Retail Black Friday Angel Story

To all my retail friends....My Stupid Black Friday Angel Story made possible by my trip to Walmart tonight...

Every Retail employee has an angel assigned to watch over them on Black Friday. They sit on your shoulder with a feather pen and book to log all your “angel points”. These points gain you favor with the retail Karma Fairy who arrives for Valentines Day.

Thanksgiving is cut short for you… The dressing and turkey are left behind. You have to go to the store on time. Park out in the trenches and hike your butt into the store. Why? Your coworkers did not want this shift because they are still enjoying drinks and time with loved ones. Next year ... Maybe….

Customers are waiting in lines at the door. All wanting to purchase something that could have gotten before and a few door buster deals. They rush in the door with such a clatter you wonder “what the hell is the matter?” Reality hits,OMG here we go again. Angel, please let the crazy ones get into another line to check out. I had my share of peopleof walmart.com last night.

People are grabbing and trashing about. Tempers are flaring and you breath a deep sigh. Your fingers are tying to ring as fast as they can, however,there as always is that “one slow man”. He wants to flirt and write a check. Come on sir please move along, it’s not just you, but this stupid Christmas music is driving me crazy. It has played since halloween and I am over the whole thing .

Stingy Susi wants it cheap but your register rang the wrong price and she is VERY unhappy. Oh Angel, let the Karma Fairy know about this witch. Behind her is drunken Dorothy, She just wants to go home but her credit card won’t work and it is your entire fault.

The Angel watches……Thinking…. Next year they have to do this again!

Thank you for reading my silly story!

10 Things you don't know about me.... Scared?

People write and ask all kinds of questions… Here is my 10 things you don’t know about me list…..

1. I am an OCD germaphobe.  My house must be clean and sanitize my hands at least 15 times a day.
2. My favorite shades are Black, purple and red.
3.  I was never asked to the prom in high school.
4. I don't like roses. Potted plants are my favorites.
5. I was attacked by a Doberman as a child and terrified of large dogs.
6. Will be buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Eternity in Terry Town New York, home of the headless horseman.
7.  I have never rode on a motorcycle in my life.
8. Have a serious crush on Ted Kennedy.
9. Burn a candle every night in my bedroom.
10. Enjoyed alligator hunting in the Florida Everglades. It was wild!

Crystal Ball Of Single Life at 50+

My crystal ball lied to me or had me confused with another person. What I saw was not being single and living alone at 50+ years old.  Oh no, I will be living in New York, married to Trump and ……Wait, slap back to reality of this post….…

In defense of the single, divorced and going it alone crowd, it is a great way to live. Please stop trying to get us from the single to the married dept without understanding how we might feel. The  main advantage is “freedom” but the downside, people can’t always prepare for it. Being single in this decade of life arrives by divorce, death, or choice. These are the only three things to thank or blame.

The mentality is something you either accept or change .Moving yourself out of being single as quickly  possible. If you stay in alone land long, your outlook on life is different. You find peace in simple things. Strange how you can become content on a Friday and Saturday night to be alone in bed with a book. You realize that one of the best ways to be happy is to find peace in yourself and do what you love. If someone would have told me years ago my life would be prideful to a nun at a convent, I would have cried. Now, I am quite happy with it. In the end, it is all relative to perception.

Being alone expands your vision of life and gives you time to think. Career options are much more open and you can break through the glass ceiling easier. I know all the book stores, chain restaurant menus, and Starbucks locations across the USA. This came about by traveling to and living in more cities than a vagabond with a backpack. One of the perks and downfalls of a full time travel position. Do you get to see more than the 9-5 crowd? Yes, but you do it with different eyes.

We find happiness in the unexpected and trying new things. What you never thought would make you smile; now bring light to a dark day. For me, cooking has become a passion, Cooking for one has made me create new recipes and buy a few food domains online. Normally there's not much in the fridge left over, and I know where all my cookbooks are stacked.

 Music enjoyment expands with growing old alone. Music beings back memories and ghosts of eras gone by. The Stones are still rolling (Keith Richards Sober), the Eagles flying high and Bob Marley on teen 2013 T- Shirts. This is how many years later? Wait don’t answer that!

Choices for single people are always there. Let’s see…. I might write books, travel, and maybe move into a intentional community(hippie commune updated). Yes, there is an original one in Virginia and it still thriving. Maybe they need a new member ……

Suicide from the Ivory Tower

The "Ivory Tower" has existed from the beginning of time. Some people hide in the tower and refuse to face the world. For them, it is a shelter from reality and escape from the "everyday" of life. Up there you can hide your head under a satin pillow and wish the world were different.


Seeing the changes in society over the last 50 years has been amazing. Here is my list of changes we can no longer ignore.


1. People are acting more entitled than ever to everything. Earning things is no longer something to achieve. Instant satisfaction is the key. We want it all yesterday!


2. The true English language not longer exists. We tweet and text our everyday communications. No face to face or voice to voice. Cursive writing has been removed from most schools across the country.Students will electronically sign documents.


3. There is a name for every illness and behavior. Good ,bad or indifferent ...... Enough said!


4.There was an era where you just accepted yourself. Now, no way.... You have to be societies version of perfect. This of course requires plastic surgery,makeup, teeth whitening, fake tan, hair color and working out like a Drill Sargent. Our desires do not don't resemble anything that occurs in natural form.


5. People have become fat and lazy. If you really question this,look at a Walmart parking lot around noon on Saturday. Just sit there and watch the people. Since I know you won't do that......Watch the video below.....