IT'S TURKEY TIME! GOBBLE! GOBBLE!: (Expect to see that headline, eluding to "Gigli," quite a bit in the next week).
Anyway, I'm heading on Wednesday to Minnesota for the seventh straight Thanksgiving- no, in 25 years I've never had Thanksgiving anywhere else.
This year, according to Weather.com, is gonna be a cold one, with temperatures topping out at 44 degrees on Friday. But don't worry, I'm going to be spending quite a bit of time indoors, including at T-Wolves and Wild games on Wednesday and Friday.
And speaking of Minnesota sports, the annual Turkey of the Year award will be given out by Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse on Turkey Day morning, and considering what a banner year it's been for Minny sports, it's hard to tell who the front-runner is. Last year Reusse chickened out, bypassing obvious winner Kirby Puckett to give the award to Wolves executive Kevin McHale and coach Flip Saunders. Kirby could technically get it for this year (as his trial took place in '03), but I've got to go with Bud Selig as my pick.
Interesting Turkey notes- no one has ever won twice, the trophy was re-christened "The Herschel" at the end of Mr. Walker's disastrous Vikings tenure in 1990, and J.R. Rider was named Turkey of the Millennium in 1999.
Ouais, j'aime les hotdogs!
Je suis le Gros Porc!
J'ai Confiance.
Posted by: Jacques Parizeau at February 28, 2006 01:09 PM