In response to last
week’s question, “Why do so many people express their thankfulness by
overeating?”, my fellow Storer Cable alum Buck explained, “I overeat to show my
thanksgiving because my mom guilted me that there are children starving in
China.” My dad’s beach buddy Bob shared, “According to the good book,
"waste not, want not" and it also allows you to put something on your
ribs for a rainy day.”
My colleague Kosol
replied, “I must be thankful everyday then because I overeat every day. LOL.
We overeat because we celebrate abundance. We usually eat according
to our pockets and since we visit family and eat their food nothing really
comes out of our pockets. So there's an abundance of food.
My neighbor Dick
observed, “Turkeys and People .........one good stuffing deserves another!”
My friend Royce
suspiciously wrote, “They are probably stockholders in Weight Watchers or Nutri
Systems.”
My cycling friend Ted
explained, “Expressing thankfulness is one of many things I do by overeating.
Expressing guilt is another thing I do by overeating. Then I go back to being
thankful when the scale is relatively kind.”
My cable marketing
friend Megan shared a Thanksgiving thought. “For so many of us food and
love go hand-in-hand. We learned to cook standing in chairs next to our grandmothers,
absorbing recipes that were often never written down that we will in turn pass
to future generations. We feel how special we are to our mothers,
grandmothers and aunts when we see and smell our favorite foods, even when it
means that there are 3 kinds of potatoes as a part of the meal just to make
sure that everyone has their favorites. It’s about the memories that are
stirred by each smell and taste. It’s about TRADITION!”
(Amen.)
“Oh yeah,” Megan
added, “remember that whole thing about the Indians bringing food and sharing a
feast with the Pilgrims to keep them from starving to death!?!?”
Please
share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm' “:
Is shopping a sport or a game ?
Today is the oldest you’ve ever been yet the youngest you’ll
ever be. Enjoy this day while it lasts and remember to smile.