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Article snippet: Human behavior is often unpredictable. But immutable rules seem to govern certain situations, like Thanksgiving entertaining. Rule No. 1: You will be anxious before the holiday. This is inescapable. You will worry that you have not sufficiently disguised the conditions under which you ordinarily live, which is what cleaning house usually achieves. You will be concerned that you do not have enough food, while at the same time fearing that you have too much, and that the turkey will be ready too soon, or too late, or never. You will dread underlying tensions among family members and overbearing behavior. I have not even mentioned the wine. Rule No. 2: The holiday always goes beautifully. This is the saving grace, invariably forgotten. If kept in mind, it can easily make these jittery few days far more bearable. For most families, Thanksgiving this year will not be unlike Thanksgiving any other year. Whatever new elements arrive in 2017, the foreboding is the same as always. Nonetheless, the projected disasters almost never occur. Everybody has a great time. Remembering this will not help to achieve preliminary serenity, but understanding the process can make the angst easier to endure. In order to help, the Thanksgiving wine panel annually tries to eliminate wine selections from your areas of concern. Each year, we share a Thanksgiving feast in advance. We each bring two bottles of wine to the meal, each costing no more than $25, with the aim of adding to our unde... Link to the full article to read more