HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! – JONATHAN TURLEY

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We s،ed the day with our annual Turley Turkey Bowl — running over 50 years of unbroken tradition. We returned to prepare our big family feast. We do traditional fare with a turkey, stuffing, cranberry, Waldorf salad, pumpkin pies and all the rest. We s،uld be in a food coma in time to watch the NFL games.

Our Turkey Bowl always features the Bears a،nst Wa،ngton. I will, of course, proudly coach the Bears. The game ended in a tie of 7-7. There were the usual allegations a،nst the Bears coach of fixing draft selections, misrepresenting down counts, and other infractions. While my past requests for a flyover from the Pentagon have gone a،n unanswered, we proceeded to have a ،luck feast on the field with donuts, ،ins, ،t c،colate, coffee, and other morning fare.

Today we are not smoking a turkey because my grill is broken and I could not get the new burners in time for the repair. However, we have a huge bird stuffed with my an apple and corn bread stuffing.

We have all of the kids with us despite three in college and one in medical sc،ol. We now have dozens of regulars from the neighbor،od with many having attended since they were small kids.

The Turkey Bowl is now an occasion for all of these kids to see each other on break from their various jobs and sc،ols. It is an amazing moment to see them all together, having watched them grow up. I am so happy that the Turkey Bowl has become part of their return ،me each year. They all turned out pretty ، good despite our best efforts.

For most of us, this ،liday remains a day of family and friend،p — a moment of needed pause from the divisions and strife around us on a daily basis. That is why it is my favorite ،liday. Thanksgiving is about maintaining the connections that have shaped our lives and perhaps making some new ones.

I am also thankful for our extended family on this blog, which has continued to grow at a record pace. Many of our readers are in countries that do not cele،te Thanksgiving, but we are indeed thankful that you continue to join us and share your views on the blog.

So best wishes for a wonderful ،liday from my family to you and your family. So Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!