Thanksgiving rates as best American holiday

Nalways occurs on a Thursday, promising ing Day. They have a website that will stay the folds of my skin, I’ll simply use this some form of long weekend, in the fall, open for those who just can’t wait to buy a opportunity to say thanks for all the good o matter what time of year it is, I after the elections, at the peak of football pair of camouflage socks or that new box fortune this year has brought to me, my get a lot of e-mail. But around the season, the start of ski season and during of duck decoys. family, friends and home state of Coloraholiday shopping season,do.itseems prime upland hunting season. Of course, they plan to make up for at even cyberspace manages to find another There are no costumes or clever gifts least a portion of the lost time with a 5 With enough snow on the mountains, gear. required, no gaudy decorations to string a.m. opening Friday, even sweetening the water in the rivers, crops in the field and

In addition to the usual sources and up and tear down, no arbitrary romantic deal with “mystery” gifts ranging from game in the forest, we don’t want for inevitable spamming, there always seems requirements or even any specific theme Browning rifles to Masterbuilt smokers much that the richness of the Colorado to be a last-minute push to promote a music associated with it. All we have to do and more to the first 600 customers older outdoors can’t provide. Top it off with the product or some charitable cause, an efis find a pair of loose-fitting pants and than age 18 to line up in front of particibeauty of a RockyMountain sunset, a genfort to divert consumer attention toward something to be thankful for. pating stores. And they’ll make up the rest erous, fun-loving community and, well, turning Black Friday— the day retailers It seems like even the most curmudby staying open until 10 p.m. that night, maybe a Super Bowl victory this time anticipate getting out of the red— into a geonly among us can muster that humble followed by “extended” hours throughout around, and we’re on appreciation overreality. Some, as we’ve become aware, feat one day a year. And the best way I the holiday season. load. have even moved up the deadline a day, know how is by staying away from the As a guy who generally prefers to shop For everything else, we’ve always got announcing they’ll open their doors on shopping mall. after 9 p.m., I can get behind that philosothe Internet. Thanksgiving Day so that you, the conFor that very reason, I want to start the phy as well. Especially since I do almost sumer, may better benefit from their uncelebration early by saying thanks for the all my shopping online. For that opportuScottWilloughby: bridled generosity. e-mail I received from the outdoor outfitnity, even I might be able to conjure a halswilloughby@denverpost.com

And that’s a shame, since Thanksgiving ters at Cabela’s Incorporated stating that lelujah. or twitter.com/swilloughby may very well qualify as our finest Amerithe company intends to uphold its 53-year But until the shopping bug manages to can holiday, first and foremost because it tradition of staying closed on Thanksgiv- sink its teeth like a thirsty tick between