Journal Entry for Friday, Nov 25th

Black Friday Well today is what is now known as Black Friday, the day following Thanksgiving Day. Traditionally it is the beginning of the Christmas shopping season and is perhaps the biggest shopping day of the year. Though not the original explanation, today it is generally understood to indicate the point at which retailers begin to turn a profit, or are "in the black". It is also our 41st wedding anniversary; and in all of our 41 years together, I think I can honestly say that we have never gone shopping on this day. Today after exchanging cards, Connie made us waffles for breakfast. Between watching some prerecorded TV shows, we watched our latest Netflix movie, Arthur. In this fresh new look at a classic story, Russell Brand reinvents the role of loveable billionaire Arthur Bach, an irresponsible charmer who has always relied on two things to get by: his limitless fortune and the good sense of his lifelong nanny and best friend Hobson (played by Helen Mirren), to keep him out of trouble. We actually enjoyed it and would give it a strong 2.5 Stars. Connie starting a new book, and me playing with my photography site, we whiled most of the day away. At dinner time we, as like I’m sure most Americans did, had leftovers from yesterday’s turkey dinner. Following dinner we headed over to the South Point Casino to see Kathleen Madigan’s comedy show “Gone Madigan”, based on here newest CD. This is the third time we have seen her in person and again we were not disappointed. We were in stitches for the entire show and both agreed that it was her best performance yet. If you haven’t seen her before, or just haven’t seen her for a while, you can pick up her latest CD on Amazon for $12.00. Check her out now … Kathleen Madigan @ Amazon