As Thanksgiving draws closer, in the interest of home safety I’m linking to a release by the National Fire Protection Association concerning tips for preventing fires. Of course, I do have a few comments to add to their statement in order to bring what they have to say into the real world. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Thanksgiving
Backtiming
I had an assistant once who developed the concept of “the Ritter factor” when estimating time. The basic concept was that if I said something would take a certain amount of time, that amount needed to be multiplied by 4.5 to determine the actual time required. 
While not admitting to the accuracy or even existence of this factor, I can state that Thanksgiving‘s biggest challenge is time. Continue reading
Filed under food, Helpful Hints
Thanksgiving
Image by Getty Images via Daylife
My family loves Thanksgiving. For the most part, so do I. The entire family getting together is not something that happens with great regularity anymore – grandparents winter in Florida, kids are in college or living their own lives, brothers and sisters and other relations have busy schedules too. So when 20 or 25 of us can pile into one location, it’s special, and each gathering is unique. Except for one thing. Continue reading
Filed under food, Thinking Aloud
Consult Keith 