As of this month, the Tulsa Christmas Parade is supposed to be a normal, traditional parade.

A backup plan is being formed in light of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. Cases are decreasing but in case of a new outbreak or more government control, the parade could become a “drive through” parade.  The date is December 12.

“As events around the world are cancelled, we understand both the difficult decisions of event organizers around the globe, and the disappointment from communities eager to come together again,” said Jessica Gullo, creative director for the Tulsa Christmas Parade. “We have no idea what the state of events and gatherings will be like in December. Still, we do know that one way or another, Christmas will be celebrated in Tulsa. After meeting with city officials and other leaders of our community, and taking into consideration many critical factors, we feel the best option for this year is to make plans for a drive-through parade.”

I guess that means that it could be a regular parade with people lining the streets downtown or it could be a parade with floats on the side of the route and people driving through looking at the floats.

I haven’t been to a Christmas parade in years for several reasons. First, the weather is usually lousy. Secondly, a few years ago they decided not to call it a “Christmas” parade because some sponsors wanted people from religions other than Christianity to feel left out. There was such an outcry from Tulsans that the name was finally restored. I lost my enthusiasm for the parade.

And there are no rules prohibiting someone who is anti-Christian from having a float or from stopping a homosexual float from being a part of the parade. It’s America. If they want a Christmas parade that doesn’t focus on Jesus Christ, that’s up to them. I don’t care to watch.

No trick-or-treating in Los Angeles?

In Los Angeles, public health officials got such a backlash from the announcement that they were prohibiting trick-or-treating on Halloween, that they changed the mandate to a “recommendation.”

Health officials had said that children couldn’t practice “social distancing” as they go house to house dressed in costumes and collecting candy. They also were prohibiting haunted houses and parades.

“Trunk or treat” – which is passing car-to-car candy giveaway (usually done by schools or churches) is also not “recommended.”

These leftists, who claim they are the defenders of “true science,” are ignoring science when they want to stop Halloween. It’s hard to catch the coronavirus outdoor and even if little children catch it, they almost always have mild cases and recover. (No one under age 15 has died of the coronavirus in Oklahoma as I write this).

And I thought that progressive health officials wanted everyone to wear a “mask.”

And if you are an adult who is afraid of the virus, turn off your porch light and don’t answer the doorbell to give candy on Halloween.

(Actually, it wouldn’t bother me if we canceled Halloween all together. It is the “national holiday” for homosexuals, bisexuals, transvestites, etc. and it has a distinct demonic flavor.)

The demise of Black Friday?

Here’s another development. Home Depot has canceled Black Friday – the day after Thanksgiving that is normally the busiest shopping day of the year.

Home Depot will close its stores on Thanksgiving – which is a great move. And guess what? For the first time in more than 30 years, Walmart will be closed on Thanksgiving. Target will close its stores on Thanksgiving.

Black Friday shopping has progressively gotten earlier and earlier over the past few years and recently stores were open on Thanksgiving to get a jump on their competitors.

These stores are not really closing on Thanksgiving out of the goodness of their hearts for the sake of their employees or the holiday. No, there are two driving factors – the coronavirus pandemic and the rise of online shopping.

If you have been out shopping on Black Friday the past couple of years, you might have noticed that the crowds had dwindled. Stores like Toys-R-Us have gone out of business and stores like Sears are on their last legs.

Young people are buying gifts on Amazon and having them shipped rather than buying them at the local mall.

But people should be home on Thanksgiving. It’s not really a religious holiday but it should be. We are giving thanks and those thanks should be directed to God, right?

Wanenmacher’s Gun Show is still set

Finally, the Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms Show has not been canceled (although it could be). It is scheduled for November 14-15 at the Expo Square at the Fairgrounds.

It is the world’s largest gun show. People come from all over America and other parts of the world. There are more than 4,000 tables of exhibits and the place is packed, especially on Saturday.

There would be no chance of “social distancing.” But gun sales have skyrocketed for two reasons: the chance of Joe Biden being president (and Kamala Harris vice president) and the outbreak of rioting in America’s big cities.

If Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms Show does make it, you can bet Joe and his family will do a brisk business.