Gobble Gobble Day
Happy Thanksgiving everyone or I would prefer to say Happy Gobble Gobble Day. It’s either a turkey or a tofurkey. I woke up this morning and waited for a call from my friend. We were going to head over to Jay Senior Center to volunteer to serve seniors Thanksgiving dinner. We got there at about 11 am, and spent most of our time waiting. I was suprised that we got a special appearance from the Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. First thing, I’m thinking is this is going to be a photo-op moment. It was pretty nice. He is the first politician I met that didn’t lug a professional photographer with him. It very different. Unlike when I interned for Schumer. There was alway a camera man when he was in his office. This is back when he was just a Congressman.At about noon the show went on the road. Old people are funny. They were like squirrels. One woman was already throwing the rolls in her bag. Then they broke out the tupperware. And last but not least they came at us like vultures for some aluminum foil. You feel like they haven’t eaten in ages. They wanted more and hated to be cheated if they couldn’t have 3rds on the meal. Yes, you heard it right. Seconds are just not good enough.Strangely enough, it was very reminiscient of my college days. Except we use to take our food up to stir-fry. And squirrel away milk and cereal. But that’s what college students do.
