Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of all time! I know for many of us it is simply Christmas or Hanukkah's warm up band proclaiming, “time to get your shit together for the main event.” I suppose it is a practice run for your December holiday of choice, but for me Thanksgiving wins hands down. Thanksgiving is my jam! Food, Friends, Family, what’s not to love? For me you get all the goodness of our December rush without the pressure and expense of the gifts. At my house T-day

[if gte IE 8][endif]Life is hard work, seriously hard work. Buddha himself is quoted saying something to the effect that what makes us human is that we all struggle. I remember hearing this for the first time and feeling angry, like I'd just been sold a false bill of goods. That I driven off the lot in a powder blue Pinto, having been told it was the next cool thing. As I continually work on my own big bold self, I realize the truth in the wisdom of idea that yes, indeed eve