Thanksgiving is a time of peace, joy and turkey. However, so many little things can get in the way of a good Thanksgiving meal. So, if you"d prefer a pleasant holiday, avoid ACED"s top ten ways to ruin you turkey day:

1. Get Culinary Before your Time- You don't necessarily have to be a culinary mastermind to cook Thanksgiving dinner, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't have some experience! If you spend most of your days boiling Ramen noodles or ordering take-out, please—spare your loved ones. Don't volunteer to be the Thanksgiving chef!

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So where was I? Oh yeah . . . talking about a few of the little things that indie artists deal with in making, designing and releasing a record. Now I've already laid out two of them (Flow and Artwork), which brings us to ...

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Traditionally, the Seven Deadly Sins were lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride, but in a world fascinated with things new and improved, upgraded and digitally re-mastered, it is unthinkable that sins identified in the 6th Century A.D. could tempt today"s trendy consumer.

With so much emphasis on multi-tasking, modern sins must apply not only to eternal life, but to present day as well, hence, the re-mix.

It's funny that this event happened so close to Halloween. I think of the Peanuts gang and Charlie Brown's experience trick-or-treating. All of the other children would get candy, but poor Charlie Brown would sadly report, "I got a rock."

At first, to look at it, it might be tempting to be blasé and think, big deal. Then when you stop and think about all the effort, time, talent and treasure that hundreds of people poured into the NASA program back in 1968, you begin to realize that, yes, it is a big deal.

Twelve men risked it all for a chance to walk on the Moon, some of them, like Walter Cunningham, Walter M. Schirra, and Donn F. Eisele, were lucky enough to bring home a few souvenirs. Years later, we Earthlings, along with some of the former astronauts still alive, reminisce about the momentous adventure.