The price of power is too darn much. So, we’re canceling Christmas. Holiday shopping is expected to reach record levels this year, with total holiday spending in the U.S. expected to hit around $960 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. That’s a year-over-year increase of around 4 percent. If you’re looking for a conversation topic to break the ice this Thanksgiving, you probably guessed it, stay away from politics. The potatoes are gone, the pie is devoured and the turkey is a memory. Your spouse says you can’t watch football, probably because she’s a communist spy or something, so you are trying to figure out how to kill the afternoon. Go to the movies and pretend to be overcome with holiday joy just like all the other fakers getting their tickets torn.