{"id":17809,"date":"2015-11-27T10:31:24","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T18:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=17809"},"modified":"2015-11-27T10:31:24","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T18:31:24","slug":"on-the-edge11272015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/11\/27\/on-the-edge11272015\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Edge–11\/27\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday my friends were under the weather and could not come, But after PT worked ne with my prosthetic leg, I went down to the caf\u00e9 by myself.  The open face turkey sandwich was good, but the raspberry cheesecake had flavor to die for.  I watched football for most of the day, but Pam is really kicking my kitty-butt at fantasy football.  Because this  is such a slow news day, this is my only article.<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>…The shopping surge also means that many retail workers have to leave their loved ones and work on the day after (and sometimes the night of) Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

So if you only get one day-after-Thanksgiving every year, it’s silly to waste it at a crowded store with hundreds of other people who are willing to throw elbows to get a new Blu-ray player. <\/p>\n

Instead, here are seven ways to spend Black Friday that are (at least in my mind) a whole lot better than shopping. <\/p>\n

1. Take a trip to a state park<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

I’m pretty sure that parks offer much better views than the inside of a Walmart. So load up your Thanksgiving leftovers into a picnic basket, find the closest park<\/a>, and get some fresh air. If you live in Minnesota, you can even take advantage of free admission<\/a> to all of the state’s parks this Nov. 27. <\/p>\n

I do not shop on Black Friday.  I shared one. Click through for the other six.<\/font> <\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Clasping hands with youngsters in red Communist Youth League scarves, contestants from more than 110 nations descended on the southern Chinese island of Hainan this week for the 65th annual Miss World<\/a> contest. <\/p>\n

But one contestant was absent from the opening ceremony: Miss Canada, otherwise known as Anastasia Lin<\/a>, a 25-year-old actress and classically trained pianist who has been denied a Chinese visa to attend the monthlong pageant, apparently because of her outspoken advocacy for human rights and religious freedom in China. <\/p>\n

After waiting in vain for weeks, Ms. Lin packed up her Canadian-designed eveningwear on Wednesday and quietly boarded a Hong Kong-bound flight with the hope she might obtain an on-demand visa at the border and perhaps slip unnoticed into mainland China. <\/p>\n

It was not to be. <\/p>\n

The Chinese authorities, tipped off to her arrival, barred her from flying onward to Hainan. <\/p>\n