My kids have a half day of school today. I promised Ian that I would pick him up from school at noon and save him from his hour-long bus ride across town. Afterwards, we’re going to the boys’ favorite place for lunch – IKEA. Yes, my kids have a refined palate.
What am I going to do with those two hours? Blog.
It’s not a great day to blog, because all you readers are away from your computers and travelling to relatives’ homes to fight about politics. But I’m in a blogging mood, so I’ll shoot out a couple of silly posts. Maybe some pictures of my kids. Nothing serious or depressing today.
Apt. 11d 
I can’t read the phrase “half day” without thinking about Buster Bluth: “Army had half day.”
I’m already at relatives, having done a big exhausting conference over the weekend. Productive, though, and it’s always delightful to see old friends – four days in a row where I saw different friends from grad school (and one from high school who lives in the area) and just sat down with them for 2-3 hours and caught up. Time with old friends you haven’t seen in a year or two or five is such a clear and straightforward good, so I’m thankful for that.
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“It’s not a great day to blog, because all you readers are away from your computers and travelling to relatives’ homes to fight about politics.”
Fear not, OFA has you covered with handy talking points:
http://www.barackobama.com/health-care-holidays/
And for the other team, here’s an annotated treatment of the OFA talking points:
http://thefederalist.com/2013/11/25/obamacare-crazy-uncle-thanksgiving-talking-points/
Sample response to offer to sign you up for Obamacare:
“That would be great. Except that I’m going to be washing dishes and cleaning up for a bit. How about you go into the guest room and use the computer in there to sign me up. As soon as you’re done, you can have some pie.
“The key is to get them to make a commitment not to come out until they’ve finished signing you up. Remember their conversation tip — Ask them to make a plan, and commit to it. Ask them to commit to finishing the sign-up before they come out of the room.”
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Nope, not traveling, not fighting — once you manage to pry a turkey out of the KFOR troops, it’s a joy to be overseas on Thanksgiving. We send out a cute email to the relatives and then sit down with good friends to eat a potluck dinner. Most (non-State) Expats tend to be liberal, anyway. Happy Thanksgiving!
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