My thoughts on…Thanksgiving
Well well. It looks like its time for my yearly obligatory Thanksgiving post. Oh how time has flown (pun intended). As I try to get back into the swing of things again, its good that it’s Thanksgiving, as it’s an easy subject to post on, and quite frankly, my thoughts have very little time to wander these days. Time for the mass slaughter of turkeys. Time for Americans to eat themselves silly, then wonder where all those extra pounds came from. (Americans were never known for their self-restraint.) Time for tryptophan to course through their veins and time for families to gather together at the dinner table to give thanks one minute then return to the desperate rat race we call modern society the next.
Many people new to this blog may ask, “Leon, why do you post about an American celebration? Aren’t you a Jamaican?” For the last time, the majority of my visitors are American, so I have to act like I care about their culture. Plus any holiday that involves tons o’ food is fine by me. I saw another one of MSN’s “no sh*t Sherlock” articles today about Thanksgiving Health Risks. It’s pretty common sense, but if IE is still the world’s most popular browser, then people can’t be all that bright. Sorry. That’s the Microsoft hate talking. Read it and be “informed.” Well, I guess I should follow the Paleface tradition and state what I’m thankful for, which isn’t so bad. It’s good to stop and give thanks for all you’ve been blessed with. Your life may not be perfect, but face it, no one’s is. Well, I’m thankful for my family. Generic, but true. I’m thankful for my readers, who stick with me through thick and thin. Right? Guys? Guys? And I’m also thankful for a sound body, spirit and mind. Well, two out of three ain’t bad. Happy Turkey Day to you and your family.
P.S. If all that turkey clogs up the ol’ poop chute, figs are a great natural laxative.
Givin’ thanks is perennial since blessings ‘bloom’ 365 days of the year.
Fantastic post as usual! And no, I’m not American either, I’m British…
Thanksgiving has come and gone. I have indeed stuffed myself silly. We will be eating leftovers for at least another couple of days.
American Thanksgiving Day, a great day filled with gaudy and decadent gastronomical delights of delectable turkeys,hams, stuffings, egg nogs,sweet potatoes,inter alia,punctuated with excellent and spirited libations,football, and of course,camaraderie from/with family and friends.Notwithstanding the feats and jollification of the day,the anxieties within the society are profound, palpable,real and copious.Anxieties abound with respect to the sliding dollar and whether it will maintain itself as the reserve currency of the world or will it be dumped by OPEC,China,and Japan for the Euro.The constant increases in the cost of oil teetering around US$ 100.00 per barrel and the reverberating and multiplier effect and impact on all sectors of the American economy.The astronomical national debt, stratospheric trade deficits especially with China and Japan,outsourcing of jobs.The brutal and relentless marginalization of the middle class,the sub-prime mortgage problem with its excessive and copious foreclosures,de-gentrification and extenive ghettoization of neighbourhoods.The war in Afghanistan,war in Iraq,the economic growth of China and India in terms of their industrial revolution,the resurgence of Russia,possible war with Iran,the decline of Pax Americana,and the germs of a post hegemonic society becoming more imminent.All of the aforementioned issues have placed a damper, cloud and a pall on the American Thanksgiving, Although for many Americans, Thanksgiving is somewhat subjective and family oriented.But nonetheless,all Americans are still concerned about the orgy of consumerism called Black Friday, which in essence is the Friday after Thanksgiving, and is generally considered the busiest and at times most lucrative and profitable shopping day of the holiday season,and which is capable of giving the economy a shot in the arm in terms of correcting some of the economic malaise.Thanksgiving,like Christmas is about consumption,consumption,and more consumption and a sizeable portion of the population are not able to participate in this orgy as a consequence of the vagaries of the economy in an age of globalization.RESPECT!!
I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, but I’m certainly thankful for that belly-full I enjoyed when I went to a Thanksgiving Dinner yesterday!
I had me some good turkey last nite, bwoy! And some good rum too…. can’t forget the rum!
So much to be thankful for.. we need to remember that
Dog, I’ve been trying to leave you a comment for the last few posts, but no cigar. Anyway, I think Thanksgiving is a dumb holiday, but it’s a day off from work. Thanks for celebrating it with us, buddy, but hell, I’d rather be where you are!
lol thanks for the ps….so informative…
lol thanks for the ps….so informative…
my sorrel was a BIG hit.