Letters From The Loft

Stuff From The Desk Of Chuck Thornton

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Thanksgiving 2010

"Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year. To the honest man, it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow."
--- Edward Sanford Martin (1856-1939), U.S. editor and publisher

Now that age 60 is on my horizon--- more accurately, up the street a couple of blocks--- I've started thinking a bit more about Thanksgiving's meaning (as opposed to its menu).  Of course, my thoughts about any topic tend to present themselves in the same way as those little white balls with the weekly lotto numbers, so here's some random observations about the Thanksgiving holiday that started rolling around in my skull this last week.

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