A Holiday Treat - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

Over 60 years ago, this classic song was made into a] Christmas Cartoon Classic by Max Fleischer who is perhaps best known for Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor, and the famous Superman comics staring Bud Collier in the role of Clark Kent/Superman.

From a kinder and gentler age, perhaps you'll find some memory of your childhood, or maybe you can show this to one of the children in your family and create some new memories.

In any case, whether Christmas is your holiday, or you just enjoy the season and the spirit of giving as I do, please enjoy.

A Holiday Message

From my childhood - a Holiday message by R.O. Blechman for CBS created in 1966 - at a time when we bemoaned the commercial nature of the holiday without knowing how much more commercial it was going to get - Have a wonderful Holiday - enjoy your time with your family whether you're spending it at a traditional Christmas dinner or going to the movies and having Chinese food - This time of year is about family and rebirth - old times and new beginnings

Best Wishes to you and your family from me and mine!

2 Days to Thanksgiving - Do You Have Menu?

Thanksgiving is Thursday. If you're cooking for group (or a crowd) and you haven't yet put your menu in order, click on through Bon Appetit's Thanksgiving Menu Planner.

Answer 3 basic questions and Bon Appetit serves up a list of dishes and their respective recipes.

1. For how many people are you cooking?


2. How much time do you have to cook?


3. What's your style?

The dishes range from the simple (Pumpkin Pie with Spiced Whipped Cream) to the sophisticated (Herb Roasted Turkey with Apple Cider Gravy). There's even a menu for vegetarians.

It's not too late to host a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. Bon Appetit can get you moving in the right direction.

Or if you're a lucky guy like I am, maybe someone else will be cooking and all you'll need to do is show up, be thankful, and eat! What ever you're doing though - be thankful for what you have - its probably much more than some others have. And if you really want to be grateful - how about helping some one else? All you need to do is to click on the link to the right and change the world for someone by making a small donation - maybe give up a couple of movies so a little girl can go to school - or don't - its your choice.
I've already made mine.