Monthly Archives: November 2022

Another Name for that Day after “Black Friday”

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Given our proclivity for applying names to certain otherwise ordinary days, I’m not surprised that someone decided to designate the day after Black Friday as “Small Business Saturday.” But I think we need a lull between the marketing mayhem of … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving ~ A Supernaturally Unnatural Approach

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Suppose the fourth Thursday in November wasn’t a national holiday and nobody got a day off with pay. What if the following Friday didn’t have a catchy name and didn’t unleash a retail marketing frenzy? Would it really seem 

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Not Just a Trip through the Car Wash

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

It has been an emotionally and spiritually challenging week for a lot of us, but it isn’t the first one we’ve lived through, and it’s 

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No “Safe Zone” This Time

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

I had thought about beginning this post with an apology for being so political, but the issues at stake in the upcoming election are not just political. They’re 

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