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Not in Tucson they won't be. In Tucson any item that can't be purchased at a convenience store or Denny's has to wait until Friday. I actually enjoy going for a drive on Thanksgiving afternoon, it's like a post apocalypse movie, all alone in the city.

Hey, I'll be in Tucson for Thanksgiving this year too! I'll be there to meet my boyfriend's parents, but hopefully I can enjoy it anyway.

I also have to agree that the writer is off base in bemoaining the status of Thanksgiving. Personally, I'm thankful that advertisers and retailers aren't ramming anthropomorphic turkeys and pilgrim hats down our throats. "Non-commercial" shouldn't be confused with "forgotten."
Among my friends, Thanksgiving has become really popular in recent years, particularly since many of us have moved far away from our families. It's a chance to gather intimately and apprectiate our lives, and I hope it remains that way.

Here in the Austin area the local police department has suspended, with pay, twenty-one police officers, including one lieutenant, for continuing to fish while on duty and in uniform while they were suppossed to be guarding the local power plant at Long Lake. I guess it was too boring to stay awake watching for potential terrorists and not go fishing. I know that Austin is trying to promote a laid-back lifestyle, but Mayberry RFD was never that laid-back. Andy was always off-duty whenever he went fishing with Opie.

Who else could get caught fishing on the clock, be told to stop doing it, and still get away with being suspended with pay. I guess there really are two sets of standards for cops and the rest of us. Well, at least we do not know if Dunking Donuts has a franchise close by either. This really takes the cake, donuts, and the bait.

Old Patriot