HERE COMES THE HOLIDAYS.......

DOESN'T IT PISS YOU OFF WHEN RETAILERS BEGIN SETTING OUT CHRISTMAS STUFF BEFORE HALLOWEEN? DOES IT HAPPEN EARLIER EVERY YEAR, OR IS THAT JUST A CONDITION OF GETTING OLDER AND A REFLEX REACTION?

IF SUPER WALMART DOESN'T HAVE IT, I PROBABLY HAVEN'T SEEN IT.

WHAT REALLY PISSES ME OFF IS WHEN WALMART GETS READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS THEY REARRANGE THE HOME AND GARDEN SECTION AND HIDE THE 10 (9.5#) POUND BAGS OF CHARCOAL AND THE CHARCOAL STARTER. BY THE WAY IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO YOU, TRY SEARCHING OUTSIDE IN THE BACK NEAR THE USED PALLET STORAGE AREA.

PERSONALLY I MAKE IT A POLICY TO NOT GO TO WALMART BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND JANUARY 1ST. I JUST SEND MARY IN WITH MY LIST. YUP, I'M A LUCKY GUY !!!

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OUR PERSONAL ECONOMIC SITUATION LAST SUMMER THAT FORCED THE CANCELLATION OF "BEACH BUMMING '08" I'M GENERALLY A POSITIVE PERSON.

THE POSITIVE THING ABOUT ALL THIS EARLY HOLIDAY CRAP IS THE RETURN OF EGG NOG TO THE DAIRY CASES. YUP, I'M AN EGG NOG LOVER. I'M NOT INTO EGG NOG AND BRANDY, LIKE A TRUE WISCONSINITE, BUT I PREFER A NICE BIG GLASS ( IT'S SOLD BY THE QUART) IN THE MORNING FOR BREAKFAST.

THIS SEASON THEY'RE MAKING EGG NOG IN FLAVORS, LIKE CARMEL, AND PUMPKIN. LAST COUPLE OF SEASONS THE INDUSTRY CONCENTRATED ON EGG NOG LITE.

AH,....... DIET EGG NOG? SORRY IT JUST DOESN'T CUT IT. I TRIED THE NEW CARMEL FLAVOR.

BY THE WAY, THIS BREAKFAST SIZE PORTION IS JUST SHORT OF 2000 CALORIES.......

YUP, HERE COMES THE HOLIDAYS........

THE PUNCH LINE
"Of course Oprah's house hasn't burned down. If Oprah's house burned down, God would be so fired." -- Jimmy Kimmel, on the California wildfires that threatened Oprah Winfrey's house in Montecito.