Trumblog

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving which means a short day today, clogged highways, airport delays, a significant drop in attention to the media (except football) and of course long lines at Whole Foods.  I had a few posts lined up for this week about the event social agent and BlackBerry application reviews, but due to the aforementioned drop in attention to media I’m going to hold off on posting these until next week.

Instead I’ll write something that if you know me in person you may have heard before.  Thanksgiving is the best holiday ever becuase…

Thanksgiving has no ego

Are there Thanksgiving songs? No.  Do we have to worry about getting just the right Thanksgiving presents for our loved ones? Nope.  Are there Thanksgiving decorations? A center piece here, a grocery story display there, but for the most part Thanksgiving decorations have been squeezed out by Halloween and Christmas and I don’t hear anyone complaining.  I know that some people go through travel hell for Thanksgiving and many of those same people go through family hell too.  But that’s not Thanksgiving’s fault.  Thanksgiving is easy.

There can be stress out about the Thanksgiving meal, but Thanksgiving doesn’t want that.  Thanksgiving wants you to have whatever meal makes you happy.  I like turkey and stuffing, but you do your meal your way.  Plenty of people go out for Thanksgiving and if that makes you happy then Thanksgiving is all for it.  Thanksgiving is about eating too much , but it is also the holiday of watching football and giant floats on Broadway.  WHere is the stress in that?  Relax and enjoy.

Finally, Thanksgiving has the best schedule of all the holidays.  Think about it.  You get 2 work days off for Thanksgiving and then you get a weekend.  Name another holiday that give you that kind of love.  Not only that, but Thanksgiving is good enough to get the holiday over with first thing and then move out of the way so that you can enjoy your free time.

Thanksgiving is the best.  Tomorrow I will be enjoying it casually dressed, grilling a turkey, hanging out with friends and family, eating too much, watching some old movies, and maybe doing a little Christmas shopping online.  I hope that you enjoy the holiday in whatever way makes you happy.

Thanksgiving wants it that way.

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