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Well, the bird's in the oven (of course it's been brined [1]) so there's a
bit of time before we start with the nom-nom-noming on the ex-gobble-gobble-
gobbler. So, to pass the time, how about watching a bit of the Macy's
Thanksgiving Parade [2].

Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving!

[1] http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/good-eats-roast-turkey-recipe/index.html
[2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWw46X-83xs

Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org

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