But it's Thanksgiving time. And that means that a little bit of emotion has its place at the table, right next to the turkey. Turkey is, of course, the centerpiece of the good old American Thanksgiving tradition. Most of us have long since regarded the holiday as merely the first of many wintertime excuses to return home and bloat up on the bird and its attendant trimmings. This, of course, ignores the holiday's origin, which supposedly has something to do with the utter decimation of the native American population by friendly but overzealous European pathfinders.
Point is, it's difficult to tell.
This should be easy for most of us, because most of us have a lot for which to be thankful. Remind yourself that the acquisition of paper wealth is not the only prerequisite for thanks. You don't have to have more than everyone else surrounding you in order to be grateful for what you do have. I can't believe Microsoft and MIT are partnering up. How petty these complaints must seem to families who can barely afford the cost of a traditional Thanksgiving food orgy.