We're flying to California tomorrow.

[MineralMan]

Thanksgiving Dinner will be on Friday, with just a smallish group. My parents, who are both 87, my sister and her husband, my brother, and one nephew with his family. I'm very much looking forward to this, and probably won't be posting here until Monday. No politics will be discussed among the group...it's a family rule. So, I'll be pretty much away from all things political. I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.

[Lint Head]

1. Have a great turkey day!

[Juneboarder]

2. Be Careful!! It's kinda cold here ...

like 65 degrees!! :crazy:

Don't forget your bathing suits, shorts and flip flops! :)

[MineralMan]

9. Yah...I'm wearing my heaviest parka, you betcha.

It's supposed to be 57 degrees here tomorrow. Last good day of the year.

[HipChick]

3. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. Don’t Get Robbed for Using Social Media

Burglars lost a valuable resource recently. They didn’t mislay their crowbars and they can still get hold of bags marked “swag” if they really want to, but PleaseRobMe.com is no longer listing tweets with location data. The shopping list for home-raiders is now empty.

PleaseRobMe.com was never meant to help burglars, of course. The site, which simply reposted tweets whose writers had indicated they weren’t at home, was created to alert people to the dangers of sharing too much information on social media sites – information such as the fact that they’re enjoying a two-week vacation in Cancun, the house is empty, and there’s a giant pile of cash in the unlocked office drawer.


It’s a risk that’s easy to understand. Location-based services such as Foursquare, Facebook’s Places, and Twitter’s “Add your location” feature should all be vital boons for criminals. There’s little point in leaving the lights on when you go to the cinema or asking a friend to pop around and empty the mailbox when you’re on vacation if you’re also going to announce to the entire world that you’re not at home. It’s really not hard for any criminal capable of opening a Facebook account or surfing to Twitter to discover who’s out and about in their area and whose homes are safe to rob.

And it might have happened. The media is full of reports about people who posted their location information on Twitter or on Facebook and came home to a jimmied front door and a house emptied of valuables. Geo-location for posts and careless tweeting have made targeting so simple that it’s no surprise that potential victims are worried.


more . . . http://www.geekpreneur.com/dont-get-robbed-for-using-social-media

[MineralMan]

10. Not much worth stealing at my house, really.

Besides I have nosy neighbors, so they'll call the cops if someone shows up. I didn't tell them my moronic teabagger brother-in-law will be coming to feed our cats. Hope springs eternal, you know...

[virgogal]

5. Have a marvelous time.

[11 Bravo]

6. Wear flip-flops and a thong to minimize the pre-flight check-in.

And have a great Thanksgiving!

[MineralMan]

8. That's a tempting idea, but I hate scaring small children and

old people. :rofl:

[Fumesucker]

7. Same to you MM..

:hi: