Nov 25 2008
Running Out of Idears*
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…. I’m getting towards the end of NaBloPoMo, I’m still in the running, but I’m running out of ideas of things to blog about on a daily basis. But my friend Robin gave me a few suggestions, so let’s try that, shall we?
1. Why do they have Christmas decorations and Holiday music playing in department stores before Halloween even got here? 2. Small dogs or big dogs, which are better? 3. Three things no one knows about me. 4. My fondest childhood memory.
Ok, #1. Do you really think I have any insight into the hows and whys of retail marketing other than to make money? I used to work retail myself, but as a minion, not a decision-maker. While I get excited at all the decorations and how the stores go all out for the holidays, I also take serious issue with the rush. I mean, we have 3 holidays at the end of the year that are pretty big in retail circles. Halloween means you need to buy a costume, candy, and other ghoulish stuff. Thanksgiving is a huge day for supermarket. And I don’t even need to mention how much retailers love Christmas. But why do we have to rush them? Why can’t we enjoy these things one at a time? It’s no wonder people feel rushed these days. The women’s magazines give you the whole holiday planning schedule - basically, they schedule out your entire fall and winter season for you, starting in August. Great. Now we feel like if we don’t follow their suggestions, we’ll never get it all done. Just… whatever. Just have fun. Holidays are for enjoying. And the Christmas season officially begins the day after Thanksgiving. So there.
#2. Small yippee dogs suck. They’re too needy, and my mom’s cat can beat up your teacup chihuahua. The German Shepherd we had when I was a kid, on the other hand, was a great dog - very smart and intuitive. Her bark meant something, whereas a smally yippee dog is just annoying as heck when it barks, because it tends to bark incessantly, like those battery powered toy dogs they used to have in front of the toy store at the mall.
Three things no one knows about me? Um, well, my husband knows everything about me (as far as I know, but there’s the chance that I myself could be forgetting something). But I don’t think he would appreciate me telling those kinds of secrets to the great wide interwebs, so you’re out of luck there.
And now for my fondest childhood memory. It’s hard to pick just one, but the summer that our dog (the previously mentioned German Shepherd) mated with our big stupid mutt that chased fireworks, and puppies were born. Having lots of puppies to play with when you’re 9 years old is pretty cool.
Ok, I’m out of ideas for now. Hopefully I can think of some more by tomorrow’s post.
*Idear is the Boston pronunciation of “idea”. Though we generally drop our R’s, we will add one at the end of word that ends with an “a”.
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5 Comments to “Running Out of Idears*”
I am so with you on the rushing the holidays. I am not a huge halloween fan though I do think it is fun for the kids so I do give out candy to the little ones. Though I HATE when teenagers come begging. GGGRRR!!! LoL! I LOVE to eat and I love to hear people ooh and aww over my cooking, though i do hate to cook LoL, so I do like Thanks giving. I wish they would slow down and allow us to enjoy this holiday before it became christmas. Christmas is my Favorit but it seems to fly by and I think it is because the season has become about the rush. My daughter has been listening to christmas music since halloween and would have decorated if my Mister would have allowed it. My Mister is like “NO WAY!” LoL! I have listened to a bit of christmas music but I am like my Mister and wanting to save and svor it. I am sure the weekend after Thanksgiving though our tree will be up.
I am also like you in that I have alway perfered larger dogs. When I was a young girl we also had a german shephard and that was the best dog ever. Now I have a shephard/collie mix, a corgi, and a chihuahua and I have learned that I do not have the energy to keep up with the bigger dogs any more. Though my big dog is older and not the entergetic dog she once was it still seems though she is the best behaved dog she getts the short end of the stick on attention and I feel bad for her. It is easier with the little dogs because the require less in the walking and exercise and for attantion they can jump up in your lap and go to sleep while you pet them and watch TV or surf the net. can’t do that with a big dog.
I’ve enjoyed your post a day. I hope you have a wonderful Turkey day.
Yay… very cool answers Kirsten. I got two fish today and one is swimming upside down. I think I might be going back to the store tomorrow, lol! Cya soon, Robin
Kelly, I hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving before it turns into Christmas!
Robin, my nephew had a goldfish when he was young. It didn’t last long, because he liked to pet it, and that would cause it to float upside down.
Petting the fish cracked me up! Too funny! Poor fishies. LoL!
It was pretty funny, except Bubba wasn’t too thrilled at the time. I had to explain to him that he couldn’t take his fish out of the water to pet it. He laughs now, though.