Today, according to my west coast brother, is "Shopping Reminder Day." Really? As if we need reminding. Every time I turn on my TV or check my email or Facebook I'm reminded of things I really should be buying for myself or someone else this holiday season. I evidently need these things to make my life complete or to make me the most popular gift giver in my family. Except for lots of turkeys in the grocery stores, we seem to be skipping right over Thanksgiving. Do you remember Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when you could get up super early to stand in a cold line outside your favorite store, usually with friends, so you would be first through the door when it opens and first to snag the fabulous toy (remember Cabbage Patch Dolls?) or electronic gizmo that your child or spouse or grandchild or niece or nephew is longing for, at an amazing bargain price? Well, that fun is almost gone. Stores have been advertising Black Friday bargains since just after Halloween. No pushing or shoving, you just click a few buttons and whatever you want will show up at your door. Where's the sport in that? But I really do wonder how many people are buying mattresses or new dining room tables or pickup trucks or luxury cars as Christmas gifts? Maybe yes to the dining room table if you have lots of company coming. Enough of this pondering. I'm in my fluffy robe and slippers with my laptop before me and a cup of hot cider beside me, so it's time to start shopping.
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