Growing up in Indiana, Thanksgiving was the holiday that always brought my sisters and me together with my cousins for hours upon hours of good times and goofball fun. We made up games and created delightful distractions that would hold our grumbling stomachs at bay while the feast to come inched ever closer.

Then the dinner bell rang and we kids were sequestered in the kitchen where we were not seen, but definitely heard.

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Jeff Hoyt
Vashon Island, WA
11.20.06

Several of the songs in this podcast can be found through the iTunes Music Store:

“One Prairie Outpost” by Carbon Leaf
“The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” by Paul Brooks
“Thanksgiving Day” by Ray Davies
“Down” by Harry Nilsson
“Thanksgiving” by Loudon Wainwright III
“Superball” by Aimee Mann
“The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” by the International TV Orchestra
Plus movie soundtrack music from Carter Burwell and Caleb Sampson

What a combination! Airline seats keep getting narrower while the passengers who occupy them keep getting wider. It’s an unsettling reality that has caused a significant spike in nasty confrontations, both at the gate and up in the air. As airlines try to enforce their “if-you-need-an-extra-seat-then-buy-one” policy, complaints are on the rise, not only from overweight passengers who feel discriminated against but from the skinnier flyers who are feeling the squeeze.

Personally, my butt is just wide enough for me to appreciate both sides of the issue. Then, on a recent flight between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Seattle, I came face-to-face (or, rather, ass-to-ass) with the heart of the matter.

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Jeff Hoyt
Vashon Island, WA
11.01.06

Nearly every song in this podcast can be secured on your hard drive for just 99¢ through the iTunes Music Store: