Thanksgiving Thoughts from the White Board - Nov 27

I was all fired up to make this into a real, honest to goodness Op-Ed piece.  I was going to blast Black Friday, and the disgusting way it seems so many citizens of the United States prostitute themselves before the alter of filthy capitalism.  I was going to point out that retailers who pander to the lowest and most base qualities in people by encouraging them to skip the more traditional aspects of the holiday are... well, pretty lousy.  I was going to really lay it on thick about how I won't be participating in any holiday sales (I won't, by the way, but that's beside the point), as I wouldn't want to show tacit support for organizations that are wantonly thumbing their corporate noses at...  the proletariat.  Yup, I said it.

I was going to say all that.  And probably more.  But I got to thinking about it.  And I decided that it wasn't worth it.

Instead, I'm going to focus on what is important today.  It's a day to enjoy good food.  It's a day to enjoy good family.  It's a day to enjoy the rest you are granted from the daily grind, if you have the circumstances to enjoy such.  Oops, I started falling back into my mental grumbling about how ridiculous it is that brick and mortar is so afraid of Internet shopping that they are enticing people into their stores ON Thanksgiving day.  Sorry about that.

So instead, I'll say how grateful I am to have a roof over head, a family that loves me (for some strange reason), a few days of wonderful food (eating with family on Thursday, Saturday and then having turkey meal here at the house on Sunday), my health, enough money to make ends meet, near forty years of experience, a future to look forward to...  and there's plenty more, but right now my head is a bit fuzzy from the big meal at my aunt and uncle's home.

Happy Thanksgiving to you too.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all. - Rita Mae Brown

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough. - Oprah Winfrey

You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There's another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday. The idea is pretty straightforward. On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, shoppers take a break from their gift-buying and donate what they can to charity. - Bill Gates

Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last. - Lawrence Welk

The parting comment:

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OK, my anti-Black Friday stuff slipped in.  Couldn't help it.  But hell, man!  No Christmas music or decorations or such until after the turkey takes one for the team, huh?