To Sister's House We Go
My sister usually does Thanksgiving at her house. It all began when she sent an e-mail to family that read:
"We're thinking Thanksgiving meal at 3pm. As well, do we have your blessing to shift the menu from the traditional turkey and trimmings to Lasagna and vegetable side dishes (to avoid the bird flu/and also spice things up a bit)"
I wrote back that the bird flu thing was silly but that I would just as soon have lasagna as turkey so whatever she wanted to do was fine with me.
Other replies:
Aunt Janet: I think that turkey is the traditional thanksgiving food. Of course, dear, you can do what you want to but I think your father enjoys carving the turkey.
Dad: Could you make the lasagna with turkey? I'm not supposed to eat red meat.
My other sister: Bird flu? We don't have no bird flu here. We don't need no stinkin' bird flu.
Uncle Frank: Sorry, but I don't like Italian food. I want turkey.
Frank's Son Larry: I think it's a good safety precaution re: the whole bird flu thing. And I don't think you should use meat in the lasagna since I'm a veggie. Could you make a veggie lasagna with tofu?
Frank's Daughter, Suze: It sounds like the carving of the turkey is the big thing. Maybe you should give your dad the electric carving knife and let him have at it.
I'm bringing a flak jacket for the moment that dad pulls out the electric carving knife to cut the lasagna.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.
p.s. The photo above was taken in the Bronx Botanical Gardens when I was doing my Bronx thing.
p.p.s. Trying to think of other subjects for articles. Do you think that an explanation of how to read an MTF lens chart - or are all those charts faked anyway?. Do you think it would drive a reader nuts to read such a thing like flying too close to the sun?
