Here it is Thanksgiving night. The turkey and all the trimmings have become leftovers and I am writing again on this blog.



I have found out what a blog is. It is actually a contraction of web log. A place that I can publish on the web anything that I want to say.



Tomorrow is Black Friday people will be going to their favorite store to purchase an item they they think is on sale. They will even go at 2:00 - 3:00 AM to be the first to get that great deal. I think that it is all hoax. The merchants create a feeding frenzy by jacking up the price of the latest, favorite toy then lowering it to make unsuspecting customers think that they are getting a good deal. It is like raising the gas price then lowering it to a higher average price than it was before then we think we are getting a good deal.



While thinking about gas prices with it down as low as it is now I find it both a blessing and a curse. It is a blessing that I can fill my tank for about $75.00 whereas it took about $150.00 when the price was higher. But the lower price brings a curse.
1. There is more traffic on the road and
2. Since gas is cheaper no one wants to find more oil or alternate fuel.





Back to Black Friday. I can be thankful that I am not affected by Black Friday. Unlike many gullible people I don't buy nor do I have anything to sell on that day. My newspaper this morning was the size of two Sunday papers. It was so heavy with advertisements I needed to bring it in the house with a hand truck. On the front page was a schedule to map out your shopping day by the Trib. time line.


Well, Black Friday only comes once a year so enjoy it while you can.


Rambling on,


Richard

I have been told many times that I need to create a blog. Well here I am. I was brought kicking and screaming to this blog sight. I don't even know what blog means! Yes here I am kicking and screaming resisting this blog with every brain cell, sinew, and emotional objection that I can muster.

Yesterday was January 1, 2008 today is November 26, 2008 where did the year go? The day before Thanksgiving planning a big day tomorrow. My wife is baking bread, cookies, and cake trying to fatten me up I guess. Then I will take all the fat to our son's house for a family Thanksgiving where I will pick up some more fat and then waddle home.

I like the holiday season,Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year. It is a time that we are reminded to be thankful to God for all that we have, A time to remember that the Savior came into the world, and a time to recommit ourselves to a new year.
We always promise ourselves that this new year will be different. So by the time that Thanksgiving 2009 is here our lives will be completely changed. We will have more love, we will have done more to help our fellow man, and we will be more committed to God.
But in reality we will probably be at the same level that we are in 2008. But we keep on trying.
I will come back again to write something better the next time and maybe I won't be kicking so hard or screaming so loud.

For now

unrundad- Richard's Ramblings