Black Friday

Best Buy ... miles and miles of crazed lunatics looking for a great deal ...

I remember when Black Friday actually involved some shopping, but that Hudson's was the main place to go for all the deals. I remember when Mom and Grandma Morgan would come home with the Christmas Bears — the big "free" prize back then. It was several years ago. Shopping on the day after Thanksgiving meant arriving at the start early — but not 4 a.m.

Thanksgiving Dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's was always fun and filling. Grandpa would threaten to file your teeth if you didn't finish everything ... that must be where my love of eating came from. Homemade noodels, cranberry sauce, amazing turkey, etc. Thanksgiving meant family, and fun. And, of course, reading the newspaper advertisements. Even as a youngster, I got a kick out of seeing what would be available on "hot sale." I don't remember when it started, but I remember I always looked forward to reading the news ads.

Heck, I don't remember when Best Buy became a Michigan tradition; I grew up on Fretter Appliance and Highland Appliance — plus I bought items when both places went out of business. In 1993, I got a great deal on a first generation CD-player: $110. Now, you can get one (why would you want one?) for $5. It's a crazy, ever–changing, world.

If you're going Black Friday shopping:

• Have fun.

• People watch.

• Find bargains.

• People watch.

• Look closely and make sure the item you want isn't hidden by someone else.

• People watch.

• Get the deal.

• Buy, buy, buy, and help repair the economy

And, about that Thanksgiving Dinner, I always wondered why everyone (the adults) took naps after dinner and avoided watching the Lions. I do the same thing now, but I'm not sure if it's from being filled to the gills with food and thus tired, or bored with terrible football. Yeah, it's the food. So filling. Yum. Yum.