Don't let the Thanksgiving Holiday news cycle and PR pitches drive you crazy. Jeff Jarvis writes, "They are telling us absolutely nothing we don’t already know. This is journalism? And then comes Friday, when they will give us the big news: Stores will be crowded." And after the holiday season is over they will talk about how people have gained a few pounds and are planning New Year's resolutions to lose them.
Find out what part of Thanksgiving you are. It's one of those ridiculous quizzes.
Techory has found a unique and slightly disturbing Turkey Day Gadget called Season Shot. "It's called Season Shot, and it's basically shotgun shot made out of spices, so you don’t have to remove the shot from your turkey. You just cook it with the shot in it to add flavor."
Macy's Day Parade without Kermit and Charlie. The balloons are also flying lower because it is a windy day. ShopFloor.org posts about how the parade balloons are made.
The Barefoot Kitchen Witch writes about stuffing the turkey and making squash pie.
The Ethicurean explains how Thanksgiving is becoming more appealing now that meat is back on the diet. "Once I started to eat meat again, and to see cooking as something to enjoy rather than endure, Thanksgiving began to look a little more appealing."
Residual Forces says thank goodness for gluttony: "It is time for gluttony. Turkey, gravy, mashed taters, corn, broccoli, beer. Nap."
Slashfood has lots of Thanksgiving-related posts. Here's a roundup of Slashfood's Thanksgiving posts.
Money Smart Life explains how you can learn things about money from a Thanksgiving dinner.
Britannica is not a blog but they do have an informative entry about Thanksgiving Day.
Search Engine Thanksgiving Logos: The turkey Google uses hasn't changed
much over the years -- if at all. Search Engine Roundtable has posted the Thanksgiving Day logos from several search engines.
Tech savvy young adults will be providing tech support at home for their parents this Thanksgiving. This is a Boing Boing post from 2004 but we bet it still happens today. Lifehacker thinks so too.
Houstonist: "It’s the inevitable curse of the holidays. You will gain weight. You will more than likely eat your weight in turkey and yams, and it will land squarely on your thighs (or hips, or stomach). If you’re like us, you’ll just look at your mom’s apple pie and your pants will get tight."
A bunch of smart turkeys tried to make a run for it. Freedom!
Defamer recalls Eva Longoria's special Thanksgiving wish from 2005.
Bob Lewis at InfoWorld writes about why we should be thankful.
President Bush pardons two turkeys named Flyer and Fryer. The turkeys now get to spend the rest of their lives at the Disneyland Resort.
Yahoo Buzz blogs about some of Thanksgiving searches on Yahoo. They are also talking about some turkey videos people have made.
Talking Points Memo blogs that there are 99,000 families spending Thanksgiving in FEMA trailers post-Katrina.
James Wolcott: "Take pity this Thanksgiving morn on those poor castmembers of Broadway musicals forced to lipsync and dance in the cold pelting rain as part of the Macy's Parade festivities. The castmembers of A Chorus Line, their leotards offering scant protection the elements, going through the motions to canned music to an audience more intent on waving at the camera--this is the down side of show business no one ever talks about."
