hollyqueen has lost her mind. (Her words, not mine.) We're opening our doors for Thanksgiving. And you're invited. She'll be cooking a turkey and I've been drafted to bake bread and pie.

Avast! It being Talk Like a Pirate Day I brings you this here little video. Watch it or be keelhauled you lubber!

Hoist a glass of your favorite alcoholic beverage! It's Repeal Day!

This Thanksgiving hollyqueen and I are skipping the traditional meal. Instead I put together some beef stew in the crock pot. In a few moments I'm going to start a fire in the fire place and I doubt I look at the web again all day. Ahhh...

I hope all of my friends, all of my family and everyone else celebrating enjoys a wonderful holiday. Oh, and I hope none of you go to prison for murder tonight.

One of the bad things about working for $job is that our customers are retail stores. As such we don't get a lot of holidays since we have to be around when our customers are around. I knew that the office here was closed for two days this week but I thought that I would be working a split week for Christmas and New Years. I am out of vacation time so I was planning on coming and and working Monday Dec 24th and Dec 31st.

The HR department just sent around an email outlining our holiday plan which included the holidays for 2007 and 2008. Wo0t! I don't have to come in on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve. Additionally I get Boxing Day off in 2008.

I love unexpected days where I don't have to work but still get paid.

Want to come for a visit? Need to escape your family shenanigans? Bored and alone? hollyqueen and I are having a last-minute open house tomorrow. We'll be here and ready for you from Noon until 6pm tomorrow, December 25th. Email or call if you need directions. We will have:

• A fire in the fireplace
• Some snacks
• Good conversation
• A few games
• No pressure

Welcome one, welcome all!