Blog Focus: Thanksgiving Preparation

Bloggers weigh in on how to get through the meal, entertain guests and not forget your diet

Jim Gibbons: Goodwill Hunting for Halloween

With no offense meant to Christmas or Thanksgiving, many Americans' favorite holiday is right around the corner, and that means the next two weeks will be dominated by one concern: Halloween costumes. We all know that 2009 has been a remarkably tough year for consumers, and Halloween is never a cheap holiday. So in addition to vampires and pirates, you can add another item to this year's Halloween "In" list: affordability. According to a recent study, consumers plan to spend approximately 15

How To Naturally Turn Your Slow Metabolism Into A Fast Fat Burning Machine

When Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays come around where I eat more than usual, I never feel guilty about how much I had eaten. The reason is because I’ve learned how to train my metabolism to burn enough body fat to allow me to have more “cheat” days. I’m not saying to eat anything and everything once you increase your metabolism (this is unhealthy), but what I am saying is that once your body is use to being in the fat burning mode, the guilt of eating “fattening” foods on holiday

Review: Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Nintendo Wii) Published by Atari Inc, developed by Red Fly Studio Released June 16, 2009 MSRP: $39.99 ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ It’s Thanksgiving Day, 1991. A wave of spectral activity is once again sweeping over New York City. Who ya gonna call? [Hey, who misses Ecto-Cooler?] The game opens at the Museum of Natural History, where a night watchman is attacked by a spirit in the new Gozer exhibit, donated by occult collector and architect Ivo Shandor. (

Smoke Signals: Stay away, Jessica Simpson

CB DeAngelo Hall let the game's biggest contract for a cornerback destroy his brief and disastrous tenure with the Oakland Raiders last year. He played well for the Redskins after Thanksgiving and earned another big contract in February. To redeem himself, Hall has worked out with a boxing trainer after practices and has himself in the best shape of his life. Hopefully, that will lead to the best season of his career. Read it . CB Carlos Rogers is taking a while to recover from a calf i