Christmas 1971 – with our brand new, cutting-edge Craig Model 2410 Tape Cassette Recorder as the highlight of our gifts, my family somehow out of me coaxed the National Anthem.

Dedicated to my loving sister Linda who shared the same disdain when hearing certain words that absolutely made us cringe. No idea why. Genetic?

As my sister Carla (with help from Laura and Linda) lovingly prepared our annual family Thanksgiving reunion, she pulled out a typically odd innard from the frozen bag inside the turkey. Carla asked, “What part is this?” … and Choice Jr. immediately identified it as the ‘ephrophogus.’ Carla bit hard as we explained to her what it was and how it functioned. Needless to say, there’s no part of a turkey by that name.