Briggs in support of Palin

I've never really voiced my political opinion in public, so I would like to take the time to say that if Sarah Palin ran for office in 2012, she has my vote.

Palin is charismatic, and whether or not her countenence will change while in office I can see her being the kind of positive change The White House needs. Barack Obama is charismatic and a rock star-type person. It's not necessary to completely change personalities when leaders change so the charisma currently in The White House will remain when Palin is voted in.

I don't know if she'll win, but she knows how to work the media like Obama, and she's not afraid of the spotlight like Obama. My vote is with Palin for 2012.

How to keep turkey from killing you

This one guy, Harold McGee, wrote five myths about Thanksgiving dinner for people to take note of this season. McGee obviously did his homework because my family follows these myths every year.

The myth that particularly hit home with me was cooking the turkey at a low temperature overnight. McGee said this is unnecessary. Thank goodness. Much time will be saved this holiday season.

The myth that disturbed me was people believing it's OK to leave the food out until you go to bed. Obviously you need to refrigerate that stuff before germs take over. McGee said so as well.