Giant Eagle is in many ways an amazing store and I’m fortunate that I live about a mile away. But it’s so big I have to talk myself into going there. I much prefer a store the size of Thorne’s IGA or Marc’s most of the time. Still, on those occasions when you’re looking for that hard to find spice or a special ethnic food or a nice bottle of wine you’re more likely to be able to find it at Big Bird. I still miss the days when Joe played Christmas carols over the loudspeaker and talked about all the blessings in his life.