One thing I read was interesting: "Retailers traditionally operated at a financial loss from January through November, and "Black Friday" indicates the point at which retailers begin to turn a profit, or "in the black". For large retail chains like Walmart, their net income is positive starting from January 1, and Black Friday can boost their year to date net profit from $14 billion to $19 billion."
It looks like weather is going to have something to say about Thanksgiving this year, apparently a storm is moving in. Weather has a way of dominating, anything. Some snow on the cars this morning, not much on the ground though, looks cold. There are even some school closings, I don't remember ever having "school closings" years ago.
I received an email from Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Senator, about the holiday and what he is thankful for. First was our schools and universities in Ohio, then, thousands of service personnel to protect us, then he went on ....... For all our blessings, we know there are challenges. We’re in the midst of rising rates of poverty and income inequality. Last year’s donors to food banks are today’s recipients. It’s that middle class squeeze that we see most acutely during the holidays – with rising energy, food, and shelter costs undermining any sense of financial security. Today more than 1.8 million Ohioans live in poverty. One of six Ohio families doesn’t know from where their next meal will come. Alleviating hunger in America – including hunger for food, work, and a fair shot at providing for loved ones – means eliminating the challenges many working- and middle-class families face. This is a burden we all share and must work together to eliminate. Ohio is blessed to have communities from Dayton to Youngstown that are dedicated to helping those hit the hardest get back on their feet.
What were the original Pilgrims thankful for .... "Their thankfulness was for the possibilities of religious freedom, taxation with representation, fair hearings before magistrates when charged with crimes, relief from oppressive monarchs and freedom to speak their minds without fear of reprisal. Many of the things taken for granted and rarely mentioned in the thanksgiving prayers of today are what they were thankful for."
OOOOHHHHHHH, the Pilgrims are turning over in their graves ..
