Ramdom Ramblings

**I heard news reports of all the “door buster” sales where stores opened at 6 or 5 or even 4 a.m. the morning after Thanksgiving, so-called Black Friday. My sister works for a major retail clothing chain but it was a particular mall that was opening at 1 a.m. and staying open until 11 p.m. that had her, a District Manager, working from 5 until 1 in the afternoon. The store had to have people working from midnight to midnight. Maybe I am a too lazy or too much of a Scrooge, but I have yet to see a sale that would get me out that early. The news channel reported people camping out since 3 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning to be first in line.

Would I ever do this? What?!? And miss Thanksgiving football? That is heresy in my world.

**People that are not college football fans miss one of the true pleasures of life. Rivalry games. The build up, excitement, and energy that comes from your team playing their arch rivals. If you want to see the best rivalry, visit the state of Alabama the week before Auburn and Alabama play each other. When I lived there, there were 2 major religious influences, Southern Baptists and Auburn/Alabama football. They talk about the game 364 days a year and play the game on the 365th. Not being one to take sides… Ah, who am I kidding? WAR EAGLE! BEAT BAMA!

**Some of the most sour and depressing people I have ever met are vegetarians. I think one of the reasons they are so lacking happiness in their lives is that they miss out on the joy of an over-the-top Thanksgiving Day turkey dinner and leftover turkey sandwiches.

**Once again, we enter the Christmas shopping season, and economic experts are predicting doom and gloom. Excepting those with a political agenda, can anyone remember when a true economist had a positive outlook? We have entered the shopping season and the “end is near” forecasts are making headlines again. I wonder how much stronger the shopping season would be if we weren’t being bombarded with all of the dire outlook reports.

**Speaking of gloom and doom economic forecasts, why do store and retailers cut workers and sacrifice customer service when it looks like business might be a little slower than hoped. In my truly non-expert opinion, I believe stores lose more business during difficult times, not before of a slower economy, but because they forget to take care of their customers. Then they say, “Gee, I sure was smart to cut payroll. Business was terrible this year.”

**I heard a news report several years ago that said that the average American gains 8 pounds during the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s holiday season. My goal is to lose 5 pounds during the month of December. Call me Don Quixote and continue to check back as to the status of my battle with the windmill dragon.

**NOW you can start playing the Christmas music!

Keep Smilin’!!

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