tomorrow is thanksgiving and for the second year in a row i will be hundreds of miles away from any family. i've always been critical of the problematic mythology around the holiday but last year i discovered that it's all about being around people you care about--family or friends. this is a positive thing despite the history.
in high school i started attending the national day of mourning in plymouth, ma. here native people would passionately articulate the legacy of genocide that most americans are ignorant of as they get fat on turkey and pie. i would go to this every year from 1998 to 2002.
i am still critical of this suspect holiday but i also recognize that it is a rare opportunity for most americans to appreciate the people in their lives that they love.
tomorrow i will mourn but also give thanks to all the amazing people in my life.
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I see it like this Matt: Thanksgiving has ceased to be a celebration of the first dinner by genocidal, religious nuts, and is now the autumn equivalent of July 4th, with turkey and 3 inches of snow. :)
hi hi hi. hey. i found your blog through amanda m.'s blog. i found her blog a long time ago through a mysterious series of events that she may detail if you ask her. ok, mister. please notice that in my "profile" number seven is MIX TAPES. and somewhere in october 2004 of how the house flooded i posted my address for everyone.
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