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7:23 a.m. - 2013-12-01 Uncle Harry hosted us in a community room in his apartment complex. Kind of nice, actually, and really what we need for a family this size. Everyone complained about the TV, which apparently by universal agreement was on the wrong side of the room and should have been moved. But we didn't move it and we had it on all the time. For a while we actually stared in silence at one of the dumber situation comedies, even though some of the dialogue was probably questionable to the ears of our grandparents. Then somebody found a football game... Uncle Harry was drunk about halfway through the dinner. Maybe the holiday stress was too much for him or maybe he just likes getting drunk. He has a kind of insult humor which is usually fine, but it can get more edgy as he loses his edge. Six people bought laptops, iPads, and other mobile devices and used them throughout the party. Several other people were on their cells more than they were off. At on point Aunt Belle laughed and read aloud one of Uncle Rick's postings. And they were both in the room with us. Also got to find out the exact moment Cousin Scott in Iowa put his turkey in the oven, because he posted it to FaceBook: another announcement from Aunt Belle. When everybody brings their iPads to the table, I'll know that Thanksgiving has officially ended as anything more meaningful than a shopping holiday leading into Xmas. Oh, and insult to injury: over the three-day Pilgrim weekend, I gained five pounds. Now I have just two weeks to lose that before the family Xmas.
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