Our Family Version of Traveling Home for Thanksgiving

Golden round of cornbread in a back cast iron skillet, cooling on a trivet on the countertop. A glimpse of a new range can be seen in the background.

When one of our family members called last week to tell us their vehicle stopped on the expressway on the way to work, we were worried.

Their vehicle had a number of issues this year.

We wondered if it could be fixed quickly and whether they would still join us for our Thanksgiving holiday celebration.

They assured us they had every intention of being here for Thanksgiving.

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What I Found Interesting: November 18, 2025

Green-colored copper sculpture of girl laying down on her stomach on the ground reading a book, brown mulch surround the sculpture, green-leafed white-flowered shrubs in the background.

A Detroit, Michigan fifth-grader’s float design debuts in America’s Thanksgiving Day parade, birds showing signs of recovery, and how speaking multiple languages seems to slow aging are a few of the interesting stories I’ve read and enjoyed in the past month.

I hope you enjoy them, too!

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Free Birding Webinar: What’s New in Avian Taxonomy (2025)

Cornell Lab Birds of the World: What's New in Avian Taxonomy 2025 with a collage of colorful birds overlaid on a worldwide map.

With the restructured bird taxonomy released in October 2025, birders around the world have seen bird species changes on eBird, Merlin, and Birds of the World.

For example, all my Yellow Warbler observations have been changed to Northern Yellow Warbler. And my Warbling Vireo observations have changed to Eastern Warbling Vireo.

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