Hello, my frigid friends! How are you? We’ve had our first snowfall. I could cry. It wasn’t much, but it’s a harbinger of what’s to come. And we’re hitting temperatures in the 20’s. Brrr. If you’re not dressed properly for the weather, you’ll feel it soon enough. The wind the last few days has been horrid. It almost knocked me over a couple of times. Pretty soon we’ll have ice to contend with, too. Oh my.
Does anyone really know who the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers is? One week you’re the quarterback. The next week, you’re on the injured reserve list. For the second week in a row, the Packers’ quarterback was taken out by an injury in the first series of the game, which they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles. Boo-hoo. I’m crying over the snow and I’m crying over the Packers. Perhaps there’s a ray of hope with third string quarterback Scott Tolzien. And now we’ve rehired Matt Flynn to be the backup quarterback. What goes around comes around? We’ll see when Green Bay plays the New York Giants this Sunday. May our beloved Packers become Giant killers.
Oh, how the mighty have fallen! Ahem. My Screaming Psychics are now in second place in the Irregular Football League. Mr. OrbsCorbs’ Orbliterators have dropped to third. The graphic at right says it all.
New York’s One World Trade Center has just been declared the tallest building in the United States (when it’s finished). Chicago’s Willis (formerly Sears) Tower held that distinction and still should in my opinion. One World Trade Center will be “taller” only because of a “spire” which is actually an antenna. Boo, hiss!
I feel so bad for the people in the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan destroyed everything in its path and took many lives. We should pray for relief. If you contribute to a charity in the name of the Philippines, check to see how much of their contributions actually make it to the victims. Some unscrupulous cads will seek to profit from the misery of others. They set up phony charities and keep most or all of the donated money for themselves. What a world we live in. Oh my.
Finally, Wal-Mart has moved up the starting time for their Black Friday sales to 6 pm on Thanksgiving Day. That’s right; Black Friday starts on Turkey Thursday. Other major retailers are following suit and setting their openings for earlier times, too. In a few years Black Friday will start on Halloween.
Thank you for reading my blog today. I love you all. You make me feel loved. That’s symbiotic.
What is the USA’s shortest building? Find out: madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com
The leaves on streets become very slippery when wet. Now we could see snow or ice on the road, too. Be careful, my dears. It’s always darkest before the Winter Solstice. Vagitus!
Madame Z- I do believe that they did say on the news yesterday that Packers are practicing with Matt Flynn.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on Black Friday because when I was at Walmart before Halloween they had Christmas stuff going up already. This is getting ridiculous.
I just read where Aaron thinks he can (maybe) be back on Thanksgiving. Who knows.
ReplyDeleteI think all businesses should be closed Thanksgiving as well as Christmas Day. It's not fair for people to be away from their families, there is nothing that critical that can't wait a day (except hospitals, of course).
ReplyDeleteI work this Thanksgiving as well, not a biggie for me, I only cook every other year and have the family over. I was doing it every year but it got to be too much. Since I"m off the hook, I'll feed those that may not have families to hang with. I'm bringing in cinnamon french toast for my crew and the boss is bringing in dinner as well, fun food day for sure!
I think all businesses should be closed Thanksgiving as well as Christmas Day.
ReplyDeleteThe stores wouldn't be open if people who were off didn't shop on that day.
The majority value things and shopping over family.
Does anyone remember what the REAL meaning of Christmas is?
ReplyDeleteI'm doing a double shift at the hospital and it was a real bad trade that I had to make so I could take a different day for class. Sucks to be me. Holidays are usually work for me and nothing more ! Take care of the going and gone.
ReplyDeleteIt will always be the Sears Tower to me!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was growing up NOTHING was open on Christmas. You forgot something, you ran to the neighbors.
ReplyDeleteThen convenience stores came in and were open 7 days a week. From then on, the almighty dollar ruled. Richard is right, they wouldn't be open of there wasn't a demand for it. Sad.
Mary said...
ReplyDelete"When I was growing up NOTHING was open on Christmas. You forgot something, you ran to the neighbors."
Ditto. Our world has changed so much and so rapidly that much of what we knew and learned when we were young is obsolete and/or irrelevant.
It will always be the Sears Tower to me, too. "What you talkin bout. Willis?"