tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387368905700505127.post4768392725824054786..comments2024-02-24T00:41:35.911-08:00Comments on Deepish Thoughts: Happy "Columbus" DaySarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18365318527587945722noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387368905700505127.post-69673924302120054352007-10-09T20:52:00.000-07:002007-10-09T20:52:00.000-07:00Man, I had a nasty case of pancetta last spring. L...Man, I had a nasty case of pancetta last spring. Luckily, my prescription sangiovese cleared it right up. <BR/><BR/>As the only honorary Canadian reader of the blog (that I know of) I feel called upon to point out that yesterday was also Canadian Thanksgiving. It is eerily like American Thanksgiving but earlier and on a Monday. It was pioneered by a very grateful explorer named Martin Frobisher, apparently, and they started celebrating Thanksgiving in Canada 43 years before those slacker pilgrims even landed at Plymouth Rock. <BR/><BR/>And, while I'm not on the subject, hockey season has started. It's a good time to be an honorary Canadian. <BR/>(Note to readers in US: When I say "hockey" above I am referring to what Americans often call "ice hockey" but if I were to say that I might lose my honorary status)elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990017311277614636noreply@blogger.com