Why the heck is this man on my Thanksgiving page!? What I'm wondering is how it's possible that everything aligned the way it did that I'm spending my Thanksgiving day researching and writing a paper on Turkey (the country!)?? Not basting a turkey, not eating a turkey, not falling asleep because that's what too much turkey does to one's body....but writing about the damed country named after the bird I should be feasting on!So this is Mustafa Kemal, better known as Anatürk, the founder of modern, secular, independent Turkey as we know it today. That hat? Interestingly (or not....) he banned them (as well as veils/headscarves for women), only allowing for "western-style" hats having brims...as a sign of Turkey's break from its archaic Ottoman past and emergence into the western European world.
And that's just the tip of the iceburg. So here's my Thanksgiving toast to Turkey....as this year will be remembered.
3 comments:
Well gol darn it I simply never new how turkey got its name and now I do. Thanks! In your spare time can you do some research (as you are in the groove)on how the turkey-bird got its name?
Love ya!!!!! DAD
ok, I will try this for the THIRD time!
How amazing that you were studying Turkey on turkey day!!!!
We missed your presence on Thanksgiving! You always liven up an occasion!!!
Paul says HI.
Can't wait to see you Dec. 22nd or the 23rd!!!
LOVE YOU! MOM
Amanda,
Happy belated Thanksgiving to you! What a fun way to spend the day. We had a house full of turkey eaters on Saturday - your Dad included! The boys played a fun game of flag football before the big feast! Glad to hear you're doing well and happy to hear you're coming home for the holidays! Hopefully we can see each other sometime b/c we're in Salt Lake for Christmas. Good luck finishing up your classes this month and keep the good stories on your blog. Always so fun to check in on you!
Love,
Tracey & Mike
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