Around the Banks

Johnny Bullard Guest Columnist Everyone has a favorite holiday, and mine is Thanksgiving. It always has been and always will be. It is a quintessential American holiday that all Americans, regardless of race, religion or creed, can celebrate. It had its beginnings in Puritan New England in 1620, which officially makes it over 300 years old this year. People have asked why I love Thanksgiving so much. The memories it conjures, the weather is more bearable here in our homeland and, as I write this column, our home here at the Eight Mile Still is filled with the aroma of baking pecan pies, perking coffee and acre peas simmering on the stove. The aroma emanating from the kitchen is enough to