On your mark! Get set! MOOOOO!
The pistol shot – which sounds surprisingly like a refrigerator door being slammed on Thanksgiving leftovers – has rung out, signaling the beginning of the Cattle Christmas shopping season. And, On cue, the cattle are shooting out the gates as though the corral was on fire.
The day after Thanksgiving is commonly known as “Black Friday”, one of the most dreaded days of the year, for both retail employees and shoppers alike. Retailers hate this day because of the huge throng of customers they are forced to endure. Shoppers hate this day because they have to deal with irate retailers and the other customers who keep getting in their way.
This year, on Black Friday, I did what I always do; I stayed home like any sensible person would. I have no desire to get caught up in a gun fight between shoppers who are fighting over the last Playstation 3 on the shelf. But, as with every year, as we draw closer to December 25, the insanity levels will only increase as shoppers flood the streets, the malls, the shops, and even online shopping sites – all in an effort to max out those credit cards shoppers will spend the rest of the next year trying to pay down to a managable level.
George Carlin once called this “spending money you don’t have to buy things you don’t need”. In this, he is correct. Instead of a holiday with alleged religious connotations, Christmas has degenerated into one giant episode of Keeping up with the Joneses.
And it’ll only get worse until people get their heads out of their asses.
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