The Thanksgiving Table

How often does anyone roast a turkey? Only one day out of 364 does a turkey get shoved into America's ovens. It's almost as though we swear off the bird all but one day a year. I don't hate turkey, not secretly anyway but by December 1 I've had my fill of the bird. There is one thing about turkey I really like. It gives us all an excuse to eat as much stuffing, rolls, gravy, sweet potatoes and pie as any human could possible eat in one setting. We should enjoy our food without over thinking the whole process. It's best that our inter diet rebel be kept tied up on Thanksgiving day keeping us from thinking about what we should not have eaten. I am lucky never having to employ a constant on-off eating style or a on-off guilt trip when it comes to weight. If I find myself standing in front of the fridge looking for leftovers I don't hear a voice in my head saying " No you really don't need that second piece of pie or another plate of turkey and dressing. You will never her me say "I ate too much" but when or if that thought ever crosses my mind I'll have a smile on my face.
I know one does not have to eat turkey on Thanksgiving day but most people think you have to have it and I will admit I can not ever remember a Thanksgiving day without it. I've eaten it off of china, styrofoam and even cardboard but there are a few parts of the turkey I will not eat. Never say never, I guess if I were hungry enough I would eat the feet, comb and innards but I'm not starving yet.
Not being terrible religious nor much of a shopper, the Christmas holiday season leaves me pretty cold especially since it starts before Halloween. Thanksgiving is a holiday I can really get behind. It's a holiday that celebrates belt loosening, gluttony and family, three of the best pleasures any human can ever experience.