Because someone needs to state the obvious.

So, real quick here.

I just wrote an article and used the following words and/or phrases without giving direct thought to any of them:

Cocktail, wiener, pie, trick, gorge and 'spread out the special-ness.'

Seriously?

Happy Thanksgiving, ya'll. (Please note I don't actually speak hick. I threw that "ya'll" in there in honor of Beth, who's in town this weekend from the Dirty South).

Gobble.