340 MA members gathered around the dinner table, giving thanks for the bountiful harvest and many blessings.

Happy Thanksgiving Day to you and yours Lonny!

Time to watch the 2nd half of the Packers-Lions game. As a Bears fan, I'm not sure whom to really root for in this game. LOL!

Sounds like you're going to have a good ole' fashioned double Thanksgiving Lonny!

Twice the turkey day goodness will make for plenty of leftovers!
Don't worry, if we go out I'll still order the turkey dinner, and I guarantee there will be leftovers.
I can't pack it away like I could a few years ago. Just about every meal I eat now, especially at restaurants, I have to split into two, and take the other half home for later.

Now it's 339 MA members looking forward to a different type of drumstick come Thursday. LOL!

I know that you're looking forward to the next baseball season. Not much baseball talk going on in Chi-town right now. The big sports story here is that Derrick Rose tore his meniscus in his right knee on Friday, had successful surgery on Monday, and will be out for the rest of the basketball season. This will be the 2nd season in a row that Derrick will be out with an injury. Meanwhile, the Bears lost to the Rams last Sunday, because they simply forgot how to tackle and stop the run. We've got the Vikings with superstar RB Adrian Peterson coming up this Sunday in Minnesota.

Are you ready for Thanksgiving Lonny? Are you going to go over to your mom's or your sister's place for dinner?
We're just having a small Thanksgiving this year. We might even go out for dinner, instead of cooking at home.

les paul ,where are you!?...lol....

www.home.comcast.net/~ddiamo/Movie15.wmv

Here is a vid of me playing the new set!

Well, after all of the storms passed, the Bears had a heck of a game in the mud!
Josh McCown did a good job starting in place of injured QB Jay Cutler. This of course started murmurs around town of a possible QB controversy. The players and coaching staff quickly tried to put that to rest by saying that "Jay is our man" in their press conferences and interviews. The Bears win, as satisfying as it was, took a backseat to the tragic tornado damage that struck the town of Washington, IL.

I saw that your Raiders beat the Houston Texans 28-23! It's wild that both of our football teams currently have back-up QB's starting, and that both of their names start with the prefix "Mc". LOL!
Since I haven't been on much recently, I still have to spread some Rep around before I can get you back, but hopefully it wont be too long.

Hey Lonny,

Sorry I hadn't gotten back to you sooner, but I haven't been on the PDF much recently. We're okay, thanks for thinking about us.
Last Sunday's storms were very intense, with the threat of tornadoes and severe weather looming over the city and its suburbs. A tornado hit the small town of Washington, IL the hardest, actually leveling entire neighborhoods. The footage you've seen on the news is from there. Washington is located just east of Peoria, IL, which is about 160 miles SW of where we live. The worst we had were high winds gusting up to 60 MPH coupled with torrential rain storms, and some tiny hail. I'm sure it was quite an experience for those that were sitting in Solder Field trying to watch the Bears game. I was glued to the TV set when they stopped the game to evacuate the stadium, and made the fans go inside the concourse to wait out the storm. The local TV stations had their weather teams broadcasting up to the minute info tracking the storms. (continued)

336 MA members is truly a wondrous sight (and sound) to behold!

We've always love eegnog around our house during the holiday season. It has always been the "unleaded" variety, if you know what I mean. LOL.
My mom used to make a homemade version when we were younger, but now we just buy the one offered by Dean's Milk. I usually have to cut it 50/50 with some milk.

Well, the Bears play the defending Super Bowl Champion Ravens, at Solder Field this Sunday. After last Sunday's close loss at home to our division rival Lions, we need a win.
We had our first snow of the season last Friday. Thank goodness it only slightly coated the tops of our lawns. However, for this Sunday's game the forecast is for lots of rain and 60° temps. Go figure? LOL!

staying ahead of the game.

334 MA members is spectacular!

The Bears did it! They finally beat the Packers at Lambeau Field!
The last time that happened was all the way back in 2007.
Granted, Aaron Rodgers left the game early with a shoulder injury, but our back-up QB was playing the entire time too.
At 5-3, the Bears are now in a 3-way tie for 1st place in the NFC North. We'll definitely relish this nice surprise victory for the rest of the week!