amen to moving TG'g to late Oct. 5 yrs ago i would have believed this change was as likely as changing to perm. DST [or perm Standard Time]. now i believe moving to perm. DST is much more likely than moving TG'g.
Hallowe’en is All Hallows Eve, the night before All Saints Day, which is November 1. Moving it would be like moving Christmas Eve to some other day than December 24 (and that would have more justification, since no one really know when -or if - Jesus was born).
re Northwestern football - i became a fan of NU sports when i started grad school there in 1980 - what timing! laughed at the recall of NU football jokes in today's PS.
this yr's team sucks - as bad as the teams of the '80s - i know, i watched them. now 2 bad yrs in a row for coach fitz. when does fitz's accountability kick in? if ever.
don't get me wrong - neither fitz nor any other CFB coach can/will recruit and coach NU football to a level of winning the B1G and playing in the CFP. but fitz is making a lot of $$$ [$3.5M+?] to head coach what are now consistently bad teams.
T-giving: 1. Moving to November would get away from all the people who travel the roads and skies around this time of year. An October Thanksgiving - would avoid all of the crowds. :P 2. If we want to be historically accurate - ditch the turkey for the original meal: feast of freshly killed deer, assorted wildfowl, a bounty of cod and bass. 3. To your point - the people of Canada would happily share their date with us, eh. Counterpoint - Black Friday in October? 4. Thanksgiving can float to be the last Thursday before Halloween for that 4 Day weekend. 5. I'm not a fan of November Christmas music. A longer stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas would let 'those people win." Just another way the country would be divided. 6. September Halloween is off the table. 7. Fall in general, is cold, dark, bland, depressing. Early snow helps brighten the landscape. Other than 10 days of colorful leaves - followed by two week of raking and bagging leaves. You've made you points. Let's just cancel Lincoln for bad judgement.
Wildcat Football: In a tight game Deadly Sins 7; NW 0. There was a safety in the game Slaughterhouse 5, NW 0. Prediction for this week. Dalmatians 101; NW 0
Hands off Thanksgiving. If you have inclinations to move major holidays go big. Christmas Day falls on Sunday this year. This is best scenario from cultural and Christian perspective. Christmas Eve Saturday and Boxing Day Federal holiday Monday. Clergy, lay ministers, choir etc and parishioners don’t suffer burnout from consecutive days of service, worship.
Perhaps start lobbying with the Vatican? Pining for days of Emperors and Kings—Elon Musk get this moving???
I'd forgotten that you were a Soxist person. You could adopt my wife's stance. Though a Cubs fan, she's been around me long enough to consider herself biSoxual.
Also, limited reach, but Clark from Des Plaines-83, Northwestern-0.
Great issue - many Laughs Out Loud! Happy Thanksgiving, Eric. Speaking of which, I'm grateful for your twice-a-week online publication (and the getting the Tuesday issue is well worth having a PAID subscription).
from my brother - an Illini, but father of 2 NU wildcats - Closest chance to winning: Absolute Zero (lowest temperature physically possible, in degrees Kelvin): 0, Northwestern 0. But wait! Absolute Zero equals -273 C. So in Celsius, NU wins -273 to 0!!!!
and from me - Hell Freezes Over 0, Northwestern 3!
I'd love to move Thanksgiving to Veterans' Day week - truly a time to be thankful. Additionally, I spent 30 years in the NW 'burbs, and watched Halloween grow from the more traditional "pseudo-holiday" that it used to be, to an all-out blowout holiday (based on the amount of Halloween-themed stuff sold at Big Box and Home Stores), around which people made significant plans to celebrate. So - at least in some areas - Halloween has become a "big deal" holiday, making it tougher to move. (And this is saying nothing about the very valid point that Halloween is actually a religious-based holiday, as noted above.)
Off-Topic:
Regarding the recent Colorado Springs shooting at Club Q, has anyone else been struck by the fact that the local police department has been reticent about disclosing that the primary weapon used was an AR15-Style semi-automatic rifle? They've pretty much stuck to the script that it was a "long gun" or a "long rifle". In most other mass shootings, the type of weapon has been a pretty big deal. Any guesses as to why the police have been so reticent, and as importantly, why the media has not pressed the issue?
On sports betting deals with colleges, I have three points. First, are people adults at 18 or not? Are they still children needing guidance and protection? Who thinks that college students aren't already betting? Second, the audience for college sports is not current students, but the general public. The massive money for telecasts and merchandise is not to reach students. The sports betting business might get a long-term lift from gaining student customers, but they are after the broad national market. But college students, like everyone else, are already exposed to a deluge of sports betting ads. There is no reason to believe that students will be especially influenced by a college deal. Finally, college sports are about nothing but money, and I recall one of the sports betting ads that encourage customers to bet their school loyalty but to also place additional bets when those looked like losers, because it is just about winning money. Sports betting fits the 'mission of higher education' just as well as the professional sports teams that they host.
I'd move Thanksgiving Day to the Thursday before DST ends. If we can have Christmas and New Year's Eve about a week apart, why not Halloween and Thanksgiving?
amen to moving TG'g to late Oct. 5 yrs ago i would have believed this change was as likely as changing to perm. DST [or perm Standard Time]. now i believe moving to perm. DST is much more likely than moving TG'g.
