Why Thanks

Turkey might be yummy, but sometimes words are just plain delicious. Via Pharyngula, here is the best explanation of Thanksgiving on which my eyes have ever feasted:

A gang of Puritan religious kooks who were too wacky and weird for their homeland emigrated optimistically to the new wilderness to the west, hoping to found a utopia for repressive fanaticism. They proved to be incompetent as well as crazy, and nearly died off completely in their first few years, but survived thanks to an affiliation with local tribes who were quite competent at successfully thriving in that environment, but were unfortunately strategically unwise in allowing these parvenu lunatics to persist in their midst. . . . [T]hey got along with the Indians while they were hungry, but don't worry — it wasn't long before the colony was stabilized, and then they resumed the habits of genocide, warfare, witch-burning, rebellion, empire-building, civil war, habitat destruction, and exploitation[.] We traditionally celebrate this day with indolence and gluttony.

Anyway........

I thought I'd send out an appropriately timed thank-ya to the folks who have commented here, as well as to those who have e-mailed me compliments on my irregularly updated blog. I'll be sure to post more Libeqrat's political analysis when I get a chance.

Happy Thanksgiving. :)