Can't we skip turkey day and move right to Xmas?

Tuesday the thirteenth day of November, in the year of our LORD Two-Thousand-Twelve.

ITEM: The Gypsy Blue 'album' (unfortunately named "Livin' in the City" by others without so much as a by your leave) was officially released on Halloween.  I ordered a couple of copies just because and they arrived today.  Kinda neat, kinda not.
http://fnarecords.net/index.php/livin-in-the-city-76.html

ITEM: It's beginning to look a tiny, vague, sorta bit like Christmas!  We had our first few flakes of snow(more like tiny ice crystals, but I'll take what I can get) yesterday.  As you well know, it's the most wonderful time of the year!!! (you can tell by all the exclamation points)

ITEM: The above-mentioned item serves as a sobering reminder of all the promises I've made to myself regarding 2013.  I know for you long time readers that this will be a sad repeat of some things, but here goes: No more smoking (stop laughing), Exercise (seriously, stop it, I can hear you, you know), Save $$$ (ok, the doubling over guffaws are a bit over the top, don't you think).

ITEM: This year's Thanksgiving meal will include goose.