This Beautiful Mess

For Thanksgiving, I decided to have some fun and see how many people were actually reading my status updates from Twitter and Facebook. I asked about comparisons between favorite traditional Thanksgiving foods and sorta polled my readers. Their answers and comments were more than informative, and downright funny and sometimes surprising. And I thought I knew these people. Here's a breakdown of answers and how it all went down:

*When asked about pie, Pumpkin Pie received 6 votes, Pecan Pie got 3 votes, the newish Pecan-Pumpkin Combo Pie earned 1 vote, Apple Pie got 1 vote and Fudge Pie got 1 vote.
*For dressing on the side of your turkey, Homemade Dressing got 4 votes, Stove Top Stuffing earned 1 vote and my brother said "neither, the bag of stuff inside the turkey is the best."
*For garnish, the polls said Cranberry Relish gets 0 votes, Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce gets 3 votes and Canned Gelled Cranberries gets 4 votes (and most agreed to retain the 'shape' of the can).
*Between these favorites: Real Mashed Potatoes and Macaroni And Cheese, every vote (and there were a lot) said to do BOTH.
*When going 'green', Green Peas received 3 votes, while Green Beans tied also with 3 votes.
*On the gravy train, old-school Giblet Gravy failed at 0 votes, while Plain Gravy got the 5 votes cast.
*I asked the readers about their favorite bread sides. They gave Cornbread only 1 vote, Yeast Rolls received 3 votes, and no one appreciated my Charlie Brown joke, so Toast and Popcorn didn't get any votes.
*The good sweet stuff, Sliced Yams and Sweet Potatoes (with marshmallows) tied with 1 vote each.
*Finally when asking about the main turkelicious course, White Meat earned the win with 4 votes, Dark Meat edged out with 3 votes, the famous Wing got 1 vote of support, and no one wanted the Neck. I guess it goes to Clark Griswold's cousin Eddie.

This was a lot of fun. It made Thanksgiving more enjoyable and I even got hungrier as I read all of these. And I now know what to be sure to prepare next year. Thanks for all who participated.

Humble Beginnings

So, this is apparently chapter one in a somewhat senseless array of what will become a venting spot for music mayhem, spiritual tidbits, and Nashville knowledge. More than likely, seeing as it’s Thanksgiving 2009, I will probably talk about some of my favorite Christmas music in the days and weeks to come. But for now, I will cut this beginning story short with something I just found when googling my name and blog-name. A local Twitter feed of all user activity in my area: hellonashville.com/HyperLocal_Twitter.cfm.
I didn’t even know this existed. A little disturbing, yet interesting. And yes, I did find myself on there. Oh, well...