Thanksgiving went off pretty much without a hitch - the turkey was excellent (thanks to a couple of new prep techniques I tried out), I got to talk to my mom and dad, my brothers, and my nieces and nephews (which is always nice), and spent the day enjoying the day off from work. We watched a couple of Alfred Hitchcock movies - Rear Window and The Birds, which were both pretty good, and just basically stayed out of trouble.

Seems the Christmas shopping season has already started - a lot of stores opened at midnight today - but it’ll be a lean Christmas in the Richard household this year as we continue to focus on eliminating our not-unsubstantial credit card debt, which is something we have finally committed ourselves to once and for all. So, my apologies to all the stores and Internet shopping websites - looks like this year we’ll be sitting this one out. I wonder if a lot of others are feeling the same way?

The Green Bay Packers looked pretty good against the Detroit Lions, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see a Packers - New England Patriots Super Bowl in February. Sure the Dallas Cowboys are also 10-1, but they blew out a pathetic New York Jets team (any guess as to how many points the Patriots will score against the hapless Jets, especially given the animosity between Jets coach Eric Mangini and Pat’s coach Bill Belichick?). If it comes down to a Cowboys-Packers title game, my money is on Brett Favre and the Pack.