Thanksgiving MemoriesBy: Liz Breier / This & ThatThe weather is turning cold and we all startto think ahead to Thanksgiving. Thismakes me reminisce about Holidays past.Not a time to besad about who may no longer be at thetable with us but rather of the lightermoments.After all, not everyone is a greatcook or can remember when they weresupposed to arrive. I imagine everyonehas had to endure at least one “awful”turkey dinner or better yet, a non-turkeywhen dining at a vegan’s table.Sorry, for me, a tofu turkey is not thesame! Back in the day, there was no deepfriedturkey, spatchcocking or turducken,just good, old-fashioned roasted turkeywith stuffing and sweet potatoes. I don’trecall that we had a help line to call atButterball either!How about the time no one realized that the oven was not workingproperly and hours later there was a half-cooked turkey and coldstuffing? Calling out for pizza can be a letdown.Did you ever show up way too early or worse, while everyone wasalready eating dessert? Who hasn’t been at a holiday meal when anargument ensued over politics or someone showed up with an extraguest that everyone thought was just plain “weird”?When I think back over the many years of Holidays past, I still smilethinking of Grandma’s cooking or Aunt Adele’s contribution of anEbinger’s Blackout cake for dessert.Despite the years, I can’t help butsmile about the glitches that mademany Thanksgiving meals memorable.What I recall most of all are the specialguests that always joined us. There wasnever anyone we knew that would spenda Holiday alone so there was always aneighbor, distant relative or co-worker(or a combination thereof) that dinedwith us.This is a practice I have tried tocontinue and makes the meaningof “Thankfulness” more poignant. Isuggest that everyone invite someone tojoin them that would otherwise be alone (even if you are dining out)and you will find the Holiday has so much more meaning.Liz Breier is an ex-New Yorker who retired to Florida for 24 yearsbefore deciding that Nevada means home to her. You can contactLiz at: bluesky090372@gmail.com.By: Beverly Washburn / Hollywood Memoriesthought I’d actually show you one of myI “many” residuals that I have been gettingfor my career. A penny! Kind of ridiculous to getthese checks.The cost of the salary for the person who sends this, along with thepaper, envelope, and the stamp (not to mention the time it takes) farexceeds these tiny payments. To be totally candid, I have no way ofkeeping track of what television shows have been on - so I would nevereven know about them if the payments weren’t sent to me.This one was for an old episode of the TV show “Scarecrow and Mrs.King.” The gross amount was three cents, and the net was a whoppingone cent!I considered walking into the bank with a straight face to deposit it.I thought it would be fun to see the look on the teller’s face but decidedI wouldn’t be able to pull it off without laughing, so I decided to reallymess up their books and have the check framed!By the way, for those who might have “googled” my name, you mighthave seen that my “net worth” is 12 million dollars! Really? With theseamounts of residuals, I wonder just how I acquired all that money.The other thing I wonder is just who posts these kind of things andjust where do they get their information! Kind of funny actually.8As The Checks Come Pouring In...November 2020Of course, I shouldn’t complain about my residuals, because lastmonth I also got one for $2.97! And I almost fell over two weeks agowhen I received one for $10.16! Of course, I try not to spend all of thesechecks in one place. Believe me, I’m not complaining. I just think it’skind of funny.While I assure you that my net worth is nowhere near $12,000,000,I am however quite wealthy. But my wealth is measured in love, family,laughter and friendship, and for that I am truly thankfulUntil next time remember: Life is a gift to you...the way you live it, isyour gift to others.Beverly Washburn graced the silver screen as a child actress andis the author of Reel Tears. You can contact Beverly at: bjradell@hotmail.com.
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