Hope you and yours had a great Thanksgiving holiday … and that your family is large enough that you could sneak off to watch TV without ever being missed.
So we had Thanksgiving Thursday, Black Friday, Shop Local Saturday … uh… Sunday, then Cyber Monday. What’s Tuesday? Overdrawn at the Bank Day?
Only one reported Black Friday stampede death. It’s a record! Time to put another quarter in the “Good Job America” jar. Oh look – there’s now exactly one quarter in there.
By the way – happy Cyber Monday – there is no amount of company time I will not waste to find you the perfect gift. Is it too early to take down my Cyber Monday decorations? At least beating up a complete stranger over a cheap TV isn’t an option today – though you MIGHT get pepper sprayed if you have a faster internet connection. Several places started offering their Cyber deals over the weekend – calling it Cyber Week. Let’s just hope all this doesn’t turn into Data breach December.
World Leaders currently meeting in France to discuss climate change say the future of the planet is at stake and that this summit will send a message to terrorists about what is truly a threat. Yeah, it would be a shame if the ISIS guys got too hot/cold while plotting to blow everyone up.
So we’ve hit the point where it’s no longer too early to play Christmas music. Yet, it’s still too early to talk about running for president, but do we pay attention to that? Nope nope nope.
There was another White House fence jumper over the holiday weekend. We’re getting closer and closer to that becoming an Olympic sport.
And a few things you need to know …
On this date in 1922, Japan launched the world’s first aircraft carrier. If you were too nervous to fly you could just climb on a plane parked on the ship and still get there.
On this date in 1949, Chinese communists captured Chungking… guaranteeing frozen food for everyone.
Scientists say a diabetes drug may be the secret to extending life, moving expectancy to 120 years old! So when will social security kick in, when you’re 100?
They are finally free! Every year, the Butterball hotline receives more than 100,000 phone calls from people – like me – who don’t what they are doing. It’s a miracle the carefully trained volunteers manage not to burst out laughing at us until after they hang up.
Red Lobster says it will increase the size of the shrimp they use in certain dishes after complaints from customers they were too small. Isn’t there a size where shrimp stop being shrimps?
And … congrats to the Alabama Crimson Tide for making the SEC Championship Game! Sorry Verne and Gary are calling THAT game too. Seriously, can we get some REAL commentators? How about Red Skull and Ultron? They’d make as much sense as the old guys. Plus, everything Marvel touches turns to gold. Look how popular Will Muschamp is after going all “Hulk SMASH” on that ref! Let’s do this!
