Gravy is good on Thanksgiving, but newbies all around Whyville need Whyville-related questions answered every day. They go to the Newbie Center in hopes of finding advice, but up until recently, no one was ever there to help them.

Who should be there? Y-mail Helpers, regular citizens volunteering their time to help their fellow Whyvillians. These folks would also go to the Center, only to find the whole place empty for hours at a time. "And never the twain shall meet..."

But that's changed.

I was in Denver, Colorado, for a ski trip two or three months ago, and my group and I decided to stop by the local museum. I'm definitely thankful for that bout of boredom that led us there!

Denver isn't exactly where most people look when they think of great art, but the city is lucky to have a little pot of mostly modern art gold in its hands.
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