the secret to a less-stressful thanksgiving

Thanksgiving day approaches. The Transportation Security Agency is giving out tips for the once-a-year flyer on how to get through security lines easier (one tip: don't pack any ticking alarm clocks). But bad weather (surprise!) along the East Coast and Midwest threatens to gum up our aviation system and make the roads slick.

How to cope with the crowds? Simple.

Stay home.

Avoid the airport. Keep off the interstates. Don't go more than 10 miles for your turkey fix. Relax. Watch football. And when the news comes on with the stupid mandatory reports about the bazillion people stranded in the terminal at Chicago O'Hare, give thanks that YOU aren't THERE with those other poor sons of bitches.