I was headed to my chair when I told the Alexa to turn on the wrong light. It was like my brain remembered even when I forgot. So instead of turning on my reading light and sitting down to enjoy my coffee and book I turned on my writing light and am now working on this fine missive.
I have to say that this long weekend is starting to feel really long. It is only Friday with three more days until we reach the work week again. It does make me wonder how summer will go this year. We need to get our kids in more camps or something. I am proving terrible at getting them out of the house.
Discomfort bothers me a great deal. I take advantage of it all the time, but I still hate it. The news of the weather reaching far below freezing tonight has me less and less interested in heading to Busch Gardens or anywhere at all. I also feel places might still be busy with the cold weather and now we have the combination of crowds and cold.
I used to go out every Black Friday. We wouldn’t go out with the rush but shortly after to behold all the destruction abound. It was fun to see in a weird morbid way. Watching people turn into animals over a 50% off TV. The piles of rubbish and broken glass left behind. It is amazing how quickly people can turn to their base nature when presented with any form of conflict.
Black Friday has moved more online, and what percentage of people even look at stores outside of Amazon, Target, and Walmart? This is where we are and what we have become. We have shut ourselves into our little caves and live in our small social media and streaming circles. We don’t expand our interest in the name of self-care.
I feel a pull and a need to get out today, but also a deep desire to do no such thing. We will see where the day leads us and what direction I choose to take.
David Huzzard Writes 