In the distant past, we always had turkey for Thanksgiving and a ham for Christmas. Mrs. WI is not crazy about pork, so we've had turkey for both holidays since we got married a hundred or so years ago. This year we are going to have a nice roast. Well, I hope it turns out nice. It looked beautiful when Giada cooked it.

Side dishes will include the usual cast of characters. Mashed potatoes, candied yams, sautéed green beans and a nice salad. I might throw a batch of polenta in as well. And we'll probably make a veggie lasagna for consumption at some point too.

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Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.