Hallowe’en is All Hallows Eve, the night before All Saints Day, which is November 1. Moving it would be like moving Christmas Eve to some other day than December 24 (and that would have more justification, since no one really know when -or if - Jesus was born).
re Northwestern football - i became a fan of NU sports when i started grad school there in 1980 - what timing! laughed at the recall of NU football jokes in today's PS.
this yr's team sucks - as bad as the teams of the '80s - i know, i watched them. now 2 bad yrs in a row for coach fitz. when does fitz's accountability kick in? if ever.
don't get me wrong - neither fitz nor any other CFB coach can/will recruit and coach NU football to a level of winning the B1G and playing in the CFP. but fitz is making a lot of $$$ [$3.5M+?] to head coach what are now consistently bad teams.
T-giving: 1. Moving to November would get away from all the people who travel the roads and skies around this time of year. An October Thanksgiving - would avoid all of the crowds. :P 2. If we want to be historically accurate - ditch the turkey for the original meal: feast of freshly killed deer, assorted wildfowl, a bounty of cod and bass. 3. To your point - the people of Canada would happily share their date with us, eh. Counterpoint - Black Friday in October? 4. Thanksgiving can float to be the last Thursday before Halloween for that 4 Day weekend. 5. I'm not a fan of November Christmas music. A longer stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas would let 'those people win." Just another way the country would be divided. 6. September Halloween is off the table. 7. Fall in general, is cold, dark, bland, depressing. Early snow helps brighten the landscape. Other than 10 days of colorful leaves - followed by two week of raking and bagging leaves. You've made you points. Let's just cancel Lincoln for bad judgement.
Wildcat Football: In a tight game Deadly Sins 7; NW 0. There was a safety in the game Slaughterhouse 5, NW 0. Prediction for this week. Dalmatians 101; NW 0
Voting a big YES to moving Thanksgiving to October and Halloween to September.
Hands off Thanksgiving. If you have inclinations to move major holidays go big. Christmas Day falls on Sunday this year. This is best scenario from cultural and Christian perspective. Christmas Eve Saturday and Boxing Day Federal holiday Monday. Clergy, lay ministers, choir etc and parishioners don’t suffer burnout from consecutive days of service, worship.
Perhaps start lobbying with the Vatican? Pining for days of Emperors and Kings—Elon Musk get this moving???
I'd forgotten that you were a Soxist person. You could adopt my wife's stance. Though a Cubs fan, she's been around me long enough to consider herself biSoxual.
Also, limited reach, but Clark from Des Plaines-83, Northwestern-0.
Great issue - many Laughs Out Loud! Happy Thanksgiving, Eric. Speaking of which, I'm grateful for your twice-a-week online publication (and the getting the Tuesday issue is well worth having a PAID subscription).
Yes, move those holidays! Speaking as a teacher, too, having two breaks so close to each other is awkward.
EZ - Do you want to be nominated for Best Blog or Best Email Newsletter?
While you're there, you can vote on the Best Reason to stay in Chicago. My nomination read:
"To Prove that John Kass is an Idiot."
I was there and the score was Speed of Light 186,282, Northwestern 0
from my brother - an Illini, but father of 2 NU wildcats - Closest chance to winning: Absolute Zero (lowest temperature physically possible, in degrees Kelvin): 0, Northwestern 0. But wait! Absolute Zero equals -273 C. So in Celsius, NU wins -273 to 0!!!!
and from me - Hell Freezes Over 0, Northwestern 3!
In triple OT
On Topic:
I'd love to move Thanksgiving to Veterans' Day week - truly a time to be thankful. Additionally, I spent 30 years in the NW 'burbs, and watched Halloween grow from the more traditional "pseudo-holiday" that it used to be, to an all-out blowout holiday (based on the amount of Halloween-themed stuff sold at Big Box and Home Stores), around which people made significant plans to celebrate. So - at least in some areas - Halloween has become a "big deal" holiday, making it tougher to move. (And this is saying nothing about the very valid point that Halloween is actually a religious-based holiday, as noted above.)
Off-Topic:
Regarding the recent Colorado Springs shooting at Club Q, has anyone else been struck by the fact that the local police department has been reticent about disclosing that the primary weapon used was an AR15-Style semi-automatic rifle? They've pretty much stuck to the script that it was a "long gun" or a "long rifle". In most other mass shootings, the type of weapon has been a pretty big deal. Any guesses as to why the police have been so reticent, and as importantly, why the media has not pressed the issue?
On sports betting deals with colleges, I have three points. First, are people adults at 18 or not? Are they still children needing guidance and protection? Who thinks that college students aren't already betting? Second, the audience for college sports is not current students, but the general public. The massive money for telecasts and merchandise is not to reach students. The sports betting business might get a long-term lift from gaining student customers, but they are after the broad national market. But college students, like everyone else, are already exposed to a deluge of sports betting ads. There is no reason to believe that students will be especially influenced by a college deal. Finally, college sports are about nothing but money, and I recall one of the sports betting ads that encourage customers to bet their school loyalty but to also place additional bets when those looked like losers, because it is just about winning money. Sports betting fits the 'mission of higher education' just as well as the professional sports teams that they host.
I'd move Thanksgiving Day to the Thursday before DST ends. If we can have Christmas and New Year's Eve about a week apart, why not Halloween and Thanksgiving?
There was a highly embarrassing loss that ended in Tops: 4 Northwestern: 0