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STUFF IT! Last year's turkey, almost ready to eat

A few weeks ago, my family and I were in a bad car accident. Driving down Ga. 400 at about 60 miles per hour, my back right tire blew and my brakes failed. After a few terrifying seconds fishtailing back and forth, all my weight on a useless brake pedal, the car spun around and hit the concrete divider. The airbags deployed, and the car filled with smoke. None of us was hurt, save a nasty bruise for me from the seat belt, but we were badly shaken.

After the police, the insurance and the ride home, we tried to regroup. What to do? How to convince our befuddled souls, which in those seconds had prepared for eternity, that we were still firmly grounded in this world?

We roasted a chicken.

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(Photo by Jennifer Zyman)

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If you’re looking forward to all the splendor of a traditional Thanksgiving meal this year, but want to opt-out of the part that includes slaving over a hot stove, look after the jump for restaurants that’ll be open on Thanksgiving Day in Atlanta with a Thanksgiving meal, traditional or not. (more…)

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Sarah Palin wishes everyone a happy Thanksgiving. The Huffington Post explains the occasion:

On Thursday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared in Wasilla in order to pardon a local turkey in anticipation of Thanksgiving. This proved to be a slightly absurd but ultimately unremarkable event. But what came next was positively surreal. After the pardon Palin proceeded to do an interview with a local TV station while the turkeys were being SLAUGHTERED in the background!! Seemingly oblivious to the gruesomeness going on over her shoulder, she carries on talking for over three minutes. Watch the video below to see for yourself. Be warned, it’s kind of gruesome.

The writers of “Saturday Night Live” couldn’t dream this up. It might as well be Tina Fey doing her famous impersonation.

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As a project for his non-profit organization, the Ludacris Foundation, Ludacris is providing Thanksgiving dinner to 500 families in the Atlanta area.

What a sweetheart.

The altruistic rap star can be seen on Atlanta’s north and south ends over the next two days handing out turkeys and desserts to registered families.

The events are private and meals will only be given to families that were selected by their communities affiliated with the Ludacris Foundation.

Shout out to Sam’s Club and GM for hauling in the chow!

(Photo from Wikimedia Commons)

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Last year, we caught ten ‘possums inside the house raiding the cats’ food. Wayne got very good at herding them into a cat carrier and transporting them across the street to Grant Park. (No, they did not waddle back to the house. Wayne, being a scientist, was careful to note nose and coat color.)

This young one, not quite fat enough for cooking, is the first of the season. If you’d like to reserve a ‘possum for your Thanksgiving dinner, please do so now.

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I thought you’d like to see this Southern delicacy: a ‘possum. This is the fourth one my partner Wayne has coaxed into a cat carrier after the beasts raided our cats’ food. That’s not 10 feet from where I was sitting Sunday night.

This is a young one, but the earlier ones were all teenage-size.

When I was a kid, our maid, Bessie Thomas, used to catch a ‘possum for her Thanksgiving meal. She’d fatten it on persimmons she picked from a tree in our back yard. If you would like to order a ‘possum for you own Thanksgiving, please let me know since we seem to be their favorite hosts in Grant Park. For plenty of mouthwatering recipes, click here.

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