Mike Macgirvin
Diary and Other Rantings
   
Thursday, Nov 20 2008, 11:17 am
Jul 31, 2003
It only took 24 hours.

It only took 24 hours. The guv'mnt announces yet another terror alert, and the streets are empty of shoppers. Empty. Now they admit that the information is uhm dubious, but it's too late. The damage has already been done. I can look down the street and see nothing but store owners standing around on the avenue wondering where everybody went.

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-- Gifts for Children --

This is easy. You never have to figure out what to get for children,
because they will tell you exactly what they want. They spend months and
months researching these kinds of things by watching Saturday- morning
cartoon-show advertisements. Make sure you get your children exactly what
they ask for, even if you disapprove of their choices. If your child thinks
he wants Murderous Bob, the Doll with the Face You Can Rip Right Off, you'd
better get it. You may be worried that it might help to encourage your
child's antisocial tendencies, but believe me, you have not seen antisocial
tendencies until you've seen a child who is convinced that he or she did not
get the right gift.
-- Dave Barry, "Christmas Shopping: A Survivor's Guide"