Leaders, planners, officials and decision makers, each year I enjoy the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade from my home, and for your efforts, I am thankful.

As I sit on my patio and watch the townsfolk trot by and the horses line up to kick off the parade, I smile and embrace our town’s fine event.

However, this year that changed when someone decided to stage the world’s largest port-a-john in the middle of the sidewalk on El Lago Blvd., just west of Saguaro. It is the first time that this “float” has made an appearance in the parade.

I’m not certain who thought that dumping a toilet in the backyard of their neighbors was a good idea, but I ask that you please reconsider its location next year.

Residents in the sight-line of Toiletasaurus Rex were not thankful to spend a holiday overlooking a giant relief facility, nor were we thankful for the wafting scents of the season as we cooked dinner and celebrated with friends and relatives.

Next year, please think about the impact that your decisions make. Consider the residents in close proximity to the parade and how a giant toilet may affect their holiday. There are plenty of non-residential parking lots and plazas that would love to draw parade “goers.”

Speaking of poor planning, I agree with Kimberly Miller and her man vs. animal assessment. If we believe that wildlife should be “managed,” we fail to see the root cause of the problem – man and his irresponsible planning and sense of entitlement.

Hunting is killing, not sport, and enjoying the outdoors is called camping. Unfortunately, animals pay the price for our insatiable sense of greed and blood lust.

It seems that we consistently seek to “manage” in order to justify our irresponsibility, ahem.