Thanksgiving was good.

We went over to a friend's house, where I accidentally fell into the role of Tickle Monster to the younger two. Whoops. During the dinner, the three year old decided that she should get into the job of bringing food to everybody as well, so she went around with an empty bowl demanding everybody take her soup. When she got to her diabetic sister, she was even more emphatic. "You have to eat this soup! It's sugar free!" The food I brought at the last minute was well received, which is great, because I got to use up one and a half cabbages making it, and we got a ton with the last CSA! I had been going to make Swedish meatballs, because the girls don't like them and since they're not here this weekend I had the perfect excuse, but that didn't work out.

THE STORY OF THANKSGIVING IS A SCIENCE-FICTION STORY

http://bit.ly/1bs2z5W

The Indians who first feasted with the English colonists were far more sophisticated than you were taught in school. But that wasn't enough to save them

http://bit.ly/6zsLLV

The War on Thanksgiving: Where are the ‘pro-family’ forces?

http://bit.ly/IkUjrJ

Mormon Bishop Poses as Homeless Man to Teach Church About Compassion

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I don't know why links always accumulate so rapidly.

Why Seahorses Are Shaped Like Horses

http://bit.ly/IhOr2s

Why We're Sometimes Kind Without Reason

Our brains are constantly, subtly being primed in fascinating ways by our physical surroundings.

http://bit.ly/1doLKdv

On a recent Wednesday that felt like the first of winter, about a hundred and fifty children—mostly under seven—and their parents gathered at Pier 40, over at West Street and Houston. Their mission: to thank for their service the numerous small riverine creatures that have whispered their secrets to the kids since last spring, and liberate them. The River Project’s tanks needed to be drained and emptied for winter. Ergo, fishy freedom.

http://nyr.kr/18btBse

Tongue Piercing could Help Quadriplegics Move Around 3 Times Faster

http://bit.ly/18qFgZP

Can This Water-Recycling Shower Save $1,000 in Bills?

Seems to me that combining that with a more conventional gray water system would be a real winner.

http://bit.ly/IsQrET

Ask Umbra: Are they going to lock me up for reusing my washwater?

http://bit.ly/1aTaZAl

Watch Fire Ants Use Their Bodies To Form Living Architecture

http://bit.ly/1b578No

Why the 'No Animals Were Harmed' movie disclaimer doesn't mean much

http://to.pbs.org/1aWkuij

IBM Research produces staph-killing polymers that leave healthy cells alone

http://www.research.ibm.com/articles/nanomedicine.shtml

Tiny Homes For The Wisconsin Homeless

http://bit.ly/1b5yH9i