The Thanksgiving/Christmas season is quickly approaching. I love these two holidays. I love what they represent. Thanksgiving: Thank God for His fruitful generosity, thank Him for getting us through another year. The pilgrims understood that everything they had came from God; I often wonder how much luckier we would be if more Americans adopted this attitude. It's sad to see stores open on Thanksgiving. It started a couple of years ago, the shops started opening at midnight, then at ten and now some are open at four in the afternoon. Thanksgiving and Christmas were the two days a year when only emergency people worked. On Christmas 1978 I ran out of gas just after midnight on Christmas morning (Christmas Eve night for some). I worked security, 4 to 12 shift. I had planned to get gas on the way to work that evening. On Christmas Eve, not a single gas station was open at 3 p.m. I went to work but ended up walking seven miles home after running out of gas about halfway. Walking through rural Ohio it never occurred to me to be angry or upset about my situation. I do...