While most of us were still in bed in our stretchy pants, Joe Kinsey was already at his keyboard at 5 a.m. on Thanksgiving, cranking out his Morning Screencaps before heading into 18 degree wind chill for his son’s Turkey Trot in Toledo.
That is the wild thing about holiday media in 2025. The same way you count on turkey, football, and family chaos, some people now count on a fresh Screencaps column as part of their Thanksgiving ritual.
This year’s edition has everything that makes it feel like a tradition. A Carrie Underwood leg day headline that winks at her “Stretchy Pants” era. A nod to the latest Kamala memes. A set of bold Thanksgiving NFL picks for the people who live and die with the spread. And then, right in the middle of the holiday noise, a long, surprisingly inspiring reader story.
Keith, a Screencaps regular, spends six weekends grinding on an old Phoenix rental, executes a 1031 exchange under the clock, and turns it into a Smoky Mountains cabin that his kids will remember forever. He calls it “doing hard things.”
Who’s pulling out their StretchyPants tomorrow?
And of course, that playful headline about Carrie Underwood “not skipping leg day” is not just a joke. It taps into something real: her legs are famous because she actually puts in the work, week after week, and she has built a whole fitness brand around that discipline.
For readers who are new to her or only know the name, there is a simple way to see what that commitment looks like in real life. Her official fit52 lower body workout breaks down the exact kind of leg routine that powers the joke in the Thanksgiving column. For beginners everywhere.
Train Legs with Carrie Underwood | fit52 Lower Body Burn Workout
The headline name, Carrie Underwood, is not only known for strong legs and big anthems. She also gave Thanksgiving its unofficial theme song for food comas. “Stretchy Pants” is a funny, feel good track about exactly what most readers are doing after dinner, from second helpings to that last slice of pie.