It’s a day of family, warmth, and home. And the meal that takes all day to cook and is so rewarding at the end.

So let’s celebrate this uniquely AMERICAN holiday – because even our 4th of July isn’t so special – as anyone who has ever been in Paris on July 14th can tell you.

If you have time, share a story of a crazy Thanksgiving, or of travel to get there. Of what you are most thankful for today.

Me?  I’m grateful for the day of rain we got yesterday.  I saw stars in the sky for the first time in a week.

And because it wouldn’t be me without the hint of smart-ass, I’m grateful my sister Patricia loves to cook. Because Football Savant Offspring thinks I can’t get a turkey right to save my life.

Wishing the best to you and yours on this wonderful day.

It being the Sunday before Thanksgiving, thought it might be fun to just throw it all open and have some fun discussing two minor stories this week to bring the crazy.

Michael Avenatti v. Karma

So Creepy Porn Lawyer got arrested for domestic violence, but it would apparently not be connected with his “estranged” second wife, Lisa, but perhaps someone else.  Maybe he had another porn star staying at the apartment, who knows.  In any event, the woman has serious enough and evident facial injuries that he was booked and released on $50K bond.  Upon release, the Sir Michael the Brave and Stalwart tweeted out the following:

There is a lot of inaccurate reporting out there. For example, (1) I have NOT been charged with anything, let alone a felony; (2) Lisa wasn't even with me Tues; etc. Numerous other "facts" being reported are completely bogus. Why is TMZ's news "standard" the new standard?

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) November 15, 2018

What’s that you say, Mikey?  Inaccurate reporting?  Damn shame.  Completely bogus?  You should know from completely bogus, since your psychoclient’s affidavit against Brett Kavanaugh was a smarmy work of fiction.  “I have not been charged with anything, let alone a felony.”  You’re out on a a $50,000 bond, doofus – we don’t go that high for misdemeanors.  You get formally charged in an “arraignment” which usually takes place a few days later, so quit splitting hairs.  Perhaps refer to your notes from your semester on Criminal Procedure – I’m sure it was covered.  I guess “Believe all Women” isn’t his mantra anymore.

Crazy Mike Tokes v. The California Wildfires

Frankly, until the fires are out and the dust settles and people are in a position to assess the damage, I’d rather not hear from Jerry Brown about the climate change DENIERS being the root cause of the problem.  How, exactly?  California has implemented 9,568 climate change regulations and there’s nothing anyone on the other side of the aisle could do to stop them.  But even that blame methodology pales in comparison to this week’s Alex Jones Award winner for conspiracy theories on the fires in Southern California – Mike Tokes – who sees a sinister correlation to – get ready – Jerry Brown’s “Train to Nowhere”…

WOW: This is highly coincidental. It appears the CA wildfires line up in the same path as the plans for the California High Speed Rail System.

What do you guys think of all this? pic.twitter.com/dNeDKPzctN

— Mike Tokes (@MikeTokes) November 15, 2018

So, California is burning the land it’s already taken in eminent domain?  Hell, dude, a better conspiracy theory would have been that the fires were started by Democrats to punish California’s Trump voters.  Except…..didn’t SOUTHERN California vote for Hillary – like over and over again?   Oh, and by the way, Mike – there are no wildfires on the 99 corridor from L.A. to Bakersfield and the 580 corridor to San Francisco.

What IS it with guys named Mike?