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. . . THANKSGIVING see "HOME & FAMILY" for related links see "TIME" for related links see also: "THANKFULNESS" see also: "APPRECIATION" George Allen, the former senator from Virginia, writing in the Washington Post [23 November 2003]: As families come together this week, it is time to tell the truth about America's first Thanksgiving. For decades, children across America have donned the buckle-topped hats and plain dress of the Puritan pilgrims who landed near Plymouth Rock in 1620. As the old story goes, William Bradford, Miles Standish and the rest of the pilgrims held a harvest festival and were joined by their Indian friends, Samoset and Squanto, in 1621. Thankful for their safe journey and good harvest, and in celebration of their friendship with the neighboring Indians, the pilgrims feasted on turkey, venison, fish, berries and Indian corn meal. This is a good and honorable story, but it was not America's first Thanksgiving. Here, as Paul Harvey might say, is the rest of the story: America's first Thanksgiving occurred in what is now Charles City County, Va., on land that became part of the Berkeley Plantation on the James River. There, 38 men landed after a 10-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the ship Margaret. The London Company, which had sent the expedition, sent explicit instructions for the settlers: "Wee ordaine that the day of our ships arrivall at the place assigned for plantacon in the land of Virginia shall be yearly and perpetually keept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God." On Dec. 4, 1619, a year before the pilgrims set foot on Plymouth Rock, the first Thanksgiving was held at Berkeley Plantation as Capt. John Woodlief and his band of settlers planted roots upriver from Jamestown in the growing colony of Virginia and gave thanks for their good fortune. In 1863, Thanksgiving became a national holiday. At that time there was no official connection between Abraham Lincoln's proclamation and the 1621 event held in Massachusetts, as that would come later. The reasons for affiliating our November holiday with the pilgrim feast and not the day of thanksgiving observed by Capt. Woodlief and his men are uncertain. My good friend Ross MacKenzie, who was raised in Illinois and now serves as the editor of the editorial pages of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, surmised that this myth is the result of a "northern bias." Shenandoah University history professor Warren Hofstra says New England historians were just "quicker on the jump." But in 1963, President John F. Kennedy recognized Virginia's claim to the holiday in his 1963 Thanksgiving Proclamation and Berkeley Plantation is proud to make the claim today. Visitors at Berkeley Plantation can find a plaque on the plantation grounds with the words of the London Company's instructions. The plantation was the birthplace of Benjamin Harrison as well as the home of President William Henry Harrison. It was also the site where Union Gen. Daniel Butterfield composed the melody for taps while camped on the grounds in 1862. Berkeley Plantation is truly one of our nation's historical jewels, and an important part of our Thanksgiving history. http://hnn.us/articles/480.html#lincoln12-1-03 - Some have meat and cannot eat, Some cannot eat that want it; But we have meat and we can eat, Sae let the Lord be thankit. --Robert Burns (1759-1796) Scottish poet and songwriter, "The Kirkudbright Grace" [1790] aka "The Selkirk Grace" Over the river and through the wood, To grandfather's house we go; The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh, Through the white and drifted snow. --Lydia Marie Child (1802-1880) Amercan abolitionist and suffragist, _Flowers for Children_ [1844-1846] "Thanksfiving Day," st. 1 'Twas founded be th' Puritans to give thanks f'r bein' presarved fr'm th' Indyans, an' . . . we keep it to give thanks we are presarved fr'm th' Puritans. --Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936) American journalist and humorist, "Thanksgiving" _Mr. Dooley's Opinions_ [1900] Give me the end of the year an' its fun When most of the plannin' an' toilin' is done; Bring all the wanderers home to the nest, Let me sit down with the ones I love best, Hear the old voices still ringin' with song, See the old faces unblemished by wrong, See the old table with all of its chairs An' I'll put soul in my Thanksgivin' prayers. --Edgar Guest (1881-1959) American poet, "Thanksgiving" - I think the best Thanksgiving I ever had was the one where we didn't even have a turkey. Mom and Dad sat us kids down and explained that business hadn't been good at Dad's store, so we couldn't afford a turkey. We had vegetables and bread and pie, and it was just fine. Later I went into Mom