[elky] Re: - Happy Thanksgiving
- From: Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:24:34 -0600
Well I went out to a few places and lots of signs that
the economy is crap. You can tell it's bad when HD and lowes both have a
good stock of almost every item in their black friday sale. The only things
sold out were the $20 ladders and platforms. The shop vacs usually sell out
in the first 30 minutes and I got there at 8:30 and had no problem getting
one, there were 40 left.. And the HD people said they had about the same
amount as last year.
Going to be a slow year for retailers.
Robert Adams
On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Mary McCarthy <printces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Always good to hear you had a great day.
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> Cannot have enough Stones....
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> We had the Alice's Restaurant/protest song medley on. It's our
> Thanksgiving tradition. We had a quiet dinner with just us 3 and the dogs.
> Ellie was a bit apprehensive about that eating in the dining room thing
> early. She likes everything planned out and done the same all the time.
> It was bitter cold but has warmed up and rainy today.
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> Getting the shopping done online today. Lots of free shipping and black
> Friday deals. Combined with a credit card that gives cash back, it's a lot
> better than going out in the madness.
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> Glad to hear you enjoyed Josie so much, you are spoiled!
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> mary
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> I dunno about everyone else, but I had a nice Thanksgiving. I hate to
> admit it, but I'd let my house get into quite a mess. So I spent T-day (and
> the day before) catching up on things I'd let go and cleaning. House ain't
> perfect, but it's presentable, with some new photos hung on the wall.
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> I also had a "Beggar's Banquet" of old Rolling Stones music. I found a new
> appreciation for their early stuff when I discovered (duh) that they didn't
> start out as a rock 'n roll band, but rather an R&B group. When I listened
> to some of their covers of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddly (Ellas McDaniel), Willie
> Dixon and even Robert Johnson (Love in Vain, which I'd previously though to
> be a very poor parody of a country song), I saw them and their music in a
> totally different light. It was an interesting experience; now I have a
> WinAmp playlist of almost 300 Stones' songs. I'll pare 'em down to a
> "favorites" list. I even played bass for a bit to some of their real early
> stuff before organ practice before bed last night.
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> Tony, Desiree and Josie came to visit for a little while. It was late;
> they'd come from my elder son's dinner and were all tuckered out (but they
> brought me a yummy care package) and we had a short but nice visit. Little
> Josie had her first birthday the day before (we'll celebrate on Saturday)
> and although she was tired out, she was a little angel. I didn't shoot any
> photos cuz everyone was pooped out and when I looked in Josie's eyes, I
> didn't wanna blast a flash into 'em. So we ended the visit (as we'd begun
> it) with hugs and well-wishes. One other thing. I'd found a painting that
> my mother had done when she was around 10 or 12 years old. It's a still
> life with a book and candle in a plain white frame that has to be 50 years
> old if not 70. I gave it to them to hang in Josie's room. It can't hurt to
> have a painting done by her great-grandmother around. Funny thing about
> Josie's name. They named her Josephine after my grandmother (J's
> great-great-grandmother) but didn't realize that my mother's first name was
> also Josephine, although she never used it. For some reason she chose to
> use her middle name, Mildred. Why she refused to be called Millie is beyond
> me, but that's the way it was. So it was a surprise when Tony and Desiree
> found out that their daughter was named for her great-great-grandmother AND
> her great-grandmother as well. And so ends today's genealogy dissertation.
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> All in all, it was a real nice day and I have a ton of stuff to be grateful
> for (like the fact that I'm not out fighting Black Friday crowds.)
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> I hope everyone else had as satisfying T-day as I did.
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> r
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> On 11/25/2010 8:04 AM, Chris Lindh wrote:
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> Happy Thanksgiving! I have much to be thankful for.
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> My plan is to do some tidying in the basement... reduce the Sanford & Son
> vibe it's got going...
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