Turkey, nothing to do with the home.

Why eat turkey for thanksgiving?  Many of my friends are against the traditional Thanksgiving celebration.  Because once again history is full of messy ugly details that go ignored.  Personally, I think it is a good thing to have a day of thanksgiving.  Tradition is not always based on historic facts.  But why the turkey?  It is so ugly!  So tasteless! So low in the reasoning scale.  Poor turkey did not choose to become a symbol for this holiday.

A few years ago in an effort to feed my family free range all natural happy turkey I called a local turkey farmer and reserved a fresh bird.  The day came to pick up the turkey so we drove down a very picturesque New England country road to the turkey farm.  It was seriously the best turkey I ever had.  However, I will never forget the big farm house and the pile of beer cans in front.  The Chinese lady that barely spoke any English and the two very strong men that took care of the turkey.  Don't worry I was assured, -the turkey did not feel a thing.  I couldn't tell who was more intoxicated the turkey or the man "taking care" of the turkey.  That year I learned that perhaps I should have remained a vegetarian, that turkeys are really ugly and that there is absolutely nothing wrong with buying  a frozen turkey.