November 26, 2013

GREEN WITH ENVY ON BLACK FRIDAY

This Thursday November 28th, 2013, as in every fourth Thursday of every year, Americans celebrate their Thanksgiving.  In Canada, Thanksgiving is every second Monday of October.  The former is definitely Autumn and the latter can still be T-shirt weather.

Just like Canadians, for Americans Thanksgiving Day is typically this:


 
Then at the stroke of midnight, Black Friday begins and like Cinderella, a transformation:
 
 

 

For an explanation, see my article published online by The Georgia Straight

http://www.straight.com/news/536401/joseph-lopez-green-envy-black-friday#