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November 24, 2006
Black Friday...
Today is 'Black Friday', the day when all good Americans get up earlier than on any other day of the year, and go shopping. I am sure that my blog brethren out there in the blogosphere having been blogging about this all day long, but I take a different view.
First of all, I do no shopping on this day. None. There is no sale so deep, no discount so dramatic that would make me get up, fight for a parking space, fight crowds and then wait in an endless line to pay for the crap I fought so hard for.
I love my friends and family, but the gifts I get them didn't come from attending some after Thanksgiving ritual that most people think they have to follow. Sheep. That's the word I was looking for, sheep.
I know that a lot of people love to shop, but I am just not one of them, and that's because I don't have a lot of money to spend on shopping. I also lack patience, persistence and stamina.
And another thing...Why is it called 'black'? Yes, I know, it's an accounting term, meaning that businesses are in the money if a lot of people at once shop their stores. But if it's true that the stores make money, shouldn't it be called 'Happy' Friday, or 'Whoo-Hoo' Friday, or 'Hot Damn' Friday? 'Black' sounds so dark, so ominous, and so dreary. However, it is clear to me that you could name the day 'Vomit' Friday, and it wouldn't matter. The sheep would just do as they always do.
If you are reading a little bit of yourself in here, please do not be offended. If you like to shop, like to get frustrated, fight like the devil for the same discount you can get a week later, then more power to you.
You just won't find me in that same line.
Thanks for listening.
But just because it's 'Black' Friday, doesn't mean you should go without cute pics of my boys.
So, here is Jonah holding Joshua, twicet. Yes, that's spelled correctly, here in the south.
Enjoy!
Posted by Jon at November 24, 2006 07:35 PM
Comments
We love to read your daily updates and to see the pictures of our grand-nephews. Hope we get to see them in person after the new year.
Jerry and Ginny
Posted by: Jerry & Ginny at November 26, 2006 05:05 PM