-Turkey, you are probably not alive anymore, and if you are you are on death row-
Thanksgiving is the most underrated Holiday in our country. Easily overlooked for obvious reasons and taken advantage of, as simply an extended weekend of discount shopping. I believe that I like it more than Christmas. Thanksgiving holds all the fun that Christmas does...getting together to eat lots of food over and over again, to drink alcoholic beverages over and over again, watch sports and movies and take naps intermittently throughout the day. You don't have the presents and of course, the birth of Christ and all, but most importantly, you don't have the pressure. Every year you get so hyped up for Christmas. More excited than anything. With overexcitement comes the dread of it ending. I dread Christmas ending more than I look forward to it.
With Thanksgiving you don't count down the days on a calender pulling out a piece of candy as you get closer to the big day. You don't prepare long lists of things you don't really need and you don't hang lights and torture trees...the day comes without a ton of overdone anticipation. You wake up when you wake up. Drink, eat, and watch football. Nap and eat and nap and drink.
5 great things about Thanksgiving
1. I don't love turkey. I don't request it for birthday meals or for special occasions, but on Thanksgiving eating plates and plates of turkey sounds better than meatballs during the Super Bowl.
2. Sleeping through the 3rd and maybe 4th quarter of the Lions game.
3. The Friday after Thanksgiving might be the busiest shopping day of the year, but it is irrelevant if you spend that entire day in your basement.
4. Saying, "The Thanksgiving Day Parade is on!!!" and then watching Sportscenter.
5. After the dishes are done and it has just gotten dark getting the turkey out and making the greatest turkey sandwich ever assembled.
I think that the best bands to listen to today are as follows--
Fleet Foxes
Sun Kil Moon
My Morning Jacket
Bod Dylan (just Blood on the Tracks)
No comments:
Post a Comment