Thanksgiving & Black Friday

I can't believe that Thanksgiving is almost here.  Where did this year go??  It seems like not that long ago we were celebrating Christmas.  And now Christmas is almost here again.  

Anyway, I'm really excited for Thanksgiving.  Our friend Richard is coming to visit us again this year.  I'm cooking a huge feast for the three of us (it will be my first time eating turkey in several years!).  Philip always says that my turkey is the best he's ever tasted.  Let's hope it lives up to the hype.  ;)   

Anyway, after we eat, we'll probably nap for a little bit and then head out to do our Black Friday shopping.  I love Black Friday... because I love good deals!  We will start at Walmart, then go to Target, Best Buy, and Kohls.  And hopefully by the end of the morning, we will have most of our Christmas shopping done.  :)  We already have several people almost done!  I'm highly impressed with our planning this year!

When we finish shopping, we will likely come home and crash for a few hours.  Then we have plans to pick up our Christmas tree to decorate.  I found a pick and cut your own tree farm and I'm hoping that it's good.  

Saturday is still up in the air.  I don't know what we'll be doing.  Probably recuperating from the exhausting Thursday and Friday!  :)  And then Sunday morning, Richard heads back and Philip and I will relax and get ready for our work week.  Fun stuff!

DUI Commercial

I heard a completely ridiculous commercial on the radio this morning when I was on my way to work.  It was for a law firm.  It claimed, "A DUI could happen to anyone."  What kind of bullshit is that?  A DUI can only happen to someone who stupidly gets behind the wheel after drinking.  

The commercial went on to talk about how a DUI conviction could ruin your life, so you should use X lawyer to help get you off.  

What the crap??  First, let's tell you that the DUI you got isn't really a big deal because everyone drives drunk.  Then, let's tell you that we can get you off so that the DUI doesn't really have any repercussions.

What world is this?  Driving drunk is WRONG.  It doesn't happen to everyone.  And, there should be MAJOR repercussions for doing it.  Instead of that cop pulling you over, you could have killed innocent people.  The stakes should be high.  Drive drunk and you should have to pay a high price.  There should be a stigma.   Not just, "Oopsy, you made a tiny boo boo.  Let us fix that for you."  Grr... sometimes I hate the world for its stupidity.  

Support for Paterno

I'm sure by now that everyone has heard about the Penn State scandal.  Last night, hundreds of students and fans showed their support for Paterno by rallying outside his home.  

Am I the only person who finds this disturbing?  

He says that he did what he was supposed to do by reporting it to his superiors.  Who the hell hears of a 10 year old boy being raped and doesn't call the police??  Is this the kind of person we want shaping the youth of our nation?  How could he let the man he thinks is a pedophile and rapist continue to work with young boys?   Where are his morals?  

Now they're saying that he's going to be retiring at the end of the football season.  If I were a parent of a student (or even a student) at Penn State, I would be outraged.  How can you let someone with obvious moral flaws continue to work with and shape young people??  

It's okay, kids.  If you see someone raping a child, just pass the buck.  No need to actually do something to help save young boys.  Is that really the message that we want kids to get?  

And another thing, the guy who actually witnessed this was a 28 year old man.  He called his father to see what he should do.  His father told him to report it to Coach Paterno.  WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?!  Who sees a man RAPING a 10 year old boy and doesn't do anything about it?!?!  Surely I can't be the only person whose immediate reaction would be to beat the bloody hell out of the man and call the cops!  

What is this world coming to??