Category Archives: Thanksgiving

Black Friday Binge

November 28, 2012

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Food Overdose

December 1, 2009

Friday morning after Thanksgiving Abernathy called from San Diego where he was unable to extricate himself from bed.
“God,” I said, “you’ve haven’t fallen off the wagon again.”
“I’m afraid I have.”
“You must accept you’re an alcoholic and powerless under the influence of tequila.”
“I’m not talking about alcohol; I’m talking food.”
“Stay off meat.  It makes [...]

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Thanksgiving Dinner in the Park

November 28, 2004

Trees are everywhere and seem greener here than in most places and the air is fresh and clean.  It doesn’t matter that Los Angeles has the dirtiest air in the nation.  Fifteen miles north, in Pasadena, you can breathe as the trees caress you.  This is indeed such an enchanting place that the [...]

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