Thanksgiving II

Last night was Thanksgiving II, hosted at my friend Charlie's pad. It was a good time, chaotic in a good way, all of us doing a little dance around the stove when one person was carving the turkey, I was trying to take some rolls out of the oven, another person was trying to keep the gravy from boiling over, and about five other people were standing around the kitchen drinking wine and laughing at us. There were piles of food -- literally -- platters on every horizontal surface including the floor, trays stacked on top of bowls, bottles of wine perched rather precariously on the edges of tables. Lots of food, lots of wine, lots of people, lots of fun. I think a new tradition has been born.