Thanksgiving Day, or "Thanks For Shopping" Day?

Today, Rahulio saw a blue Lamborghini Aventador driving away on the 101 freeway. Yesterday, a black Ferrari F430 Modena was driving past me in Scottsdale. All these fast cars are great to see. Maybe, it's time to purchase a red Maserati on Thanksgiving night. Wait, there are no car dealerships open on Thursday night (Thanksgiving day). Perhaps, these dealerships should be open as Target, Macy's, and other stores are open on Thanksgiving night. Hmm, maybe the car companies need to join the retail fray for "Thanksgiving (or "Thanks for Shopping) day." This joke has become a reality in 2013. The TV networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, etc.) are calling Thanksgiving as "Thanks For Shopping" instead. Even though "Black Friday" is the start of the holiday shopping season, people continue to shop on Thanksgiving night. Here in Arizona, it is quite crazy that the Scottsdale Fashion Square Center will be open at midnight (12 am, Thursday night). In closing, people should spend Thanksgiving at home as opposed to roaming around Walmart. Check the picture above of Santa Claus arriving in NYC (at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2012). :) It is a friendly reminder of the upcoming Holidays 2013.

Return of Basketball: NBA & NCAA Men's preview of 2013-14 season

It's November, and the NBA (plus the NCAA men's) season started recently. In the NBA, the Indiana Pacers are undefeated. The 2012-13 Eastern Conference finalists have won their first eight games. They are the best team in the Eastern Conference. The best team in the Western Conference is San Antonio again. The Spurs continue their dominance in the West, as the Lakers are without Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash. Kobe is rehabbing his achilles tendon, after surgery. Nash is out for the next two weeks, with back problems. The Lakers record is under .500, but hope they win some games to go above .500. In the NCAA Men's season, the young college ballers have opened play also. The U of A wildcats are ranked #6 in the country, and let's hope they make the Final Four this year. It has been twelve years, since they accomplished this goal. They will have to win the Pac-12 division title to make it far this year. If you are a fan of Kobe like me, you will like the picture above. Hope the NBA and the NCAA men's seasons are fun as usual.