I relate to the story, as I spent Thanksgiving away from home as well during college years.

I also went to college outside of NYC, in Tarrytown, NY, but in the 1950's.
Flying home to Ohio in November for several days was not an option, as I would be for Christmas in December for a much longer period.

I can't even remember who took me in, but roommates and friends must have come through, as I didn't spend Thanksgiving Day o campus.
I do remember one, though, one who invited me for her family home on the New Jersey shore.

All these many years later, I appreciate the outreach of strangers and their parents who opened their homes and hearts to a young person who would have been alone otherwise on a special holiday.

To my fellow Dems in NC- Please make sure

that the votes for the governor's race are counted correctly, and that Cooper is installed as your new governor.

We have been so spoiled up to now, with mild temps.

Today & yesterday in mid-70's, in SW Ohio - in mid-November, for goodness sake . Sunny too.
It's hard to contemplate that the temps may get to the teens tomorrow night.

Trump's supporters are more like a Fan Club than discerning voters.

Yep, I'm inclined to go along with the "stupid" label, though many Trumpsters are willingly ignorant, i.e., ignorant by choice, i.e., intellectually lazy.

Where was security? Secret Service? NYPD? nt

Let us know how your Senators respond to your suggestion. nt

It's more likely that a Dem Senator could or would switch to the Repub side.

I'm thinking Sen. Joe Manchin of WV., who will also be up for re-election in 2018, in a state that was never in doubt to go Repub. in the national election in 2016.
I'm hoping Manchin doesn't switch, but it has been put out there in the media as a possibility.

Good one. - Jeb Low Energy!

Carson says he doesn't want to run a Cabinet Dept., which is just as well. - Maybe we all have avoided a mess there.

Not necessarily "lost his job." More like

"He was removed from his position."

Funny part - The vet had his service dog with him; the dog's name is "Barack". The Trump-guy didn't like that.

I understand that Cheney's daughter won election as a Congressperson

from their home state (Wyoming?).
So old Dick will have a place to hang out and act as advisor (and troublemaker) right there in D.C.