Happy Black Friday!!!
It's great to be in the States for Thanksgiving...although we're not really celebrating with traditional American food - well, we had a chance to do that on Tuesday, as the Lab where Ralph works had organized a feast for all "homeless" employees, i.e. people from abroad or far from their families. Today is Black Friday, the first shopping day after Thanksgiving and unofficial beginning of the Christmas season. Why, did the shopping ever had a break?Or were Christmas ornaments not in the stores before Thanksgiving? Mhhh...mysteries I would never really understand. Note that in Europe it wouldn't be much different: you might find Christmas items in September and then at the end of November you can start the celebration with the Advent Countdown. It all makes me feel like the Grinch. And not because I don't like Christmas! On the contrary: I like neon lights and the tree and those wonderful polish glass balls not to mention the presents and wrappings around pres...