The day after THANKSGIVING.
Did you get out early this morning and hit all the stores with their BLACK FRIDAY door stopper deals?
It was given this name dating back to 1961. First used in Philadelphia to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic that would occur the day after THANKSGIVING.
As the phrase became more widespread, it took on a new meaning for the retailers. As BLACK FRIDAY is the start of the Christmas holiday shopping season, it was understood that this is when most retailer go from being "in the red" to being "in the black" for the year.
To me, BLACK FRIDAY, has been carrying on a different definition.
The Nebraska Cornhusker football team ended their season today, getting beat, pretty solid, by the Iowa Hawkeyes.
This has been the case the past few years and I don't care for it.
I'll go back to the original definition and say that it has been heavy and disruptive to say the least.
There is so much that is unknown, as the Husker program is in limbo right now:
- Will the coach and his staff be fired?
- If so, when?
- Who's the new coach going to be?
- Will the Huskers ever be relevant again?
All good questions and tough ones to answer.
But here's what I do know:
- I love chanting "GO BIG RED!"
- I will support the Huskers through thick and thin.
- Whoever is leading the team has my support (whatever that means!).
And at the end of the day, does it really matter?
In a sense yes, because it is "OUR TEAM." "OUR STATE!"
In the end, and I said this earlier this season, the sun WILL rise tomorrow and the next day and the day after that for a long, long time.
So even if BLACK FRIDAY isn't enjoyable for you, remember, tomorrow is a new day.
It is the first day of the rest of your life, filled with unlimited possibility.....better than any sale that you would stand in line at 3am for!
So, pick your heads up, HUSKER nation.....there's always next year!
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