Yesterday, the news broke that Dubai was experiencing some serious debt issues. Dubai World, which is a financial entity owned largely by the Dubai government, announced that it would be restructuring and that it would be stopping debt payments. This news has shaken world markets. In Asia and Europe, the markets were shaken yesterday. But with the Thanksgiving holiday, it appears that the U.S. reaction was delayed.
This morning, investors work up and sent the Dow plunging more than 200 points. While the losses have moderated so far, with the trading day almost over, there are concerns that Monday could bring …read more

Even though it is good to be grateful all year, I think that it is a good thing that we have a day devoted to giving thanks and reflecting on our blessings. Probably most of us don’t really spend a lot of time thinking about what we’re thankful for, but most people seem to take at least a few minutes to express their thanks.
There are many things I am thankful for. Here are a few things that I feel glad of this year:

Family
Friends
A job I can do from home
Home
Food
Social media ;)
Faith

It’s worth noting, of course, that many of these items …read more

As consumer spending rises, and as people feel better about the stability being shown in the jobs market, this holiday shopping season is shaping up to be fairly solid. And online retailers are hoping to get in on the action come the Monday after Thanksgiving. Cyber Monday is the biggest online shopping day of the year, and now you can stay fully alerted to hourly and daily deals with a little help from your cell phone. SoundBite sent me a press release about this service (which I do not intend to use):
Americans send 50,000 text messages per second. Ninety-five percent …read more

Black Friday is coming up — right after Thanksgiving. I’m not a huge fan of shopping on Black Friday, but my husband does like to go out and get a few things for me at this time. It never ceases to amaze me that he is willing to brave the crazy crowds and traffic. But he does. Here are some of the things that my husband likes to do in order to make his Black Friday shopping relatively painless:

Leave me and our son home: Obviously, he is getting me gifts, so I can’t come along. But our son stays home, …read more

I just wanted to greet all the Light the Torch readers who celebrate this particular holiday. Don’t you love the excuse to stuff yourself? [Pardon the pun. Heehee.]
So, take the day off from your usual meanderings in the sports world and just focus on family, friends and, yea, FOOD! Can I actually convince you to do that?! LOL.
Anyone kind enough to invite me over to sample some of the turkey? I love roasts.