Libercontrarian

Crushed between the wheels of capitalism and big government.

In The Belly of The Beast

Well, dear reader, I'm coming to you live from the heart of Hell; I'm solidly in suburbia, up to my hips in fellow Christmas shoppers. I am blogging on my PDA (Personal Doofus Appliance), enjoying a Coca-Cola (even though I am slightly diabetic, I just said "The hell with it" and soldiered on) in the Park Meadows Mall. I figured that I'd leave the sunny 'hood of Aurora, Colorado to go see how the Other Half lives. They're doing very nicely, thank you.

I'm on my day off, a well-deserved rest after a very busy week of retail grind. I'm dressed with a sort of casual elegance, wearing my nice fish-shirt (it's adorned with small and largemouth Bass, Black Crappy, and various other fresh-water marine life), denim jeans, comfortable boat shoes, a warm coat (it's 25 degrees F outside!) and a wool felt hat. I look smart, feel happy and am surrounded by The Christmas Spirit. The shoppers in this part of town are more polite and less arrogant than I thought they'd be.

Nevertheless, the traffic is pretty rough and the crowds are thick. I am damn glad to be alive, healthy, and doing well this holiday season, and I hope you are too.

Well, it looks like the Main Battery is Low, in Hewlett-Packard terms, so I've gotta go. Hope your Christmas shopping's going as well as mine is!

posted by: underwhelmed at December 21, 2004 19:14 | link | comments |

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