{"id":232,"date":"2017-11-21T21:24:07","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T02:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/?p=232"},"modified":"2017-11-21T22:07:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T03:07:24","slug":"thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infoseeking.org\/iblog\/2017\/11\/21\/thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving Poll Results: We\u2019re a Grateful Bunch!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The jury is in and turkey wins. Of the thirteen Infoseekers who weighed in, eight (61.5%) easily tipped the scale in favor of the fowl. Only two of you prefer turducken (15.4%) and one (7.7%) prefers tofurkey (and of course that is Chirag!). Chirag said, \u201cI\u2019m thankful for wonderful family, friends, and colleagues who surround me. I am grateful for their willingness to embrace me as I am, and forgiving my idiosyncrasies!\u201d Gotta love our fearless leader\u2019s enthusiasm and self-awareness.<\/p>\n

One person said their favorite thing about Thanksgiving is, \u201cTurkey in all its glorious forms.\u201d I\u2019ll go along with that. But, thankfully, the now traditional poultry pardon happened on Tuesday this week when two of our fine-feathered friends were granted freedom from appearing on the platter. \u00a0President Trump \u2013 as is now tradition \u2013 proclaimed \u201cDrumstick\u201d and his sidekick \u201cWishbone,\u201d will get to live out their days on a farm called \u201cGobbler\u2019s Rest\u201d at Virginia Tech. Now I don\u2019t feel so guilty.<\/p>\n

Food-wise, even more popular than turkey<\/em> was a tie (69.2% of us) between mashed potatoes and pecan pie. Next in popularity is a tie (46.2%) between stuffing and apple pie. And five of us (38.5%) love cranberry sauce. And, there were a few who prefer food from another tradition or \u201cother,\u201d whatever that means. \u00a0Maybe it was Jonathan, who said he is grateful for, \u201cLaughs with friends and family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"In terms of celebrating styles, nine of us (69.2%) prefer being with family (and it doesn\u2019t matter when we eat). I\u2019ll add, as long as we get to eat!<\/em> One of you said your favorite thing about Thanksgiving is \u201cFood.\u201d Yes. Many of our favorite things are variations on the theme of food and having a break, but one person mentioned Black Friday Sales. Another mentioned Christmas being \u201cright around the corner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several of you said (Alex, Kelly, Vic) you are thankful for family and friends. Jiqun said he is \u201cgrateful for having my wife in my life.\u201d He is one lucky guy. Matt said he\u2019s grateful for \u201cmy opportunity to be surrounded by a smart, like-minded (yet diverse!) research community,\u201d and he added a smiley face, one of my favorite sign-offs. And Shawon concurred that she is \u201cgrateful for starting as a grad student again, and for getting a chance to begin all over again with a new drive, new goals and something new to prove.\u201d You go, girl! Shannon goes along with the group that includes Matt, Shawon, Vic and Yiwei, who are thankful for faculty and colleagues and the trust that has developed that supports growing confidence in their research. Soumik and Manasa are grateful for getting to travel to new and exotic places this year. Sounds exciting.<\/p>\n

All in all, I\u2019m happy to report that InfoSeekers are grateful and normal. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!<\/p>\n

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The jury is in and turkey wins. Of the thirteen Infoseekers who weighed in, eight (61.5%) easily tipped the scale in favor of the fowl. Only two of you prefer turducken (15.4%) and one (7.7%) prefers tofurkey (and of course that is Chirag!). Chirag said, \u201cI\u2019m thankful for wonderful family, friends, and colleagues who surround me. I am grateful for their willingness to embrace me as I am, and forgiving my idiosyncrasies!\u201d Gotta love our fearless leader\u2019s enthusiasm and self-awareness….<\/p>\n

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