- I swear, everybody in every store, mall, or line was on a cell phone. I can't imagine what they'd be talking about. "OK, here's what I got you..."
- Going into Lowe's may have been the most intimidated I've ever been by a shopping trip since the first time I went to Franklin Mills.
- Even CVS was packed on Christmas Eve. I'm not sure if I should be surprised by that, but I was.
- Lots of people heading south. Possibly to turn east and head for the casinos, Mom thinks.
- How about those poor bastards who got screwed by U.S. Airways?
- It snowed in Mexico. I'm going to repeat that, because it bears repeating. It SNOWED in MEXICO.
- My parents are getting lazy - the house wasn't decorated nearly as much as it's been in years past. They didn't even display the Christmas cards they got.
- Dinner: Prime Rib (why is it capitalized?), twice-baked potatoes, green beans, and deviled eggs. No cole slaw, which was a shock since every time I've been home since I moved, we've had cole slaw. Dad even went to the supermarket yesterday afternoon, but they were out.
- Comedy is listening to Al Michaels try to psychoanalyze the Kobe-Shaq situation just before tipoff.
- What you care about (read: the loot):
- new bathrobe
- slippers
- alarm clock
- The Great Philadelphia Fan Book
- The Great Philadelphia Sports Debate
- Dave Barry 2005 day-by-day calendar
- Christmas ornament
- Eight-piece cookware set (a sure sign that I'm getting old)
- Seinfeld DVDs
- Sports Immortals: Stories of Inspiration and Achievement
And I've talked about this before, I'm sure, but as you get older, you find (or at least we have) that you don't want as much.
- What a thing to wake up to.
- Apparently the snow will be two days late.
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