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THE NERVOUS WEEKEND BEFORE CHRISTMAS: DID YOU BUY ENOUGH MATERIAL POSSESSIONS TO QUENCH THE YEARLY SLAVE LABOR MANUFACTURED GOODS DESIRES?

The weekend is descending.. Nervous shoppers are undoubtedly expressing their panic in stores across America. Maybe. I heard an ad for KOHL’s today.. they are apparently set to treat their employees to 24/7 operations from this weekend until Christmas.. Before you rage against the machine, ask yourself this: Will people buy it? Literally.. will shoppers … Read moreTHE NERVOUS WEEKEND BEFORE CHRISTMAS: DID YOU BUY ENOUGH MATERIAL POSSESSIONS TO QUENCH THE YEARLY SLAVE LABOR MANUFACTURED GOODS DESIRES?

There’ll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago

The title of this post is a line from a famous Christmas song that you undoubtedly have heard *(maybe too much*) yet again this year.. Andy Williams’ classic IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR has a series of nostalgic verses about the season our calenders currently inhabit.. The most wonderful time of year, he … Read moreThere’ll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago