I’m adding a new category to my blog–recipes.
I know it doesn’t fit with a “technology” blog, so I’m going to change my tag line as well. Lately I’ve been writing personal and commentary posts, so it’s probably time to change the tag line.
I’ve struggled with the idea of posting recipes. I can think of three right of the bat that I’ll post for various reasons. Primarily, I’ll post long time favorites. Most of these I don’t need a recipe for–I just do it my memory and feel. In some cases I don’t even measure anymore. So, here come some recipes. Enjoy.
Inspired by my perception of shopping around Thanksgiving this year, I am making two predictions about the years ahead:
- 2008: At least 1 major retail store will open at Midnight Friday morning. In 2007, the standard seemed to be 5AM, and there were at least 2 (JC Penney & Kohls) that opened at 4AM. If retailers really want to get the jump on other retailers, they’ll open their doors as soon as possible after Thanksgiving.
- 2009: Inspired by the performance of the previous year, at least 1 major retail store will open on Thanksgiving day, probably for a few hours in the evening. Again, what better way to get a jump on the other retailers than by opening early. I actually saw a couple of stores (Meijer and Walmart) that were open all day on Thanksgiving, and when we drove past, they seemed to be doing a hopping business. These don’t count because these stores are open 24 hours, and close only on Christmas day. But they are competition for the non-24-hour stores, and these others stores will notice, and will take action. If people want to shop, the stores will open. Unfortunately, the craze for shopping in this country seems to have no bound.
So, those are my predictions for the years ahead. I don’t know when it will happen, but I can envision that in 5 or 10 years, Thanksgiving may turn into a shopping holiday, much the way Labor day and Memorial day have. Rather than cooking a traditional dinner at home, many families will eat dinner out, hopefully together, in the middle of their shopping activities. May the Invisible Hand have mercy on our souls.
Shoe Rental: $12
120 Frames of Bowling: $42
Pizza and Pop: $14
Watching my wife turn a bad experience into a good one: Priceless
At the end of the second game for each of us, my daughter was completely distraught that she had a lower score than her brother. Never mind that it was the third time she’d been bowling. Ever. Never mind that they were using bumpers. Never mind that she’s 10… Oh, wait, that does explain a lot.
Anyway, Anne took her outside and somehow talked her down off the ledge. She came back in a few minutes later, and ended up kicking my butt (not to mention her brother’s) with a 101. We all got to go home happy. Thank you, Anne, for saving the evening.
