I'm 45 and not as muscular as I used to be, but I bet I could perform almost as well as Pujols for A WHOLE LOT less than 25 million a year, given I had six months all-expenses-paid to train and get into better playing shape.

This is one of the best political forums I have ever witnessed. Every person running has remarkable qualities about them. Combined, they would make an amazing President of the United States.

One turkey is done and the other will be done in about fifteen minutes. Then we have to cook the stuffing and sweet potato casserole, which have been cooked somewhat already. They only need about fifteen minutes of cooking too. Once that is done, it will be time to eat! Oh, and the potatoes are in the pot cooked waiting to be mashed. Update: Just mashed the potatoes and everything else is cooked. We are about to carve the turkey and eat! Happy Thanksgiving from Japan!  

Right now, we are at church preparing Thanksgiving dinner. We arrived here early this morning just before 10. Our English group gets together for Thanksgiving every year to celebrate. Many have come from other countries around the world, not America. However, because we are all Christians, we can all celebrate a day of thanks to God. Right now, we are cutting and peeling vegetables and preparing for dinner tonight. It’s a lot of fun hanging out and spending time together like a family. We even have a ping pong table set up to play one another. Only thing is, those of us who are preparing and...

Don’t you love stories about families receiving gifts of food and necessities when they need it? Around this time of year, TV news and special shows come on sharing about people who are in need of food, clothing and shelter and receive it just before Thanksgiving or Christmas. Thanksgiving started when the pilgrims and indians, way back when America was just a colony, took time to give God thanks for the blessings He had poured out on them providing them food and safety. The tradition has carried on ever since. However, these days, people seldom give God the glory for the things they have or...

At Hashimoto Elementary now with Noah as we wait to walk in the Yawata city parade with the Hashimoto Elementary baseball team. After that, we have practice and then out for all-you-can-eat yakiniki dinner with the team. Update: We walked around Yawata for about 45 minutes or so through the Hashimoto area up the mountain and back down to the school. As we walked, many people came outside their homes and greeted us. It wasn’t anything like parades back in America where businesses, schools or organizations ride around through town on floats they’ve made, march and/or play music to show the...