Good morning and welcome to this Thanksgiving edition of the Carnival of Fools! (I’ll get the promo out of the way up front: If you haven’t subscribed yet, at this point it’s an authentic national tragedy that only you have the power to prevent.) Yes, Turkey Day is drawing near, which puts your author in something of an odd position. You see, I typically accept the concept of “vacation time” as willingly as I do the concept of “low-sodium diet” — the sort of unpleasant imposition...