Thanks for the kudos on my list of N – it was a lot of fun to put together.

As for those Thanksgiving Days of yesteryear when the day began with the annual high school football bawl between our beloved Pascack Hills Cowboys and the hated Pascack Valley Indians, I agree with the sleeping sentiment but also lament those days not being with us anymore. There is something to be said for tradition and the thoughts of seeing older kids come home from college to see each other, a full set of bleachers overflowing with past alum and parents, set against a that steel grey sky with those crisp late autmun breezes, and rooting for Dave D’Amore, Mike D’Errico, Dave Aurhcio, Mike Feulner, Gregg Silcher or even Tom Papa (yes folks, that Tom Papa) to tote the pigskin across the goal line so we could go bananas, go-go bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S. I can still picture Silcher our senior year at Valley, a shutout win for us, carrying his white helmet high over his head in one hand as the snow fell and the rest of team soon following his lead. They were great times. Hope you and your “cast of characters” had a great holiday – I got to see my dad which made mine awesome.

http://miamilf.blogspot.com/2008/11/bountiful-beauty.html

I also just realized I assigned N to both Jon and Missy, so Missy if you’d prefer an alternate, you can try “Y”. Just kidding — how about “C”? Or N, your choice.

See, the California sun turned my brain to mush. BTW, being back at work right now really sucks.

Anyways, I’m getting off-topic. Susan, I have just completed posting a blog posting about the letter you assigned me, the letter N. Here’s the link to it:

http://criefcase.blogspot.com/2008/11/sponsored-by-letter-n.html

Here’s the link to see it in it’s fullness. Enjoy, and thanks for doing this Susan.

But enough about me. Here are your challenges. There is really no rhyme or reason to my selections. Trust me, at this point my brain is mush.

Missy: I wouldn’t say “afraid” – just being coy and a bit reluctant, you know knowing that my parents read this. But, Ok – orgasm, orgasm, orgasm!! And now I bequeath you the letter “N” – like naughty .

Mary: So glad you had a chance to get out and meet Cindy. I’m going to give you the letter “L”.

Jon: FlyBoy will tell you I had the audacity to suggest that we go sight seeing or go to dinner while on vacation and the Steelers were on TV. The outrageousness, I tell you! (Hey, look at that – another “O”). Anyway, no, Neil O’Donnell never even crossed my mind, but I’ll give you the letter “N” in his honor.

The Exception: Thank you for your support. I’ll give you the letter “B”.

Jennie: You always rock in my book, and being the writerly type, I’ll give you a vowel — “A”. (Sorry, honey, that’s what you get for being creative.)

Heather: I’m so glad you enjoyed a little OK Go. Now you can go and post about the letter “S”. Please, no need to include me in your list. ha!