It's Black Friday People not Black Thanksgiving

So... Thanksgiving break is only a week away. This is a great thing and I have called my boss at Michael's to tell her that I can work over vacation. Again great I can get a little extra cash... Downside? Michael's is open from 4pm to 2am on Thanksgiving... I am hoping I will get it off and only have to work Black Friday, I know that sounds insane but I would rather work that than Thanksgiving. I know I know I shouldn't complain they are giving me hour over break when they don't have to but still... In my opinion it's one of those holidays that the only stores that should be open are grocery stores and even those should close at a reasonable time o allow employees to spend time with there families... and who exactly is going to go to a craft store at midnight.. I mean Black Friday should stay Black Friday and leave Thanksgiving be... anyway that's the end of my rant.

In other news I am getting a calendar with my photography professionally printed and if I'm not mistaken they will be available for purchase with all the proceeds coming to me... which is nice. Though I need to get more details on that let me know if any of you want the link. It should be available in a week or so.. I would appreciate the support.

Newspaper Video

http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/national/energy-environment/obama-xi-reach-landmark-climate-pact/2014/11/12/c5e05faa-6a54-11e4-bafd-6598192a448d_video.html

The link above leads to the Washington Podt's posttv website which is found through their regular sites nav bar. I believe this is a good way for them to set this up. There are people who just want to read the news and not deal with videos and this allows them to do just that. But if you would like to catch the video real quick or don't have time to read the whole story you have that option too. Though not all stories come with a video.

Life at Pineberry

Pineberry Farm is a family run Christmas tree farm in the small town of Wheelock Vermont.

Owned and operated by the Potter Family for 25 years it has become well known in the community for their friendly attitudes and great customer service. Being the newest member of the Pineberry family I hardly know all the ins and outs of how the farm runs but I sat down with Nick Potter to find out just how you farm a Christmas tree.

Nick is the youngest grandson of Farm owner Bob Potter and hopes to take over the farm after graduating college next year.

When I asked Nick what the hardest part of tree farming was he gave this response “During trimming season it gets very hot and humid.”

I asked Nick to explain exactly what he meant by trimming season… After aren't Christmas Trees a winter thing?

 First he chuckled and then explained “The winter season is just the big push before we call it a year. Spring starts off our season with planting, we plant 3 to 6 thousand saplings a year. After that all 75 thousand trees need to be fertilized. Then comes shearing, this is how we get the trees to have that perfect cone shape that everyone loves. 3 months later we start cutting trees to send out to major retailers in the area.”

When asked, Nick told us that his favorite part of working on the farm was seeing the children’s faces after picking out their tree and bringing it back to the car to bring home. “It’s where I get the biggest sense of satisfaction.”

Pineberry farm also donates about 75 trees a year to local churches giving all the profits to the organizations. 

“For most farms it’s all about the money” Nick tells me, “for us it’s about helping people that may not be able to afford a tree have that small piece of Christmas that would otherwise be lost. We sell our trees for 25 dollars no matter the size or shape. A lot of other farms are getting 50 – 60 for their taller trees.”

His favorite part of running the farm? Driving his tractor.

“Being able to escape from everything even just for a few hours is great. I don’t have to worry about anything but not hitting trees while I’m in the field.”

If you would like to get in contact with Nick at Pineberry you can reach him at (802) 626- 8075. They would love to see you this year and everyone is welcome.

IReport

So after signing up and looking around IReport, I think this is a great new take on how to cover news from around the world. I mean, CNN can't be everywhere right?
Basically this program allows users to post their own news stories and then CNN can watch and read them and if they think they are good enough possibly use them on their TV news report.
They found a great way to get stories while only doing half the work while also giving upcoming reporters the opportunity to get their names out there.