What do you do when you want to contribute to Thanksgiving dinner, but you can't just pile food in a bag, because you have to take a plane to get where you're going and you do not - I repeat, do not - check luggage? That's the dilemma we face this year. We're spending Thanksgiving with two of our sons and their families, and they want my traditional butternut squash bisque.
So here's the challenge.
Come November, I sure do. If my neck is warm, the rest of me is warm. If I get too warm, all I have to do is unwind my scarf. That's a whole lot easier than pulling off a tunic or - horrors - a sweater with stuff underneath that you don't want to people to see.
I just did my annual fall migration, meaning that I pulled all of my scarves from their summer hideaway to a front-and-center winter spot. Do I have a scarf collection?
What with the state of the economy, we're all feeling the pinch this year. Sadly, charities are holding their collective breaths, fearing that charitable giving this holiday season will be down at a time when the number of needy is up. A charity needs money, clothes, and toys. How about free books?
I have a plan, but I need your help to carry it out.
It's over. After living with it for the better part of two years, we're suddenly without. No more news clips of campaign stops. No more I-approve-this-message ads. No more polls trending this way or that, or magic maps with red states turning orange and blue states turning green. No more emails from one committee or phone calls from another. No more multi-forwarded notes from friends. No more spoofs on SNL.
While President-elect Obama hunkers down to pick his team and make the transition of power as smooth as possible in this remarkable democracy of ours, what are we back to doing?
