Ed Icionsub

The weather forecast for Thanksgiving included the chance of snow flurries for this are. I’m so glad they were wrong – I’m sure it would have made an already stressful travel day even that much more stressful and dangerous.

However, it would be nice to have some snow over the holidays. Usually we have to take a weekend trip to North Carolina or West Virginia to get enough snow to participate in any winter sports. Last year we went to West Virginia for a couple of days and I went snowmobiling for the first time. It was awesome – we are planning to go again at least once this winter.

No one can believe that the Titans have burst out of their 6 game losing streak and managed to win the last five games. It has been a total transformation. I have to give Coach Fisher a lot of credit for digging in and working hard at turning it all around.

Today’s game against the Arizona Cardinals was a nail biter. The Titans won by a touchdown in the last 30 seconds of regulation play. They are calling it Vince Young’s “Music City Miracle.” Now, that’s funny!

We had a real feast yesterday – all my favorite foods for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. The turkey was about 26 pounds – really big. We put it into one of those big Reynolds Roasting Bags with a chopped up onion and some butter and let it cook for a couple hours. No basting, no overcooking and dried out white meat. No mess. Lots of juice for the gravy. It turned out magnificent.

Side dishes included mashed white potatoes with turkey gravy, sweet potatoes with lots of mini-marshmallows on top, corn pudding, fresh green beans with ham, flaky dinner rolls and two pies with a choice of sugar free cool whip or no sugar added ice cream.

The only thing we forgot was the stuffing and the cranberry sauce. So we are fixing those today and heating up some of the leftovers with the new items to make the meal seem fresh.

Tomorrow, if there is any turkey left, I hope the wife makes her famous creamed turkey over rice. I think you call it Turkey A La King, but I’m not sure if her version has an actual recipe name. I just know she does it right with a white gravy, green peas and a few secret ingredients. That is sooooooo good on a cold day!

Poking around the internet radio stations, I found a great Jazz station based in San Diego, Smooth Jazz98.1,KIFM. They have a live streaming available that is free and easy to use, so I gave them a listen. I really like this station – they have all the jazz artists that I like and a good mix of songs. Here is just part of their playlist:

11:35   “It Must’ve Been Ol’ Sant” – Harry Connick Jr

11:32   “Talk Of The Town” – Darren Rahn

11:27   “Sleepwalk” – Larry Carlton

11:23   “Who Will Comfort Me” – Melody Gardot

11:20   “Open Your Heart” – Nite Flyte

11:11   “What Does It Take” – Peter White

11:09   “Jingle Bells” – Diana Krall

11:05   “Burnin’” – Paul Taylor

11:01   “Cream” – Soul Ballet

10:57   “Upside Down” – Jack Johnson

10:52   “Peace On Earth” – Paul Hardcastle

10:41   “Local Hero” – Yellowjackets

10:37   “No Ordinary Love” – Sade

10:33   “Santa Claus Is Coming” – Chris Botti

10:29   “I’ll Be Good To You” – Boney James

10:25   “Say” – John Mayer

If interested in listening on your own PC or laptop, go to their home page and click on the top left menu, “Listen Live” or click here.