What I’m going to talk about happened a while ago.  Over the Thanksgiving holiday.  My mother came down to stay with us for a day or so after being flown in by my brother and his boyfriend to stay for a big turkey gathering.  I also visited my brother and my mom at the Palm Springs house they had rented for Thanksgiving.  I mention that because it’s pertinent to the story later.   You see, I noticed something interesting about my mom during the holiday.  She’s a performer.  I always knew she was funny, but a performer?  I’m not sure I would’ve said it before.  Often, my mother is the loudest person in the room.  Louder than me…with a heart of gold, mind you,…