Happy Monday! We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed some time with family & friends. We hope you have a great week ahead!
In This Issue: Thanksgiving Recap: Family Traditions, Online Shopping, & Zoo Adventures! | OM3 LC-LC Fiber Patch Cables | What is a WLAN Controller? | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – Thanksgiving Recap: Family Traditions, Online Shopping, & Zoo Adventures!
Happy Monday!
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving weekend and enjoyed some time with family or friends. We typically celebrate two Thanksgivings on two different days, one with my in-laws and one with my parents, but this year we had lunch at my parents and then dinner at my in-laws, which made it quite a busy day. I can say I didn’t feel like eating the next day haha, and we had a great time and I’m very thankful for those moments. We don’t have very big families, so it’s usually very low key, but we make it a tradition to get together every Thanksgiving. One of the things that I actually most enjoy about Thanksgiving (aside from the delicious food) is watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with my wife and kids. There’s something just a bit magical about it, and it’s on my bucket list to watch the parade in person. My wife thinks it’s a bit crazy to sit out there for hours in the cold, but I have it in my mind that it would be fun!
I remember in years past going to stores the days after Thanksgiving to shop for deals, but with e-commerce stores and monoliths like Amazon, there’s really no need to scramble around. This year we did most of our shopping online for Christmas presents, and instead of going to the stores, we visited Zoo Atlanta. There’s a program for Georgians called the Library Pass Program that allows anyone with a membership to the Georgia Public Library to check out a DVD and get free admission for a family of 4 to the zoo. Although it was a bit chilly, my kids enjoyed the zoo and loved seeing the giant pandas. Zoo Atlanta is one of the last remaining places to see Pandas and I wanted the kids to see them before they were sent back to China. It’s weird to me that animals can be on loan from other countries, but I’m thankful that we were able to see them, especially for my kids (which I’m hoping they’ll keep as a great memory). For those who aren’t able to visit Zoo Atlanta, they actually have a Panda Cam where you can enjoy watching these cartoon-like animals. We also lost my youngest daughter at the zoo, but found her by an ice cream booth, a scary experience and story for another day (thankfully she was unharmed and was doing quite well).
I hope you have a great week back from Thanksgiving and a wonderful day!
Cris
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Learning Center Article – What is a WLAN Controller?
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Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- Consumers spent $5.6 billion online on Thanksgiving Day, a jump of 5.5% year over year. The uptick reflects that holiday shoppers are buying more of their gifts online and responding to discounts.
- The NFL’s first-ever Black Friday game was hosted on Amazon’s Prime Video rather than traditional TV. This is another indicator of trouble for linear, or traditional, TV, which has suffered from slumping ad revenue and customers cutting the cable cord.
- Airlines are introducing new technology and strategies to turn planes around faster as they look for ways to save on costs. American Airlines is working to more efficiently assign gates to avoid parking delays and cut taxiing time.
- Air taxi firm Lilium has been granted EU approval to design and operate its electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles globally.