POST-THANKSGIVING THOUGHTS

We had a nice, quiet, restful Thanksgiving here at Catalyst's Castle.

To those who may be interested, we feasted on roast pork loin (done in a crockpot), mashed potatoes and gravy, Judy's humongous pan of dressing, Trader Joe's mashed sweet potatoes and cranberry/orange relish, a small relish tray of celery, Kalamata olives, and sweet pickles, capped it all with a nice bottle of Argentine Malbec and finished it  (a bit later) with my pumpkin cheesecake.

That sounds like a lot for just two people but we do pace ourselves these days and while the pork and dressing categories were indeed huge, SWMBO says she'll freeze about half of them for Christmas dinner.

Now, easing into the weekend, my beloved Arizona State University Sun Devils got waxed by their in-state rivals, the Wildcats of the University of Arizona last night.

I watched the first half and recorded the rest to see today.

After that disappointment I was hooked into watching "The Game" today between the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes and their rivals, the Michigan Wolverines.

After a slow start, Ohio State won and remains undefeated this year.

As the second half played out, snowfall grew heavier and heavier and the field was covered in white by the time it was over.

Then I tuned in one of the many weather channels and learned that much of the Midwest is being hammered with a November snow storm.

This made me, once again, give thanks that I live in the land of near eternal sunshine.

Here's what our sky looked like today.

In words lifted from an old Irving Berlin standard "nothing but blue skies do I see."

And our volunteer friend, Snappy the Snapdragon just keeps on blooming.

I still remember some of those snowy Novembers from my early days in North Dakota.

That weather is for youngsters.

I'll take Arizona.