Hello Breezers,
   If hitting the roads later today, most of you can expect it wet.  It will likely be snowing by afternoon here in much of MN, with rain only in IL.  Some changeover to snow is possible tonight in IL, with likely some snow during the morning hours on Thanksgiving.  Accumulations will be very minor considering how warm it has been.  Possibly 1-3 inches in-between the 'Sota and the 'Dota (i.e. SW WI).  November has been incredibly warm, and while cooler weather will be in store the next week, the month is likely to finish in the top ten warmest Novembers for many.  Actually here in MN, and I suspect in IL, our November has been warmer than our October!  That is phenomenal considering how the average plummet this time of year.  If we finish that way in Minneapolis, it will be only the second time since 1881.

   And a happy birthday shoutout one day after to Johns!  It was GREAT talking to you at 2:30 am this morning!  That was awesome!

   MTF won't be heading home this Turkey Day, but have a good one in store tomorrow.  And doesn't matter where anyone is, nor actually the time of year, they can always give thanks!


I am thankful for many, many things. 

I am thankful for my parents, all that they bought for me, all of my teachers, and all that they taught to me. 

I am thankful for my job, and my coworkers' brilliance, thankful for all my family, and their lasting resilience. 

I am thankful for side dishes, such as cream corn and broccoli spears, and thankful for teenie boppers, such as Taylor Swift and Britney Spears. 

I am thankful for Lamberts in Missouri, for the Lions Tap in Minnesota, for "the Bob" in Michigan, and for Ziggies in Mendota. 

I am thankful for drums, that I always must bang, thankful for snow plowers, that clear for the Mustang.

I am thankful for Jimmy Nesbitt, genius in E-town, thankful for the D-Man, a great friend and absolute clown! 

I am thankful for Facebook, YouTube, and AWIPS, I am thankful for kleenex, soap, and q-tips.

I am thankful for the Mauch boys, the Schroeder boys, the Fox boys, and the Backstreet Boys. 

I am thankful to doctors and nurses, who everyday save lives, am thankful for Mark Mutton, and even his lip high fives. 

I am thankful for all that know econ, all that can comprehend chem, I am thankful so much for women, and the little I understand of them! 

I am thankful for the Zapfs, and Beth's great blog, I am thankful it is one month til Christmas, and one month til eggnog! 

I am thankful for my sister, even when she is snoring, am thankful for Caroline, both Csnernus and my girl Doran! 

I am thankful for my cousin Megan, her fiancé Matt too, thankful for my cousin Kris, and Chief Illiniwek his boo. 

I am thankful for NIU, alma mater to many, I am thankful for insurance, saving me many a penny! 

I am thankful for Minnesota, the friendliest state in the nation, I am thankful for Joe Mauer, the Twinkies MVP sensation! 

I am thankful for country music, thankful for movies that make me laugh, am thankful for President Barack Obama, and his Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

I am thankful for the MEPs, the Guiders including Becky G, am thankful for Jaaaames McQuirter, and yes ... Tony Z. 

I am thankful for the double J, who just turned 28, thankful for Miles and Sparky, always a wedding date! 

I am thankful for Tuffie the cat, and Pudge the kitty, and thankful to be from, the World's Greatest Little City!

I am thankful for Apple and Microsoft, eternal battle of Holzner and Scott, I am thankful for all my crazy friends, and everything that I got! 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone...from the 'Sota to the 'Dota!

MTF