Thanksgiving 2009: Serving Up the Best

Best Thanksgiving Story
Here’s one with a powerful and memorable ending. Share it with friends and family. It appeared originally in the Washington Post on Nov. 23, 1978.  More >>

The Author Speaks: Service With a Smile
It was the end of a busy Friday night dinner shift. Waitress Candacy Taylor sat in the back of a San Francisco restaurant with her exhausted coworkers, griping about their aching feet and the frustrations of the job.  More >>

What I Really Know
The AARP Bulletin’s What I Really Know column comes from our readers. Each month we solicit short personal essays on a selected topic and post some of our favorites in print and online. These represent the best regarding the Thanksgiving holiday and spending time with family.
• Family Get-Togethers: Through the Years
• Family Get-Togethers: Managed Chaos
• Family Get-Togethers: Brandy in the Soufflé
• Day-After-Thanksgiving Shopping
• Interact: Tell Us Why You’re Thankful

Myths & Facts About Thanksgiving
Think you know the holiday’s history? Find out what’s true and what’s false about the history of Thanksgiving and the holiday around it.  More >>

Sports
• NFL: Green Bay @ Detroit - 12:30 p.m. on FOX
• NFL: Oakland @ Dallas - 4:15 p.m. on CBS
• NFL: NY Giants @ Denver - 8:20 p.m. on NFL Network
• NBA: Orlando @ Atlanta - 8 p.m. on TNT
• NBA: Chicago @ Utah - 10:30 p.m. on TNT
• CFB: Texas @ Texas A&M - 8 p.m. on ESPN

Food
• Eating Healthy in Hard Times
• Fat or Fit: Who Says You Can’t Be Both?
• Myth Buster: Thanksgiving Stupor—Is Turkey to Blame?
• Duck! It’s the Holidays
• Turkey With Stuffing and Lime-Cranberry Sauce (SJ)
• Eat the Way the Pilgrims Did (Prime Time Radio)
• Chinese American Thanksgiving Turkey  (AARP The Magazine)

Travel
• Survey Reveals the Changing Travel Habits of Americans
• Holiday Road Trip: The Thrifty Way (AARP.org)
• Peter Greenberg: Thanksgiving Get-Together (AARP.org)
• Keep Checking to Avoid Steep Holiday Airfares
• More Americans Sing, ‘I’ll Stay Home for Christmas’
• Sky-High Luggage: Pack Smartly or Be Ready to Pay
• Save a Buck: Gas Comparison Websites
• Save a Buck: Ship ’n’ Save
• Save a Buck: Airport Freebies
• Fly Right: Holiday Air Travel Tips (AARP The Magazine)

Shopping
• Buying a New TV: What You Need to Know
• Retail Losing Streak Despite Holiday Blitz
• Save a Buck: Gift Card Gotchas
• Flat-Screen Savings
• Save a Buck: Gift Cards Into Dollars
• Reader Essay: What I Really Know About Buying Gifts
• Save a Buck: Shopper’s Helper
• Cut Down on Catalogs
• Tips on Avoiding Holiday Shopping Blunders (AARP.org)

Thanksgiving on TV
Can you guess the name of the TV program for each scene?  More >>

Thanksgiving Cartoons
Laugh-out-loud cartoons have a holiday theme.  More >>

A Norman Rockwell Holiday Puzzle
Piece together this iconic image of America in the 1940s.  More >>