Much To Be Thankful For

• I had a great trip to Chicago and I am thankful to be back home, safe and sound, just in time for my favorite holiday.

• Chuck and Aleta send their Thanksgiving greetings to everyone from Florida. They also sent us the poem and cartoons below to brighten our day.
  May your stuffing be tasty
  May your turkey plump,
  May your potatoes and gravy
  Have never a lump.
  May your yams be delicious
  And your pies take the prize,
  And may your Thanksgiving dinner
  Stay off your thighs!

• Tom from Las Vegas has sent us a Thanksgiving quiz to test our knowledge of the holiday's origins. He got four answers correct; I got five. See how much you know by clicking the link at http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/quiz/quiz.aspx?QuizID=289&qpt=results. Better yet, take the quiz after dinner while in a turkey coma.

• Thanks to Glenn for sending us this link; we are so thankful you are feeling well enough to drive yourself up to Sam's many mornings. For those of you who can't access the actual Catonsville Times, check out the nice article by Kevin Rector at http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/business/5065/friendship-perk-bagel-shops-regulars/. The photo in the paper by Sarah Nix also included Doug and Paul. Kevin, you did a good job of pulling together all of those conversations. Thanks for taking the time to talk with everyone and write so thoughtfully!

• Every year for one weekend in December, downtown Baltimore attractions, led by the National Aquarium, drop admission prices to $1 or even less. These discounts drive large crowds to the Inner Harbor, but with all the holiday events going on at Harborplace and the rest of the waterfront, it's a great time to make a trip to the Inner Harbor. This year, the discount weekend will be held December 7-8. Can't beat the price! When else can you get into the National Museum of Dentistry for just a $1? I can't wait!

• American Visionary Art Museum $1 admission Sunday
• Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum $1 admission Sunday only
• Baltimore Maritime Museum $1 admission (per site) Sunday
• Baltimore Museum of Industry $1 admission both days
• Baltimore Public Works Museum $1 admission both days
• Carroll Mansion $1 admission both days
• Contemporary Museum Free admission both days
• Edgar Allen Poe House and Museum $1 admission Saturday
• Evergreen Museum & Library $1 admission both days
• Homewood Museum $1 admission both days
• Immigration Time Porthole $1 admission both days
• Irish Railroad Workers Museum & Shrine Free admission Saturday
• Maryland Science Center $1 admission both days (exhibit hall only)
• National Aquarium in Baltimore $1 base admission both days 10am- 4pm
• National Museum of Dentistry $1 admission both days
• Phoenix Shot Tower $1 admission both days
• Port Discovery, the Children’s Museum in Baltimore $1 admission Sunday
• The Rectory Free admission Saturday
• Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture $1 admission both days
• Robert Long House $1 admission both days
• Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards $1 admission Saturday only
• Top of the World Observation Level $1 admission both days
• USS Constellation Museum $1 admission Sunday
• Walters Art Museum Free admission both days to the permanent collection
• Washington Monument & Museum Free admission both days