‘If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.’

- Thich Nhat Hanh

“Wow.  You must love this country more than I love a cold beer on a hot Christmas morning.” – Homer Simpson

Who’s the hardest person to shop for on your holiday list?

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“See Maggie, those silver and blue guys are the Dallas Cowboys.  They’re Daddy’s favorite team, and he wants ’em to lose by less than five and a half points.  Understand?” – Homer Simpson

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!  Incidentally, the Cowboys are 12 point favorites over the Raiders this afternoon. 

What are you thankful for?

‘A man has no ears for that to which experience has given him no access’

- Friedrich Nietzsche

From fellow Jarhead Ed, at the online forum where we all hang out and bullshit and lie to each other…

“Most of you guys are fucking geniuses, drunks, but geniuses” – Ed G

"C’mon Dad, let’s get out of here." – Homer Simpson
"Slow down boy, what’s your hurry?" – Abe "Grandpa" Simpson
"This place is depressing!" – Homer Simpson
"Hey, I live here!" – Abe "Grandpa" Simpson
"Oh, well, I’m sure it’s a blast once you get used to it." – Homer Simpson

Will you be hosting Thanksgiving in your home or going somewhere else for Thanksgiving?

Quote of the day: The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

On this day in 1950 – The musical “Guys and Dolls” opened.

SOTD: Massive Attack – Be Thankful for What You got

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Question of the Day:

What childhood memory are you the most thankful for?

‘We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.’

- Elbert Hubbard

“Smithers had thwarted my earlier attempt to take candy from a baby, but with him out of the picture, I was free to wallow in my own crapulence.” – C. Montgomery Burns

What’s the most drastic change you’ve ever made to your appearance?

‘There are times to cultivate and create, when you nurture your world and give birth to new ideas and ventures. There are times of flourishing and abundance, when life feels in full bloom, energized and expanding. And there are times of fruition, when things come to an end. They have reached their climax and must be harvested before they begin to fade. And finally of course, there are times that are cold, and cutting and empty, times when the spring of new beginnings seems like a distant dream. Those rhythms in life are natural events. They weave into one another as day follows night, bringing, not messages of hope and fear, but messages of how things are.’

- Chogyam Trungpa

Monkey-shit-crazy Michelle Bachmann wonders aloud why Democrats don’t quite dig her.

Hilarity ensues.

“I grew up a Democrat in a Democrat family. My husband and I both worked on Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign. The first time I ever came to Washington was to dance at Walter Mondale’s inaugural ball. It was a thrill for my husband and me, and we were both happy to work on behalf of Walter Mondale and Jimmy Carter. We really believed in them when we were in college. So in some ways I don’t understand why the Democratic Party would be opposed to me, because I stand for the same values that my parents stood for when we were Democrats.”

Heh…

-Ian

“If you get to the final point and you are a critical vote for health care reform and every piece of evidence tells you if you support the bill you will lose your job, would you cast the vote and lose your job?” CNN’s John King asked Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado on Sunday’s State of the Union.

“Yes,” Bennet bluntly and simply replied.

So Bennet is boldly and shamelessly stating for all the world to hear – that he does not intend to vote the way his constituents want him to – but rather along party lines, on a matter with (imho) grave constitutional ramifications…But that’s not the quote of the day, this is…

When your “representative” thinks it’s his job to represent Ze Pahty rather than his constituency, he’s a friggin’ tyrant. There’s no other way to put it. He shouldn’t just lose his seat. He should lose his head.  -

via Sondra K.

It is Thanksgiving week! Let us celebrate by talking about the things we are most thankful for!

On this day in 1889 – The first jukebox made its debut in San Francisco, at the Palais Royale Saloon.

SOTD: Department of Eagles – In Ear Park

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Question of the Day:

When was the last time you actually thanked somebody? What was it for?

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“Dad, who’s watching teevee at 3:17am?” – Bart Simpson
“Alcoholics, the unemployable, angry loners . . .” – Homer Simpson

What game show or reality show would you kick butt on?

‘If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles, we can greet the future and the transformation we are undergoing with the understanding that we do not know enough to be pessimistic.’

- Hazel Henderson

“And if we freeze on frame 138, we distinctly see a puff of blue hair coming from the grassy knoll.” – Prof. Frink

Which of your five senses (touch, taste, sight, hearing, or smell) do you value the most?

‘Talk happiness. The world is sad enough without your woe.’

- Orison Swett Marden

‘When I’m not thanked at all I’m thanked enough’

- Henry Fielding