Published Friday, November 26, 2004 in East Valley Opinions of the Arizona Republic as “Holiday not about purchasing power.”Improving Our Spirit of Giving
Shoppers start your engines! At 5:30 AM this morning my fifteen year old dog began her morning ritual of barking incessantly to wake me up so I could feed her. By that time, thousands of East Valley shoppers were already in their cars ready to rumble.
Today starts the Christmas shopping season, and what is Christmas supposed to celebrate…the birth of a man who espoused love, compassion, and not wedding oneself to material possessions. Hmmmm. Read the rest of this entry »