Growing up with Turkeys, Fringe Funding, and Too Soon for Tacky Houses?
Cheers RVA!
Today will be cloudy with light winds and a high of 58, dropping to 45 in the evening. Rain is expected early on Thanksgiving but we could get some sunshine later in the day. The rest of the holiday looks mostly sunny but with highs in the mid-forties.
the juice:
The RTD has compiled a list of 10 tacky light houses ready for the Thanksgiving holiday.
One house in Glen Allen has been setting up lights for 26 years, and features over 200k lights and 2500 handmade decorations.
The residents, Al and Esther Thompson, say that while it takes ten weeks to setup and another six weeks to take down, they are motivated by the people they meet:
We’ve had visitors from all 50 states and 136 different foreign countries. It’s amazing to be out there. I might be talking to somebody from Brazil, and the next people I’ll talk to are from San Francisco, and I get through talking to them and then there’s somebody from down the street and then the next person I talked to is from Europe. And that’s all in one night.
the pulp:
Local tech startup Fringe has secured $6 million in its latest round of funding, via Bizsense. The company “offers a fringe benefits marketplace for employee perks”.
The Richmonder reports on the growing diversity in the VCU Police Department, with five female officers recently graduating from the Academy. While women make up 12% of police officers nationwide, 24 % of VCU’s 95-member police force are women.
the dive:
Sierra Dawn McClain of the WSJ has written an opinion commentary about growing up on a farm and raising turkeys in Oregon’s McKenzie River Valley.
The farm she grew up on was mainly a sheep ranch, but her family raised a variety of livestock and poultry as well.
She speaks of her connection with the turkeys:
I found the birds’ antics amusing. The toms strutted before the females, flicking out their tail feathers like fans. The more feisty birds smacked us with their wings and tore our clothes with their spurs. The gentler ones let us stroke the snoods and wattles that hung from their beaks and necks. I especially liked to “speak turkey” to them: I’d approach the fence and make a loud, throaty gobbling sound to which the flock responded in kind.
Read the full article here.
the vibe:
Have a great day and a Happy Thanksgiving!
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