Black Friday Becomes A White Night

   First of all, I'd like to propose a new interpretation of Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that reputedly puts U.S. retailers "into the black" of profitability each year. I say we all acquire black out curtains (like those featured in all Las Vegas hotel rooms) and we sleep all day. I know this might wreck our economy, but hey, last I checked it was already thoroughly fucked. And, the upside of this new way of celebrating Black Friday is huge - we are all physically recharged and ready to bust ass through the end of the calendar year. I am planning on celebrating in this fashion starting next year. Of course my wife might veto this but I guess we'll just have to wait and see..

   As for THIS Black Friday, I spent the majority of it going up and down a 20 foot ladder hanging the blasted Christmas lights on the house. Though for years now I have firmly refused to hang up lights on the second stories of our houses, I realized that in order to get the ground floor done more quickly it would be easier for me to climb on to the roof and work from above. Once I did this I saw that it would be trivial to do most of the second story from up there. Of course this went splendidly until I got to the last ten feet of rain gutter that was inaccessible from the lower roof. After much swearing I finally gave in, leaving four clips with no lights attached up there as it got too dark, cold, and windy to finish.

   Not four hours later we are presently receiving our first substantial snow of the season! Impeccable timing? I ask you..