Wow, Thanksgiving is 2 weeks away. Time sure has been storming by! I picked up most of the dry foods today. I usually want to be prepared a bit ahead of time. As I'm doing so, I'm remembering the Thanksgivings of the past that will always be a pleasant memory.

I looked up the definition of Thanksgiving on Wikipedia's website. It is a holiday that is to show thanks for one's material and spiritual commonwealth. The first noted Thanksgiving celebration took place on September 8, 1565 when 600 Spanish settlers, under the leadership of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, docked at what is now St. Augustine, Florida, and feverishly had a Mass of Thanksgiving for their secure disposition to the New World; there followed a festivity and celebration. That's not that far from where I live! It's a small world, I tell ya! Assuredly, there are also many other recordings of "Thanksgiving".

Well, you know how it is when you're in front of a computer...one topic leads to another, and after investigating the history of Thanksgiving, I stammered across a news story regarding a lady who certain days ran and some days rode her bicycle at a central preserve.

A strange man approached her and asked her for directions. The next time she saw him, he told her that he loved her and asked her to perform sexual acts with him. He also informed her that he had been at the park every day that week looking for her. He then touched and grabbed her as she was hoping to get into her vehicle. He asked her to see him there again and she conceded.

He was taken into custody after approaching the woman at a prearranged meeting place. Detectives say the man was carrying 10 inches of rope in his hands, and a search of his truck uncovered a huge amount of rope and a .22-caliber gun. This woman was one of the exceedingly lucky ones! This just goes to inform you that you never know who may be observing your every step. You would never think this could happen to you, but these things do happen to people!

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