Hello, hello, hello, John Mason. How is everybody? I hope you're all doing well. Well, Thanksgiving is coming upon us, finally. And there's this unfortunate uh phenomenon going on. I guess it's from co companies trying to cash in on the holidays as soon as possible about uh brushing the holidays, uh trying to try uh getting the holiday merchandise out uh too early. I've seen a local goodwill store uh holiday uh Halloween costumes and it wasn't even Labor Day. You hear Christmas carols before before Halloween. I think hey, let's have holl Halloween, then Thanksgiving, then Christmas, okay? And one New Year's Eve I was at my local uh I was at my local Rite Aid and already they had the St. Valentine's Day cards out. Excuse me. This is getting ridiculous. This Why? I have always been told to be in the present, be in the now focus on what's in front of you. So so Thanksgiving is coming up and and concentrate on your quality time with your loved ones, okay? On another thing, the old phenomena of Black Friday. There's stories of uh people camp camping now at the mall before Thanksgiving. Get ready for the Black Friday sales to open up at the mall. Camping now even thing Thanksgiving dinner in the line waiting for the mall to open on black on Black Friday. Hello shouldn't you be with your loved ones nice and warm? You can get the Christmas stuff later. And am I the now I have to let you know the real story. The real story behind Thanksgiving. You know the old image of uh the big long picnic table with the food and and the pilgrims chwuning down with the natives. I won't use the I word. And they and it wasn't like that at all. Could we please take that out of the coloring books? Okay. Thanksgiving day officially began in 1637 and the and the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Winthrop, ordered a Thanksgiving celebration to celebrate the uh the return of colonists who massacred uh two hundred seven hundred uh natives of the Pequot Nation Massacre. And that's what we're celebrating. Ain't that fun? To this day, representatives of the native nations go on go to Plymouth, go to Coles Hill on Prim Plymouth Rock, and to them as a day of mourning. A day of mourning. That's another thing. We have to pay attention to the shady side of American history. That way we can heal from it and move on as a nation. And eh that reminds me. Just remember that uh the next time you hear howls about critical race theory, which do I have to say this again? Please, is taught in is taught in law schools. Law schools it discusses the idea it's the idea that racism is embedded, baked in to every institution in our country, whether it's academia or the account or municipal government or federal government or corporations. That that my friends is critical race story. Learn what it really is. Okay, I have my rant for now, and now advertisements. This media work I'm doing, my podcast, my um my uh blog, my uh video on YouTube. It c it's work and it costs. So to help me along with this work I I ask you all for your help. So I might please look at my website, johnomason.com, johnomason.com and please click either the PayPal button or the or the buy me a coffee button. I would greatly appreciate it. So I can put keep putting on this material. And also my novel Soldier of the Cross available on Amazon.com. David Lucas is a is in the early 60s, a school bully, whore chaser, and drunk. He gets in trouble in the army, he becomes a born-again fanatical manly Christian trying to be a manly man for Jesus, but the way he goes about it leads him to disaster. Please per please purchase it. Soldier of the cross on Amazon.com and also Hipporific is a lovely little CBD product store located on Snyder Avenue, near 15th Street in South Philadelphia. There you will find some some of the finest cannabis infused products. Flour and gummies and candies and drinks and teas and lip balm hand sanitizer and doll treats. Yep, doll treats. Please look them up. Himperificlc.com. And also, my beloved, my beloved career and business coach Michelle Snow. Michelle is excellent in helping you develop your professional career or small business, let you know what you're doing right where you need work, and help you network with other uh entrepreneurs and professionals. Do please look around. Grow with snow.com. Okay. Alrighty then. Again. On that cheering note I gave, please enjoy your Thanksgiving. And don't waste it in the mall. Spend it with your family. That's your quality time. Have a good holiday. Ah
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