Very early tomorrow I will head out of my warm bed in search of the elusive bargain. On Black Friday I will be out with many others in search of the same elusive bargain. Last year it was very hectic and I expect about the same this year, many people finish their Christmas shopping on Black Friday, and this year I have planned to do that very thing. If I can find the right deals I will be able to get my shopping done and not have to leave the house except to go to work for the next month. That would be a dream come true for me.
Dogs
My five dogs are the light of my life, I love them just like they were my children and I hope that they love me back. I take them to work with me when I can and I try to make sure that each one gets the same amount of attention every day. I give them treats when they are good and scold them when they are bad. Our oldest dog Dottie is turning six this year and she is the queen of the house for sure. Dogs make you feel better when you are sick by cuddling up and licking your face, that always makes me feel better.
First snow
Friday morning as I was working the first snow of the year was falling on me and it was coming down pretty hard too. At one stop the cars in the parking lot of the hotel I was delivering to were covered with a layer of snow. It did not last very long or cover the ground but it was a pretty snow and made me think more about the holidays and the things that I need to get done before the crowds get crazy at the stores. Thanksgiving is already next week and I am not ready for that either.
Fires
The fire season in the west is in full swing and it looks like California is a fire storm, so many fires and the winds keep the firefighters on the run. I would not want to live in a place that had fires like that and I am sure no one wants to live any place that has natural disasters like fires, floods or hurricanes. We have a lot of twisters here and they can be very dangerous and they can destroy entire towns that lay in their path. We have had some minor floods over the years but it is not an issue most of the time. I am so very glad that we do not have earth quakes that is the worst as far as I am concerned.
Wall Street
Even after the so called bail out the stock market has continued to tail spin, my 401K has lost about half of its value over the last few months. It looks like I will be working for the rest of my life, I guess that I really did not want to retire and sit on a beach and drink Margaritas for the rest of my days. I guess I will go out like the rest of my family while at work. I hope the new government can put an end to this wall street disaster and put us back where we belong, and I mean soon.
Football
Football is very important to this small town and has been that way as long as I can remember. The town shuts down every Friday and if it is an away game they travel to the game and if it is a home game they all and I mean all, make their way to the stadium that is named for the old football coach that had already retired when I was in High School. Earl Kilmer was the principal of the high school when I was going to high school, he had already retired as football coach and that was a very long time ago for sure. I work at the gate of the football and basketball games as a second job and it keeps me in contact with the people coming to the games. Go Tigers!
Welcome to the bad lands
Hello and welcome to my world, it is kind of boring and not a lot of fun, at times anyway. I live in the flat lands of Western Oklahoma and I am a teachers aid at the grade school in our town. I have lived here all of my life and I guess I will be here until the day I die. So join me and maybe you can help me have some fun in this small town on the edge of the earth.