Interview with Tom

Hello Tom. Thanks for taking the time to help us get acquainted with you.

Tom: Thank you for asking me. Although my time during this season IS limited, I’m happy to be here. The alternative for me is that I might meet one of you in quite another way, on your dining room table.

Question: My first question to you: When did you decide on this particular career?

Tom: My career was predetermined. My mother used to tell me I could fly like an eagle but she neglected to tell me how to do this. I did try it on my own, but I could only fly a few feet off the ground before landing.

Question: Have you had a happy life?

Tom: Yes. I live on a farm and have been well fed and taken care of. I’ve always lived among my own kind and have lots of friends. At this time, unfortunately I seem to run around like a chicken with its head cut off.

Question: Do you have any regrets about how you have spent your life?

Tom: Since you asked, yes. I would like to have seen more of the world. I was pretty well stuck in the barnyard all my life. Not many of us get to have adventures.

Question: What has been your favorite memory as a turkey?

Tom: I always enjoyed eating with my friends. We woke up super early in the morning to get the good corn. The struggle was always worth it, though. We were stuffed by the time the rest of the turkeys woke up.

Question: Did you ever imagine yourself becoming a Thanksgiving turkey?

Tom: I always hoped I would be pardoned and live a long life.

Question: Do you have a favorite song this time of year?

Tom: Staying Alive by the Bee Gees Question: Tom, what are your plans this Thanksgiving?

Tom: Well, honestly, I make it a habit not to plan ahead. One never knows. On Thanksgiving I am hoping for one of those wonderful NW storms when all the power goes out. Then I’ll be watching football on my iPhone.

Question: Do you have any last words for our Chapter?

Tom: Yes. Don’t be a turkey. Go fly with the eagles and be kind to your friends. Have a happy Thanksgiving, EAA 430.

Editor’s Note: I usually interview a Chapter 430 member for the newsletter; however, now that the holiday season is upon us, most of you are busy, so I decided to interview a special Thanksgiving friend, Tom. I had no preference between male or female, and this interview was based on the turkey who answered the following questions.