Yesterday I saw eight cousins, my two sisters, two of my wife’s siblings and her parents, two nephews, two nieces, an uncle and aunt, and the total swells as I add spouses and children of cousins and more. I don’t hang out with extended family much, but yesterday I hit three different family gatherings. I’m connected to these people by common ancestry and that by itself is enough reason to spend a little time together on Thanksgiving Day.