The adoptees in our midst might be interested in this piece by Scott Glover in the LA Times, depicting his encounter with his birth parents, one of them departed. Excellent piece.
November 22, 2007
Enchanted Isle [Dan Collins]
That guy that Liz Stephans vlogs with has a new cast up, including Liz checking in from her super-secret tropical location. Just another thing for which to be grateful. From serr8d:
Mike Hendrix [Dan Collins]
If your Thanksgiving isn’t complete without a few tears, you may wish to read his post about Christiana. Mary and I are going to NYC to check out his band on New Year’s Eve. Hope to see you there.
My Family’s Thanksgiving Photo [Dan Collins]
Feel free to send yours, and I’ll post them ;-P Damn Yankee Infidel has Lincoln’s original Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, 1863.
Turkey Carving for the Bibulous [Dan Collins]
h/t Glenn Reynolds “One year the turkey took a long time to cook and I went to carve it after about 13 beers,†said Maurice Landry, who lives near Lake Charles, La. “The way I remember it, I bore down to take off the leg and the whole thing went shooting off the platter and knocked over the centerpiece.†All of these are good reasons to adopt the high-yield, low-profile
For What Are You Giving Thanks? [Dan Collins]
Among the many things that I’m thankful for, and pretty close to the top of the list, when I really think about it, is not being abducted by Satanists, as was this poor man. Knock on wood. Also, that my daughter’s not making me take her to see the Salzberg Marionettes perform The Sound of Music. It was a wonderful life. Rings. If I were headed home, I might be