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Round the Sphere Again

A few of the week’s links I liked.

Pointed
Rejoicing over new NIV translation. (TBNN)

Substantiation
What would constitute direct evidence of global warming? (William M. Briggs)

Historical
What the divers found. (CBC News)

Explanatory
How the pop-up timer in your turkey worked. (mental_floss Blog)

Refreshing
Cocoa like mother used to make. (Mennonite Girls Can Cook)

Thanksgiving 26

Today’s the day all you Americans are celebrating Thanksgiving, but there’s no turkey and stuffing or pumpkin pie at my house. Nope, we celebrated Thanksgiving back in October.

Instead of feasting, I went to the dentist. I’m thankful for two new fillings replacing two very old ones, and pretty whitish fillings instead of the ugly amalgam ones, to boot. I’m thankful for my dentist, who is gentle and not at all scary, unlike some dentists I’ve visited. Still, I’m thankful that unless something unforseen happens, I don’t have to see her again until next November.

To those for whom today is a holiday: Enjoy the meal and then tell me what you’re thankful for, okay?

• Elle is thankful for abundance.
• Connie wishes us all a happy Thanksgiving.
• Kim is thankful for a mild November.
• Ann is thankful that she’s able to attend Bible study and prayer meeting.
• Lisa is thankful for reminders to give thanks.
• Dorothy is thankful for the blessing of togetherness.
• Kim is thankful for the first snow.
• Rosemary is thankful to the Lord.
• Jodi is thankful for her readers.
• Jenn is thankful for time with family.

Here are three ways you can join in the thanksgiving. 

• Mention something you’re thankful for in the comments here and I’ll included it in one of my thanksgiving posts, or
• Email me to tell me what you’re thankful for and I’ll include it in a post, or
• Post your thankful thought(s) on your own blog, send me the link(s), and I’ll link to your post(s). If you plan to make your thanksgiving posts daily during the month, let me know that and you won’t need to send me daily links.

More details here.

If you’ve got a thanksgiving post and I missed it, please let me know so I can add your link.