My friend Richie Horowitz transforms into a Saint on Thanksgiving, a Tzadik, one of the Righteous Ones. He volunteers at the Bowery Mission on Thanksgiving, and brings along his sons and other friends to serve Thanksgiving Dinners, BUT more than that, much more, Richie drives out to NJ with the Mission people and loads up a truck of food for the dinner, which he contributes. And keeps contributing. He's a quiet Tzadik, humble, but he does so much of grace on this day, and others, and he took this photo of me with my US Congresswoman, Nydia Velazquez, who was serving dinners today at the Mission, and had the wisdom and courage to stand up against sending young US men and women to fight and die in Iraq, and help kill and destroy the lives of many others, at a time too many of her colleagues stood in line with the Pied Piper to vote "YES" louder and faster than their fellows in Congress:

So to Richie, and Nydia, and to all those who worked and enjoyed a good dinner at the Bowery Mission today, & elsewhere across the country, with family, with friends, with those you are taking care of and with those taking care of you, thank you.

I've submitted an Op Ed Piece to the New York Times yesterday about Precious and The Blind Side, about how we can truly end underclass poverty in America. I haven't heard anything back. I'm optimistic.

"Lake Effect," the wise Milwaukee Public Radio show, is airing an interview with me. CLICK HERE to listen. The host, Mitch Teich, did a great job. And thank you.