Update: 11 am- 13 Israelis and 12 Thai hostages have been released. Which shows that the criminal act of hostage taking was an international incident. It wasn't just Hamas vs Israel. It was Hamas vs The World and this is a threat we must take seriously.
While we all hold our breath and pray that the "pause" in bombing holds in Garza, and hostages are released, it is a national holiday of arrant consumerism here in the US. Suddenly that electric carving knife you will never use, and the plug-in automatic room freshener that you will never refill all go on sale for 11% off, and you have to have them.
Yes we are scoffing at you and Americans as you load up your credit card. The important things in life- like family and the safety of children are right in front of you. There are four-year-olds who were ripped from their homes with their parents murdered who are being held hostage. There are young children in Gaza whose siblings and parents were blown to bits right in front of them. There is tragedy in unspeakable acts that has unfolded day by day in the last part of 2023. Shame on all of us.
When will we get to the point where preserving our small blue planet and living in peace and using the blessings of the technology we have developed becomes more important that killing in the name of the lord?
Maybe never. Maybe we are doomed. Maybe we as a planet blow this infinitesimal chance that nature gave us in the form of carbon-based life. We appear to be alone in the universe and maybe this is why.
Well enough cheeriness for the day after Thanksgiving. We just write what is on our restless mind.
We call it Green Friday because if you followed our bets yesterday, WE WON EVERY ONE OF THEM. We picked the Green Bay upset. We reluctantly went with the Cowpokes and we gave you our best bet over 43 in the 49'ers win over the Seahawks. The total just squeaked by at 44, but we won and Draftkings will be paying out handsomely to our burgeoning betting account.
We hear it is cool in Miami. It snowed here in the Northeast coast earlier this week. A wet, icy, not fun kind of snow. The type of weather that makes coming home to a hot soup in a bread bowl and a warm fire a wonderful thing.
Happy Green Friday and let's see if our Fins today can keep our streak going.
You are such a fraud. You spend lots of lineage crowing about your conspicuous and obnoxious spending and then criticize middle class folks for saving money by buying on Black Friday.
ReplyDeleteI was actually thinking more about wealthy people who buy 5,000 purses like I buy A bag of chips but I get your point. Inflation has hurt people badly these last two years and I get needing back Friday to be able to afford gifts.
ReplyDeleteIf you want a nice Black Friday gift for your kids - buy them a few shares of COTY
ReplyDeleteRump, Biggest Fan here again … I speak out on the very rare occasions when I feel the need to do so , but I’m really not feeling the criticism of you as a “fraud”? Did I miss something? To me, we don’t ALWAYS have to agree, but you are anything but a fraud
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