and Dad's bedroom to thank them, and I caught them eating a little turkey. I guess that wasn't really the best Thanksgiving. --Jack Handey (1949- ) American comedian and comedy writer, _Fuzzy Memories_ [1996] - The snow is flying and trees are bare; The birds have left us; Thanksgiving is here! There's laughter outside and stomping of feet, The children, all nine, have come home to eat. With the ice thick and glassy on the pond down the lane, There is skating and merriment since Thanksgiving came. There's even a sled ride for the fearless and daring While the women are busy the meal preparing. The turkey's full of stuffing and is baked a golden brown, The tantalizing odor brings the hungry children round. There's a hush and a silence as the blessing is said . . . In deepest reverence each bows his head And offers a prayer of gratitude and praise For bountiful blessings these Thanksgiving days. --Mrs. Paul E. King Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day. --Robert Caspar Lintner --- Recently I received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. I tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else I could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary. Finally, I was fed up and I yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. I shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. So, in desperation, I threw up my hands, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that I'd hurt the parrot, I quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto my outstretched arms and said "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior." I was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As I was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?" HAPPY THANKSGIVING!   THIEVES . . see "CRIME & PUNISHMENT" for related links see "DECEPTION" for related links Some men rob you with a six-gun, Some with a fountain pen. --Woody Guthrie (1912-1967) American folksinger and songwriter, "Pretty Boy Floyd the Outlaw" [1961 song] A thief believes everybody steals. --Edgar Watson Howe (1854-1937) American journalist and author. Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls; Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed. --William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist, _Othello_ - (published in the "Hartford Courant", 1875) TWO HUNDRED AND FIVE DOLLAR REWARD-----At the great baseball match on Tuesday, while I was engaged in hurrahing, a small boy walked off with an English-made brown silk UMBRELLA belonging to me, and forgot to bring it back. I will pay $5 for the return of that umbrella in good condition to my house on Farmington avenue. I do not want the boy (in an active state) but will pay two hundred dollars for his remains. Samuel L. Clemens. --In _Mark Twain's Helpful Hints For Good Living: A Handbook For The Damned Human Race_, Edited by Lin Salamo, Victor Fischer, and Michael B. Frank ^ Wells, H[erbert] G[eorge] (1866-1946) British novelist. On leaving a Cambridge party, Wells accidentally picked up a hat that did not belong to him. Discovering his mistake, he decided not to return the hat to its rightful owner, whose label was inside the brim. The hat fit Wells comfortably; furthermore, he had grown to like it. So he wrote to the erstwhile owner: 'I stole your hat; I like your hat; I shall keep your hat. Whenever I look inside it I shall think of you and your excellent sherry and of the town of Cambridge. I take off your hat to you.' --_Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes_ edited by Clifton Fadiman and André Bernard [2000 ed.] ^ Procrastination is the thief of time. --Edward Young (1683-1765) English poet, "Night Thoughts" [1742-1745], l. 393 ----- Snowdropper (noun) ['sno-drah-pê(r)] Someone who steals clothes from a clothesline. Apparently, drying clothes on a clothesline requires a security guard Down Under for today's word is an Australian contribution to English. . . see "POSSESSIONS" Four be the things I am wiser to know: Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe. Four be the things I'd been better without: Love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt. Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne. Three be the things I shall have till I die: Laughter and hope and a sock in the eye. --Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) American critic and humorist, "Inventory"  THINKING . . see "THE MIND" for related links Millions of minds are in a state of slavery. How shall they escape? Rebel, think of yourself, let others grumble. Dare to be singular-- let others sleep. --[Amos] Bronson Alcott (1799-1888) American philosopher, teacher, and reformer; father of Louisa May Alcott. Stung by the splendor of a sudden thought. --Robert Browning (1812-1889) English poet. "A Death in the Desert" [1864] Try to get angry without having angry thoughts. Try to feel stressed without having stressful thoughts, or sad without sad thoughts, or jealous without jealous thoughts. You can't - it's impossible. When you feel these emotions, remind yourself that it is your thinking that is negative, not your life. This simple awareness is the first step in putting you back onto the path of happiness. --Richard Carlson The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. --Coco Chanel (1883-1971) French fashion designer. - Je pense, donc je suis. I think, therefore I am. --René Descartes (1596-1650) French philosopher and mathematician. {Usually quoted as 'Cogito, ergo sum' from the 1641 Latin edition} _Discourse on Method and the Meditations_ [1637] In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate. --René Descartes (1596-1650) French philosopher and mathematician. - All the time he's boxing he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him. --Jack Dempsey (1895-1983) American boxer. Referring to his fight with Benny Leonard. Far too numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and talk too much. --John Dryden (1631-1700) English poet, critic, and dramatist. _Absalom and Achitophel_ [1681] How can I tell what I think till I see what I say? --E.M. [Edward Morgan] Forster (1879-1970) English novelist. _Aspects of the Novel_ [1927] It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled sea of thought. --John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) American economist. _The Affluent Society_ [1958] A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes. --Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) Indian statesman and leader of the nationalistic movement against British rule. _Ethical Religion_, p.60 [1930] There's nothing so dangerous for manipulators as people who think for themselves. --Meg Greenfield (1930-1999) American journalist and editor of the editorial page of the "Washington Post." When all men think alike, no one thinks very much --Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) American journalist. In _Speakers Encyclopedia_, NY [1955] If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you really make them think, they'll hate you. --Don Marquis (1878-1937) American poet and journalist. "The Sun Dial", [column] in the _New York Sun_ Pooh began to feel a little more comfortable, because when you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it. --A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne (1882-1956) English writer for children. _House at Pooh Corner_ [1928] If you thirst to know who said, "I think, therefore I am," your thirst I will quench; It was Rene' Descartes, only what he actually said was, "Je pense, donc je suis," because he was French. He also said it in Latin, "Cogito, ergo sum," Just to show that he was a man of culture and not a tennis tramp or a cracker barrel philosophy bum. Descartes was one of the few who think, therefore they are, Because those who don't think, but are anyhow, outnumber them by far. --Ogden Nash (1902-1971) American writer of humorous poetry. "Lines Fraught With Naught But Thought" The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently. --Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) German classical scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture. To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection. --Jules Henri Poincaré (1854-1912) French mathematician and philosopher of science. Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so. --Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) British philosopher, mathematician, and Nobel laureate. One's mind suffers only when one is young and while one is ignorant of the world. When one has lived for some time, one learns that the young think too little and the old too much, and one grows careless about both. --Horace Walpole (1717-1797) English writer and connoisseur. In a letter to Horace Mann [14 January 1772] ----- cachexy (noun) [kê-'kek-si] 1/ Extremely bad state of health resulting from malnutrition, starvation; 2/ Sick or depraved way of thinking, mental malnourishment. ideate (transitive verb) To form a thought or idea of; imagine. end page | TABLOIDS - TALENT | TALK - TAYLOR (ELIZABETH) | TAXATION | TEACHERS & TEACHING | TEAMWORK - TELEVANGELISTS | TELEVISION - TELEVISION SHOWS | TEMPER - THEATER | THANKSGIVING - THINKING | THOUGHT POLICE - THRIFT | TIME | TIME TRAVEL - TODAY | TOLERANCE - TOYS | TRADITION - TRANSIENCE | TRAVEL | TREACHERY - TRIVIA | TROUBLE - TRUST | TRUTH | TRYING - TYRANNY | | R | S | T | U - END | | Return Home | The Credits | The Cast | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | The End | The Reviews | |
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