twin_purpose was to relieve the pressure by the Seljuk Turks on the Eastern Roman Empire, and to secure free access to Jerusalem for Christian pilgrims.
1755 Land for the first Jewish settlement in America was purchased by Joseph Salvador, who bought 10,000 acres near Fort Ninety_Six, in the southern part of the Carolina Colony.
1862 Birth of Adelaide Pollard, Presbyterian hymnwriter. Plagued with frail health most of her life, she lived the life of a mystic. Of the several hymns she penned, "Have Thine Own Way, Lord" is still popular today.
1950 American missionary martyr Jim Elliot wrote in his journal: 'What gets me into the Kingdom, from Christ's own statement, is not saying "Lord, Lord," but acting "Lord, Lord."'
1953 English Christian apologist C.S. Lewis wrote in a letter: 'Anxiety is not only a pain which we must ask God to assuage but also a weakness we must ask Him to pardon __ for He's told us to take no care for the morrow.'

Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987.

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Thought for the day :
"Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action."

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Question of the day...
Why do people park in driveways and drive on parkways?

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Murphys Law of the day...(Hellrung's Law)
If you wait, it will go away.
(Shevelson's Extension) ...
having done its damage.
(Grelb's Addition) ...
if it was bad, it will be back.

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Astounding fact #9...
Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air.

[Teacup]

Have a great and Happy Thanksgiving, Ya all. "Go Cowboys."

[StarCMC]

Remeber to thank God today for our troops!

[Radix]

I won't be able to post today, until tonight.

Happy Thanksgiving to all in the Canteen, and to all the Troops and Vets, Thank You!

[MoJo2001]

GOOD MORNING TROOPS AND CANTEEN!!

Here's a list of things MoJo is very thankful for:

1. I'm thankful for my parents. Thanks Mom for drinking the water and thus spawning my existence.

2. I'm somewhat thankful to my parents for the brothers that I have. I would be more thankful, but what can I say? They were just so darn mean. Unlike MoJo. Hehe!

3. I'm thankful for Mr. Goat for putting up with Mr. Tonkin. I'm sure it's a struggle, but he overcomes.

4. I'm thankful for Ma who has a million children around the world. I'm thankful that we don't know who was responsible for Burka Man's existence. If we did, he'd be gone. That's for sure. No more breeding.

5. I'm thankful for the Goddess. I'm thankful she knows what to do in a tank. I'm also thankful she always has red lipstick on when shooting her gun. It's important to look good when aiming the gun.

6. I'm thankful for Queen Bentfeather. I'm thankful that I'm not a member of her entourage. I'm not thankful that I will have to go shopping with her tonight at 12:01. I am thankful that God made you blonde. After all, what else would Tom do without his blonde jokes?

7. I'm thankful for "Moses" (Old Sarge). I'm thankful he is always around to answer the tough questions.

8. I'm thankful for SouthernHawk and LadyHawk. What would we do without such class in the Canteen? Well, we've seen what happens when the "KIDS" run the Canteen. It's not a pretty sight.

9. I'm thankful that Andy is home today because Libbi and Ma really need some help. (Please Andy! Don't allow Ma to burn down the kitchen. And keep your mom away from the toddies. She's a little "happy" when she's had a toddy or two. LOL!)

10. I'm thankful for Libbi because she's on the dark side and needs to see the light. Thank you for providing proof God that you do have a sense of humor. I've seen it in Libbi.

11.  I'm thankful for that kid sister of mine Bethy. She's such a sweetie! I'm thankful Tom hasn't corrupted her.

In all seriousness, I'm thankful to be alive. I'm thankful to have such wonderful cyber friends and family. God Bless each one of you!

I'm thankful that I live in a country where Men are Men and Women are Women. (Unlike France!) I'm thankful for the opportunity to watch the Food Network (to see how Thanksgiving is supposed to be) and rest in ease because we have Americans who are made of much better things than I. I thank God for each servicemember defending my freedom. May God bless each one!!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[ladyinred]

A Blessed Thanksgiving wish for all of you here at the canteen and a very special Thanks to our men and women in the Armed Forces serving us at home and abroad! We are most thankful for you, for the sacrifices each one of you are making for our freedom!

God Bless Our Troops!!!!

[Mr. Silverback]

Attention lurking troops:

As I mentioned in my message above, we are thanking God for you at my house today. Enjoy your Thanksgiving, come home the minute the job is done, and if you see the President, tell him I said he's doing a great job and we need him to have one of the debates in Freeport, Illinois next year!

[Bethbg79]

Good afternoon Troops!

Good afternoon Canteen crew!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I love you all!

God bless you and a wonderful day.

 

Thank you Troops, for you sacrifices.

American's are truly blessed to have so many wonderful people willing to do their all to protect us.

Stay safe and God bless you all!

 

 

 

[PigRigger]

Great Job!