Anchor Leg

"Yeah, there's a lot of bad 'isms' floatin' around this world, but one of the worst is commercialism. Make a buck, make a buck. Even in Brooklyn it's the same - don't care what Christmas stands for, just make a buck, make a buck." - The Janitor Kid from "Miracle on 34th Street" No other words can put it better than this classic movie released in 1947. And that was 65 years ago. If they thought commercialism was bad then, I can't imagine what they would think it is today. I was quite appalled when I heard an advertisement for Kmart recently, "Get in. Get more Christmas." That seems to be everyone's slogan this year. New Flash. You can't buy Christmas. Christmas does not come with a bar-code and it can't be purchased. So much emphasis has been put on buying gifts. Just look at Black Friday, or as I like to call it Black Soul Friday. People fight with and trample each other in order to save some money on ...

REMEMBER THE PILGRIMS! Five hundred years ago, the Pilgrims braved the icy Atlantic and came to America. Side bar, they passed the sinking Titanic on the way. Once they discovered America, the Pilgrims met Indians and taught the Indys how to plant corn and survive in the harsh climates of North America.  That first November, they had a harvest party and invited the Indians too. But, the Indians just wanted to sell the proceeds of the harvest to the French. They told the Pilgrims that they could make so much money. But, the Pilgrims said no. They said that family, friends, camaraderie, and partying were too important. So, they continued with their plans to have the best harvest party of the century. They told the Indians that they could still come, and that they weren’t too offended by their commercialist interests. The Indians went to the party and had their faces melted off by how awesome it was. They told the Pilgrims, “Thanks for giving us awesome party to go to white man,” ...