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What are you doing on Black Friday?

Nov 26, 2014 4:57AM PST

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It's my Birthday so..
Nov 26, 2014 5:58AM PST

So-called "Black Friday", just another excuse for retailers to turn normal people into shopping maniacs, spending money they don't have, on junk they don't neeed, or to give it to people who don't want it, is my Birthday.. 11/28.. I will be sitting at home doing the usual stuff I do.. entering contests I don't win, paying bills I can't afford to pay, arguing on the phone with companies (if they're open).. who sent me horribly wrong bills to get them straightened out, and probably making a sliced (as in "comes out of a package") turkey sandwich with melted cheese on it, because roasting a turkey for one person is insanity.. my Folks passed away years ago, and my only immediate family nearby is my younger Brother, who lives in a world of his own (haven't even gotten a Birthday card from him) and never invites me over or offers to take me out to supper.. but maybe I'll go over to a nearby Starbucks and get some free food, which they give ya on your Birthday, if you have one of their cards.. and watching movies, playing music, and farting around with my new iPhone 5c, which Sprint gave me for free a month ago, and I'm still muddling through its bajillion features and settings.. if I feel giddy, I'll log into Amazon and use some of my gift credits to buy a case for the iPhone.. so none of this really fits in any of your categories except "Other".. Wink ..

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What are you doing on Black Friday?
Nov 26, 2014 6:47AM PST

I'll be watching football on TV.

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eating leftovers
Nov 26, 2014 7:02AM PST

and probably leaving the TV off so I can feel "thankful" for a second day.

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the begging of the end....
Nov 26, 2014 6:21PM PST
Wink Start of Xmas shopping and all other related headaches....... no peace now till Jan 2nd
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and that right after
Nov 26, 2014 11:28PM PST

all the electioneering that preceeded it in september and october for november elections.