A casual glance at social media posts this morning show the usual onslaught of thoughtful and squishy postings about family, memories, and how grateful people are to merely exist on this fine Thursday morning. Reading these makes me think so many have their personal priorities just a bit out of whack. Let’s talk about some better and more realistic priorities.

Drinking. Wine bottles lined up like loyal ancient servants waiting to go to battle on behalf of their master. Different sizes and shapes and flavors. The choices seem endless and bring on a sense of contentment rarely found without so many wine options. On top of this add cognac, port, brandy, beer, egg nog infused whiskey and you have a happy and well hydrated group of people.

LEGOS. A brand new multi hundred piece STAR WARS Lego set extravaganza. Thanksgiving demands a large flat surface which is exactly what is needed for LEGOS. Everybody else can be watching the parade and oohing and awing over large inflatable cartoon characters. Lame, boring, pointless. The focus is LEGOS and should always be LEGOS.

Cooking. The planning and preparation of a non-traditional Thanksgiving feed menu. If done properly, the planning should start in August and continue up to the very morning of the big holiday. No turkey, no stuffing, no cranberries. Not much else to say here as it is self explanatory. If this makes sense then you as a human being make no sense.

No children. Nothing makes a holiday more special and memorable than having access to a big house and NOT hear the pitter patter or SOUNDS of small obnoxious human beings. The pure lack of children present is something to truly be thankful for this time of year.