It’s Thanksgiving and I am sitting here wondering to myself if I hadn’t chosen my current path in Business would I have been assigned to a Eastern European Country as a Diplomat with the State Department like a few of my fraternity Brothers? Would I have been an Airline Captain and Pilot if I had not gotten seriously ill? All good questions. Normally on previous Thanksgivings in the past, I would have usually spent this Holiday with fellow Navy & Marine Shipmates who could not leave to go home and were stuck on Duty. Down in Pensacola Florida. But for the past several years I was attached and repurposed in a way. It seems like honestly I never ever will be able to have a stable and solid home life or have a foundation like I have always wanted. It’s a sad reality that there is a personal price you must pay for choosing to pursue your own ambitious life goals regardless of who criticizes you or even excommunicates you for doing so. Let’s do this since it’s Thanksgiving. Let’s post some weird and funky Thanksgiving facts and recipe’s I have come to love. HA!! That should due for today’s post.
- Did you know 50 million pumpkin pies are eaten each Thanksgiving? Want to make it more yummy? Add Sugar Cookie Crust!
A personal memory of Thanksgiving with Kiddos
I would like to share a personal story of how Kids bring JOY and comfort to old gouch’s like me on Holiday’s. First let me ask you? Do you know the best thing about Children and little Kiddos who are your buddies? They love to climb all over you, wrestle you, and throw out any rule and behavior books and just have fun! Two years ago while sitting on the floor with 4 little loving kiddos, we decided to play a favorite Board Game “Monopoly”. All of a sudden to my utter disbelief and wild amusement a fast shock and awe campaign commenced. An aggressive little mongrel chose to attack ME!!
2. On average a individual consumes at minimum (3,000) Three Thousand Calories during Thanksgiving dinner.
I immediately found out I needed to be proactive and deflect the larger than life WWE Wrestling moves from a aggressive and hilariously confident little big wrestler named Ms. O. She was committed to taking no prisoners in this attack. She was using my head & shoulders as monkey bars! It was sheer craziness! All this was happening so fast as I sat Indian style on the floor next to the crowded board game. In a picturesque comfy living room in central Nebraska.
3. On average nearly the entire American population scarfs down Seven Hundred Three Hundred Six pounds of Turkey on Thanksgiving Day alone. Thats a lot of Turkey considering we are having a Turkey Shortage this year. LOL That’s said to be about the weight of the Empire State Building. LOL WOW!
The Attack Was Strategic
I did not know this until a few minutes later. But they all were in on the plot & hit job to bankrupt me from playing the game any further! LOL These conspiring little cheaters, were loudly and uncontrollably giggling and playing to my strategic weakness. LOL It dawned on me minutes later after deflecting attack after attack that they were surreptitiously snatching my Monopoly MONEY! They were Robbing me with Smiles and sneak attacks! It wasn’t a fair fight at all! But they were not trying to hurt or injure me. LOL Kids do have a heart of gold.
4. Did you know Turkey doesn’t make you sleepy? The reason you feel sleepy after is not because of the chemical Tryptophan in the meat is released inside your body. It’s likely the beer and wine has caused this effect. Hmm..??
Kids Bring Adults Joy & Direction
Im honestly dying laughing thinking of the memory. Kids really do make life better. Thats what these kiddo’s taught me. I miss these munchkins.
5. Ok! I admit I actually plagiarized this fact from an Article. It was too good not to share. I hope you can not blame me? LOL
-According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest pumpkin pie ever baked weighed 2,020 pounds and measured just over 12 feet long. It was made with 900 pounds of pumpkin, 62 gallons of evaporated milk, 155 dozen eggs, 300 pounds of sugar, 3.5 pounds of salt, 7 pounds of cinnamon and 2 pounds of pumpkin spice. Anyone care to recreate it this year? Info Credit SpoonUniversity
Nebraska Home Grown Franken-Patch Pumpkins in the image below.
Image Credit… named Ms.K.M.W.O.
6. 40 million green bean casseroles are made each year! How about a big Thank you Campbell’s Soup for making this possible and this gift and contribution to society? BRAVO!! LOL
7. The most delectable dish on Thanksgiving dinner table is none other in my opinion the wonderful Cranberry and Orange dish’s. I love this stuff. It’s slightly different. And the flavor is incredible! Please for the fantastic recipe visit. HERE!
8. One last thing. I love Wassel with a zip! If I can not have Wassel with a tart clove ZIP? Thanksgiving is just not the same. I hope you agree. So here is a recipe that is sure to knock your socks off. GREAT RECIPE HERE!
I do hope you enjoyed this personal post. My Thanksgiving is on the Road this year. So that means personal Sacrifice to the mission. And that folks is going to be all for now.
Thank you for reading and please stay tuned. We will get back to business. Given I have had to become a quick study in Structuring Equity, Debt, and Capital for Business Finance. I am writing a Post about Capital Stacks, Debt Structure and more about Transactions coming up next! Stay tuned!!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Goodnight & Goodluck!
JS