By the time you read this, it will be Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Today is considered by many to be the worst travel day of the year. Day after tomorrow will be Black Friday, traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year. In this jobless recovery, will it be a retail boom or bust? Good question. No matter the answer, I will be thankful.
History has shown that recessions last about two years. This one started in 2007. We hear pundits talking about a recovery, albeit a jobless one (which is an oxymoron to me). They say the recession is officially over. Why? Because they think it is? Do you think it is? As the New York Times postulated Sunday: “Is this recovery just in our minds?” Even if it is, I will be thankful.
People tend to believe what they want to believe. Reality tends to be what it is. When reality runs counter to what people want to believe, what happens? Who knows? But I will be thankful, nevertheless.
Today I will join the last-minuteers and shop for a dead. The good dead birds will probably be taken. I will likely be left with a subpar dead bird. And that’s okay. I will still give thanks. Things could be much worse. We could be turkeys.
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