Turkey Talk-Line is open

Well whack my wattle - turkey is the perfect protein - so says the National Turkey Federation.

Butterball's famous turkey talk-line is now open at 1-800-BUTTERBALL, and you also have the option to email your turkey questions at talkline@butterball.com.

You can also call the U. S. Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-674-6854; they'll answer any questions related to food preparation and storage from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

Also, there's:
Empire Kosher Poultry 717-436-7055
Land O'Lakes baking advice
Fleischmann's Yeast Baker's Help Line is 800-777-4959
King Arthur Flour Co.'s Bakers Hotline is 802-649-3717
Ocean Spray Consumer Help Line is 800-662-3263
Perdue Consumer Help Line 800-473-7383
USDA Meat & Poultry Hotline 800-535-4555

For dessert, the Crisco Pie Hotline is there for you - 877-367-7438 with the following schedule:
Regular hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Extended hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. from November 17th through November 26th and December 15th through the 23rd.

Remember, when talking turkey, there's no such thing as stupid turkey question...
Funny maybe, but not stupid.

Women, put yourself first

There's the old sayin, "If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy", but how true is it? In a sense, it's more truthful than you realize, but not the way you think. Mama spends so much time doing for others, she leaves little if any time for herself. Mama constantly, selflessly sacrifices, and usually ends up tired, resentful, unfulfilled, etc. So, mama probably ain't truly happy, and therefore, no one else in her family is truly happy either; not what such a cute saying was intending!
You've watched enough Oprah to know it's true, mamas - you, for the sake of your family, need to put yourself first... at least some of the time (and no guilty feelings afterward). Maybe use the holidays to jump start showing yourself some love!

Safety within your cell

Here's an interesting concept:

Your cellphone can send a message and photo to My Mobile Witness. The company time-stamps and stores what you send and, if you end up in some sort of trouble, law enforcement gets access to your message.
I know it sounds extreme, but....
Think about it - you're home alone and someone keeps driving by your house. Instead of fretting over what may be, you snap a shot of the driver/license place and send it to MMW. Should anything unsavory happen, you can tell the person, "I've sent your license number to a place where the police will have it on file". Hey, better safe than sorry!
It's free service, but you do have to sign up to get an address to send your message!

Finally, someone takes blame

A Parkland resident has created a website whereby you can blame him for EVERYTHING and anything gone wrong. Got fired? Blame Steven. Stepped in gum? It's all Steven's fault. Gas prices too high? Drat! That Steven. Your pants are too tight? Yep, blame Steven.


WARNING: The site has some PG-13 language (Steven's fault, of course), but aside that, it's pretty hysterical.