I like Likek's post on what we should really celebrate Thanksgiving with: hardtack and crackers, just to remind us what�s available to us every day. Nice idea, but I won't do it. It reminds me a little of the "no shopping" business. Even though I'm a non-believer, I also feel American society is awfully materialistic, and I wonder if people aren't permitting themselves to be overly influenced by what others buy, and are afraid they'll look bad if they don't buy the same stuff. I don't think all those objects will make people any happier, but more importantly, I don't think a lot of people can really afford them. We're not shopping that much, because we don't feel we can afford it. But it's a free country, so everyone else--knock yourselves out!