1 hour ago, MN Fisher said:

I'm a Secular Humanist - no belief in 'higher power' - but we're still best of friends despite our differences in 'faith'.

Personally, I think that our differences in faith (and politics) may have made Chuck and I even closer. Fishing is what brought us together back in "the day". He used to fish the old EverStart Series. It's crazy how close two people can get traveling, camping, practice fishing, etc. Both retired now but we talk almost every day. We end each phone call/ text/ letter with I love you. 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to Bass Resource members and your families! 

22 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I’m a staunch supporter of the real reason for Christmas, I despise what America has turned it into. Don’t we already have enough Chinese plastic?

thanksgiving is 1 million times better

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Society has skipped right over Thanksgiving.  My wife starts putting holiday decorations out the first week of November, right after Halloween.  I walked into Menards the first week of October and they already had a dedicated seasonal section for Christmas.  How much of this nonsense can a guy tolerate?  We're going on 2.5 months of it.

53 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Society has skipped right over Thanksgiving.  My wife starts putting holiday decorations out the first week of November, right after Halloween.  I walked into Menards the first week of October and they already had a dedicated seasonal section for Christmas.  How much of this nonsense can a guy tolerate?  We're going on 2.5 months of it.

Thanksgiving isn't a profitable holiday - Halloween you sell buckets of candy, Christmas you sell acres of toys and tchotchkes - what's the draw to stores for Thanksgiving?

 

It's the stores and marketing that drive things now - real reasons for holidays have been lost.

21 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Thanksgiving isn't a profitable holiday - Halloween you sell buckets of candy, Christmas you sell acres of toys and tchotchkes - what's the draw to stores for Thanksgiving?

 

It's the stores and marketing that drive things now - real reasons for holidays have been lost.

Okay Ken, what in the world is are "tchotchkes"? Never heard that before.

1 minute ago, volzfan59 said:

Okay Ken, what in the world is are "tchotchkes"? Never heard that before.

Another word for 'knick-knacks'...cute little decorative items that are basically there for atmosphere...no real use.

1 hour ago, MN Fisher said:

It's the stores and marketing that drive things now - real reasons for holidays have been lost.

Yes, I agree.  Its about the almighty dollar.

 

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