Happy Thanksgiving!
There are so many things I'm grateful for, including this wonderful four-day weekend, but did you know that the history of Thanksgiving is rather ugly?
Also!
The pilgrims didn't land at Plymouth Rock!! There was no such thing / place until later when the locals area dragged a huge rock into place and just declared it the "arrival" location of our original forefathers in order to drum up tourism to help their local economy...
By this time, I hope we all know the native peoples of America were savagely mistreated and exterminated, much like the Jews were in Europe.
Also...
It wasn't an official holiday until 1870 when Ulysses S. Grant made it one, so, whaaat?
For a look at the sordid tale, visit History This Week.
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On to nicer topics...
One of the things I'm thankful for is my kids. All three of them of course, but I only have one living close enough to spend time with. You know her as DD and my Hockey Partner in Crime.
She's my second child and my younger daughter...and today, we're going to spend some more time together...not just at home enjoying a delicious meal, but at the zoo. It's been a while since our last trip and we've been wanting to go and meaning to go and finally we found a good time to go.
So--lol--we're going today!
Hope you have / had / are having a wonderful Thanksgiving.
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