Where've You Been?

I haven't been here so if you've been looking for me, I'm still around. Been trying to dispose of junk, junque, and just plain crap. In between, I've been shampooing carpet, a section at a time. I cannot believe it's Holiday Time again. And as usual, I try to do everything at once and end up by not finishing any of it.

I spent Thanksgiving Day doing exactly what I wanted to do. Which was nothing. Now as usual, my family dinner will happen on Sunday, and I'll enjoy it because someone else will cook it for me. It's a tradition I started many years ago when my youngest two always had "other plans" (read girlfriend) and I began accepting invitations from older, already married, sons. So I would cook my family dinner on Friday or Saturday, depending on individual schedules. It worked quite well for many years until the youngest got married and had his own home and family. He went to his in-laws on THE day, and I to somewhere else. So youngest's wife decided that she would continue my tradition and have a dinner for me. (I don't do in-laws, even though I'm invited.) Don't misunderstand - I have nothing against in-laws, but they come in large quantities and I don't do well in crowds, unless it's my own crowd. And even my own crowd, much as I love 'em, is only tolerable for limited periods.

I had to go out today for milk, the bank, and the dry cleaners. You will notice that I did not mention Black Friday Door Busters, which are, to my mind, a bunch of hoo-hah. Or as Colonel Potter used to say, mule muffins. Haven't heard any reports of violence, but I'm sure that somewhere in the country it got out of hand and tomorrow's news will have all the gory details.

The bank wasn't busy, and I was in, made a deposit, and out in less than three minutes. The market, where I bought the milk, wasn't too busy and I was in and out of there with dispatch. The dry cleaner's had two ahead of me but still not a long delay. I did make an unscheduled stop at the hardware store for some lamp repair stuff - same story, in and out. My Black Friday commerce took me all of about 35 minutes, including travel time. No bargains, but no crazy crowds either.

So I will wait for my Sunday turkey and smirk at the wild and wacky people who got up at 3:30 AM when they could have slept in.