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Whether we spend the next few days with family, or alone; whether we spend time tending to ourselves, or helping others; whether we decide to shop, or save; the Thanksgiving period is an important hiatus in our lives.

We suspend our regular routines. We examine the elements of our lives for which we are thankful. We think a little more about the people around us.

We at Baltimore Fishbowl are thankful for you, our readers. We love informing and entertaining you. We love hearing from you. For now, we are going to take a short break. We wonโ€™t be posting anything new until after the weekend, but we will be back live on the other side of the holiday.

David Nitkin is the Executive Editor of Baltimore Fishbowl. He is an award-winning journalist, having worked as State House Bureau Chief, White House Correspondent, Politics Editor and Metropolitan Editor...