{"id":7489,"date":"2017-11-07T08:30:08","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T15:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/?p=7489"},"modified":"2017-11-02T11:42:44","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T18:42:44","slug":"november-2017-feature-post-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/november-2017-feature-post-2\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2017 Feature post-2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Header&#8221; title=&#8221;Busy and brisk November&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;off&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; content_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; image_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_button_one=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_one_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_one_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_one_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_button_two=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_two_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_two_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243;] [\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>By David S Edge<\/p>\n<p>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By now, there are certain states that are fully gripped in the throes of winter. That first good snowstorm has happened, the temperatures have dropped (even in Arizona) and we\u2019re planning Thanksgiving get-togethers, booking travel plans to meet family at\u2026wait\u2026whose turn is it this year?<br \/>\nWhile family gatherings are being planned, other folks are planning for events in November that most of us have no idea are special days in Nov-ember! What in the world are we talking about? Nothing is more important than Thanksgiving in November! Or\u2026.is it?<\/p>\n<p>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Our other major holiday in November is Veterans Day on November 10th. Know a Vet? Even if you don\u2019t, find one and thank them for our freedom! The old saying, \u201cIf you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, thank a Veteran\u201d. This saying goes back to World War II where, if we had lost, some of us may be speaking German or Japanese. So celebrate our U.S. Vets!<\/p>\n<p>[spacer height=&#8221;05px&#8221;]<br \/>\nThere are dozens of other special days in November. Just to name a few;<\/p>\n<p>[spacer height=&#8221;03px&#8221;]<br \/>\n-The Great American Smoke-Out where everyone is encouraged to quit smoking!<\/p>\n<p>[spacer height=&#8221;03px&#8221;]<br \/>\n&#8211; All Souls Day. This one remembers all our loved ones who have passed on to heaven. In Mexico, this is better known as Dio De Los Muertos or Day of the Dead<\/p>\n<p>[spacer height=&#8221;03px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>-Another fun day is the 13th of November for Sadie Hawkins Day when girls are allowed to ask out boys. This became popular due to the cartoon strip called Lil Abner in the 1930s. Daisy Mae was always after Lil Abner!<\/p>\n<p>[spacer height=&#8221;03px&#8221;]<br \/>\nIf you are a shopper you are well acquainted with \u201cBlack Friday\u201d, the day after Thanksgiving. This is the<br \/>\nsecond busiest shopping day in the U.S.A. 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