In November 1997, I was living in Dijon, France and starting to feel rather sorry for myself as the traditional American holiday season approached.  I'm a {bit} of a devotee to tradition, and I knew that all across the U.S. families were making plans to gather together for Thanksgiving.  I would be heading home four weeks later just in time for Christmas, but it was little consolation as the fourth Thursday in November approached. Compounding the feeling of impending doom were a ... View Post