Hello on Saturday After Thanksgiving

Dear Friends,

Linda and I did a little Black Friday shopping, but according to the Boston
Globe this morning, it wasn't the big day that retailers had hoped for. I must
admit that I predicted this result several days ago. Maybe , I should be a
member of Obama's cabinet.

We actually didn't leave the Brodeur home until noon time. Since they live so
close to the New Hampshire line, we shopped in the "Live Free or Die" state.
Most of the items which we purchased were for ourselves. We had no luck finding
those lighted wooden figurines. I have to figure out something so that Linda can
look out through the sliding glass doors to our deck, and see some hint of
Christmas.
A friend suggested to put some Christmas lights on the bushes which are 30
feet from the electrical outlet located on our deck. I can't run a wire from the
deck to these bushes because I snow blow paths to my bird feeders. Can you
visualize a wire getting caught up into the blades of a snow blower? I could
light myself up like a Christmas tree! Now that would be something to look at!

I decided to flip between the Boston Celtics and the Boston Bruins last night
while the other adults watched different programs on television in the Brodeur
family room. I was halfway through both sporting contests when I realized how
could the Boston Bruins be playing Hockey, and the Boston Celtics be playing
basketball at home at the same time at Boston Garden (actually TD North Garden)?
The Boston Bruins played their game in the afternoon while I was watching only
the Celtic Game live. I am really starting to lose it!

One of the stores we went into yesterday was Staples. We went in there to
purchase CD's which Linda uses to copy music. We left the store and came back in
because we forgot to ask a technical question about using our lap top away from
home. We are using an unsecured wireless remote signal from a person in the
neighborhood where we are staying. The signal keeps on going on and off as we
are checking and sending e-mail. We wanted to ask a salesperson how to get a
wireless signal similar to way you can use a phone card. I looked around for an
unoccupied sales person. I sent Linda to a person who looked like he was from
India. This was a big mistake! He seemed to know what he was talking about, but
there seemed to be a language barrier. Linda pretty much couldn't understand a
word he was saying, and it wasn't the technical stuff that confused her.

If Linda has an urge to go Mall shopping today, I think that I will stay at the
Brodeur home and act like a slug. I will have plenty of college football to keep
me entertained. I think that there might even be a Boston Sports' team in action
this evening.
I also can prepare my gear for the football game on Sunday. I am thinking wet
toward the middle and end of the game (4:15 PM start). The forecast is still for
temperatures to be in the low forties at the start of the game which is great
football weather.

The Boston Globe was full of articles about bombings, and killings throughout
the world. "Man's inhumanity to man" is unbelievable. Is there some kind of a
happy drugs which we can put into the water of these crazy and angry people so
that we can stop the bloodshed?

On a happier note, one of the people around the Thanksgiving Day table at the
Brodeur's work at TD Bank North in the Boston area which is where our pension
checks get deposited. We have been with this bank since we got married in 1971.
The name has changed about 10 times. I think that the most recent change is to
TD North. As long as the way they service accounts remains the same, we will
stick with them.

Have a great Saturday.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad