The Thanksgiving meal should not be treated as a grad school exam or an Olympic dive. Whatever you cook will be good enough - unless you make that Twinkie turkey stuffing we're suddenly hearing too much about.

Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.

You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when

You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people's maps will be the same.

Getting out of the house is the secret to staying alert through the droning hours leading up to the big meal, even if you don't go farther than 7-Eleven for another six-pack.

TV happens. And once it's happened, it's gone. When it's gone, you move on, no tears, no tantrums, no videotape

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.