I spent Thanksgiving at Duke's Canoe Club in Waikiki! I was with 2 friends and the bride's parents if the wedding we were in Maui for the week before!

Well, we decided that Vegas was out of the question this year and we're a bit scared to travel. Ended up at the surprisingly quaint Saddam Inn, about 20 kilometers down the Saddam International Expressway from Mosul. We had a lovely two bedroom lakeside chalet, spectacular views of the sun setting on Lake Saddam, as the birds follow the low tide out to the Saddam tributary where it drains into the Euprates. We swam, rented canoes, and frolicked. Excellent room service menu and very attentive service at a downright bargain of a price. I did have a bit of a hassle with the front desk, they wanted to charge me extra for a rollaway bed for my cousin so I shot him. Can't let minor isses ruin a long holiday. I highly recommend this wonderful getaway, and would be happy to answer any questions from fellow fodorites.

We know you are all lying Saddam, there is no lake where you went.

I spent my thanksgiving getting my butt kicked by the Pats.

Told my family I was going to hubby's. Hubby told his family he was going to mine. Then we snuck off to Montreal for the weekend. Had some decent snowfall, ate in great restaurants, and loved that jacuzzi for two! Turkey? What turkey?

I sure was lucky in Detroit. Like I was in kolledge at U of M.

Lying on the couch, blowing my nose and taking Tylenol Cold pills. Saw a lot of bad tv. Bleah.

Skiied all day in the bright sunshine at Loveland, then cooked up a meal on Friday. Played a lot of "Return to Castle Wolfenstein." Watched free HBO.

As you know I do not condone the ruthless slaughter of innocent turkeys, so my girlfriend and I stayed home and had a delicious meal of bean sprouts with tofu, spaghetti with tofu balls, tofu pie and carrot juice.

To think that I saved one poor turkeys life is very fulfilling. To think that there are baby turkeys who can suckle their mother makes me very happy.