Well, Thanksgiving Day here was marvelous. It really was almost a day off. I did have to go and take notes at a high-level meeting, but what's two hours out of a holiday for the good of the Republic? Everyone in the office I'm in and a few spouses (also Embassy personnel) got together for Thanksgiving Feast - tablecloths on two wooden picnic table cum benches under a canopy next to the pool - food courtesy of KBR and the U.S. taxpayer. Great stuff, though I missed the cranberries in the stuffing (or filling as we Philly natives call it). And, several bottles of fine Lebanese wine accompanied the feast, so the holiday spirit and giving of thanks was in full swing. See atttached menu (if I figured out how to do that) 
Fortunately, the shelling, InDirectFire (IDF) did not start until we were at the coffee following the dessert course. Unfortunately, several Iraqis in the International Zone (aka the green zone) and one foreign guard qwere injured - no deaths in that barrage though, thank God for small favors! Only the touch football at the park or on the front/back lawn with family and relatives was missing. But at my age, i'd likely have gotten a cracked rib or two, so better to stop that "rough touch" football.
Fortunately, the shelling, InDirectFire (IDF) did not start until we were at the coffee following the dessert course. Unfortunately, several Iraqis in the International Zone (aka the green zone) and one foreign guard qwere injured - no deaths in that barrage though, thank God for small favors! Only the touch football at the park or on the front/back lawn with family and relatives was missing. But at my age, i'd likely have gotten a cracked rib or two, so better to stop that "rough touch" football.
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