Happy Thanks Giving

To everyone a Happy Thanks Giving. My American relations take time out to meet with friends and family and partake of a meal and other good things to celebrate. I think it sets the mood for the festive season culminating in Christmas. In the UK we celebrate the harvest with a thanks giving too, but not in the same manner as our friends across the pond.

What a week of changeable weather out with the boss in the mornings and not certain if it was going to be wet or very cold. Still it's November so should expect some changes to the weather, particularly getting colder.

D took me out on Saturday, only one jogger and very little else. The sky was filled with fast moving clouds but we got back without getting wet. Bosses went into town after dropping youngest son and girlfriend at the station. Boss(he)sorted out the pelmet lights in the kitchen and the day looked to be one with achievements.

Sunday out with D and boy was it cold. Flushed a heron by the pond; his feet must get cold standing in the water. Saw Buster, he is very busy at the moment with all the security problems and looked to have lost some weight. Talking of which my diet is going well and I am a leaner, meaner boxer dog. More info on my web site.

Much collecting of leaves and some tidying of the garden, sunny and quite mild considering the morning was cold.

I see the BBC web site has a section explaining the sub mortgage problems in the US. The only problem is that some people have made a lot of money and caused hardship to many, not to mention that people are now homeless. The net result it not contained in the US, but has rippled across to the UK and beyond. Tighter regulations and less small print could have prevented it. But, then there would have been less money for a few to get at the expense of so many. In this country there are still ads on certain TV channels encouraging you to get into debt by consolidating your existing debt into "one easy payment". It is still a debt and if it's tied to your house it has the potential to create more problems.

Smoking is bad for your health and advertising has been banned. Lets do the same for debt and credit cards there are just as bad for peoples health if not more due to the stress debt causes. Of course people should not get into debt, but buying a home or car is a debt and we all need them.

Have a good week and may the sun shine and light you world.