REAL THANKS

with a bow must be given to Allen Bramhall whose shopping meditations ("I usually wear men’s clothes but there are times that I wear men’s apparel.") have the same effect on me as Meryl Streep acting as Julia Child -- it just makes me

squeeeeeeeal

with bliss bliss bliss!

I've been feeling that Thanksgiving occurred in an eye's half-blink this year. Allen's Mall reportage -- more than the turkey we attempted this year in the pizza oven -- finally made me feel this particular holiday. Really: after Allen's post, no need to go out there and do Black Friday?!