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Well, our new home in almost done, and I have been doing alot of work myself this last couple of weeks. By the end of the day, I don't even have enough strength in my arms to blog. Yes -- its very sad. Hope to have some pictures up as soon as I can take them. I am very optimistic that the final inspection will happen next week, and hopefully we can move next saturday. This stupid long weekend is causing a frustrating delay right at the end for us. Which makes me think...

Why do we celebrate thanksgiving on a thursday? It seems odd. Some people have to go back to work on friday, and others get a weekend that is, frankly, too long. I understand that this will never change now that friday has become such an important retail day, but I don't think that was originally the case. So does anyone know the original reasoning behind thanksgiving on thursday?

Thanksgiving Football Predictions:
Miami at Detroit
Even Miami can score on Detroits defense, and Detroit can't score on Miami's offense. The only way Detroit gets a touchdown is on a defensive turnover. Its already clear that neither of these teams even has a chance at the playoffs, so who cares. Sleep in and skip this 9:30 game. If you insist on watching, I think taking Miami -3 is a pretty safe bet.

Tampa Bay at Dallas
Of course, the game isn't really "at dallas", since Texas stadium isn't in Dallas. My bold prediction: A freak Texas earthquake implodes Dallas Stadium. Most people escape unharmed. Some minor injuries. Most notably, TO's throat gets hit by falling debris, and his vocal chords must be removed. He can never talk again. Tragically, he hasn't the intelligence to learn sign language, and in a stroke of poetic irony he must spend the rest of his life communicating through interpretive dance.
In addition, his huge contract makes the amount the Cowboys must pay him in workers compensation astronomical. The organization is forced to fold. The Dallas cowboys are no more. Jerry Jones is broke and marries Al Davis for his money. Together they spawn the darkest supervillain the world has ever known.

Denver at Kansas City
This is the night game and, after the tragic events earlier in the day in Dallas, the NFL cancels this game out of respect. Lucky for me, cause this one is tough to call.
Don't worry, by next week they will be saying how the show must go on and the victims would have wanted them to play again as soon as possible. Ok, if I'm wrong and Texas isn't freakishly wiped off the map, KC will roll over the Broncos. I predict they win by at least a touchdown, unless there is bad weather. If the weather is bad, this game could come down to a last minute field goal.