11/22/63

I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving yesterday.

I hope some of you remembered it was also the day JFK was killed in Dallas.

I am currently reading two new books on the subject, one real and one fiction, "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'reilly and "11/22/63" by Stephen King (who was nice enough to keep his book down to 800-900 pages.) Actually, I started reading King's book and can't put it down, so O'reilly (is that how you spell his name? - rocket scientist will know) will have to wait until I finish the last 400 pages of King's.

I think I know how they both end. But you can never really tell with Stephen King.

Kids explain how to cook a turkey

From local newspaper. 2nd - 5th grade school kids from area elementary schools write in:


Kill it...

First kill a turkey. Then take all the fethers out. Next get a big bowl and put the turkey in the bowl and put it in the oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes at 101° F. Once it is done, put salad around it. Then cut some of it and put it in the salad. Next set your table and eat your turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
—William

25 minutes seems right...

First you get a turkey at the store. Then you put it in the oven for 25 minutes. Finally it's done.
—Dom

Shot the sucker and whish...

First I will hunt a turkey and shot it. I will take out the guts and frie it. I take the whish bone out. I will make a whish and pull it. Next cut the turkey. Take the turkey cut the turkey put the turkey on a plate. Finally I get a forck and eat it.
—Hunter

No nonsense method...

First I buyed a turkey. And I took it to my house. Next I turned on the oven and I put the turkey in the oven. Then I wait 30 or 25 min to cook. I take it out of the oven and I eat it.
—Roman

By by...

I would buy a real turkey and pluck his feathers. He would say pugo! I would skin him. He would say peek! I would say by by to the turkey. We had a feast. It was good. I'm a good cook after all.
—Mia

Let's eat!...

First get a turkey and a oven. from the store. second I am going to cook it. I put it in the oven for two hours. Last it's done Let's eat!
—Austin

Stik it..,

First I wold put the turkey in the oven and let it bake for 20 min. Then I would take it out of the oven and stik thermometer inside of the turkey so I know the tempcher inside the turkey. Finally it is done.
—Autumn

Wait for it to cool...

First you take it out of the bag. Next, put it into the oven for 20 minutes at 60 degrees. Then, take it out and wait for it to cool down. Last, get the table ready to eat it when its cooled down and eat it up.
—Melanie

Do not text while driving

Vote early. And, if in Chicago, vote often. It's tradition.

The political ads are almost at an end.

If you can legally vote, please do so.

I urge you to vote for the best candidate - Gary Johnson - but vote, one way or the other..

Myself, I have long since given up on voting for a Republican or a Democrat; experience shows me neither will change anything. There are six or so candidates that have a "mathematical" chance of winning, so if you are turned off by the "big two" you can still vote for someone better.

Your vote is NOT wasted if you don't vote for the eventual winner. Vote for someone you really want to win.