Preparations

People,
This is a gentle reminder. We have 65 days to get in shape for Black Friday. While this may seem like a lot of time, we can't assume anything. This means that we need to train more. Things like not sleeping for 3 days to get your body ready for that all night sprint. People may say "No Sleeping for 3 days? Isn't that a little extreme?". I don't know, ask Rory, she has been doing it for 3 months now to be ready for Black Friday. If that's wrong, she don't want to be right.... Is hiking through the wilderness to purge your brain of all retail (who pays retail anyway?) images preparation? I don't know, but Kelly has just spent 40 days and nights in the wilderness meditating and chanting "Koooooooooooooooohl's". Has Kenzie not spent the entire summer doing 12 ounce curls to strengthen her wrists and arms? Of course she has.. That's what the pro's do. They prepare to be prepared. I for one have started practicing standing in line for 45 minutes waiting for a gift bag at the mall. You may say to yourself, "Hey that doesn't sound too tough." I say "Hey you're right. I'm old leave me alone!". Well let me remind you that everyone has a role. Every role regardless of how minor it seems is part of a bigger effort. That effort is what determines whether or not Kenzie gets her bullet blender . Will Charles T ever show up? These things matter....or not.

The difference between a good black Friday and a great black Friday is just that, attention to detail, that we have become famous for. Why isn't Darcy copied on this e-mail? Well it just could be that she doesn't pay attention to details, or it could be that she won't be around for Black Friday, or it could just be that I can't seem to find her e-mail address. That's not important right now. What is important is that we do our best, to do our duty, to be brave and .... wait a minute that's something else. What is important is that we are prepared to be prepared.

There are bigger things at stake than even we know. Fed Chief Ben Bernanke has asked me to remind you that It's not about the bullet blender. It's not about the Snuggie. It's not even about the Beef Stick at Hickory Farms. (Hey Ben hold on there.. It should always be about the sausage). It's about being there. It's about the sights and sounds of the event. Speaking of that do you remember the girl ahead of us in line the last time we were at VC ( I really miss VC) for Black Friday. Talk about YOUR sights and smells. Anyway Ben says that it's about making the effort to make an effort. Ben wasn't real clear at the time. I think he had been drinking and eating Hickory Farms Beef Sausage, but I am not sure. I think that what he meant was that sometimes it's about just being there.

Will Kmart make it through another year? I don't know, but I will be there. Will the cash registers at Staples crash and burn like the Hindenburg? I don't know , but I will be there too . Will Radio Shack have people standing in line at 7 because they aren't open yet? You bet and we will all be there to see it and say :WHY?". Will Target have lots of confused people trying to figure out why they just didn't stay up and go to WalMart? Of course they will and its our job to snicker at them as we sip on our double caf/skim/no whip/peppermint /latte's. Will Menard's have a line of cars stretching in all directions as far as the eye can see? You can bet your sweet butt they will. Will we get a damn snow globe at Penney's? Well that depends on whether or not Rory's sleep deprivation thing works or not. 3 AM is still too damn early for me. Tempting but .....

It's not about the line. It never has been. It's about the people in the line. Has it?
Was it about the line when when that lady crashed out at Kohl's 3 years ago? Of course not! she had triple by-pass surgery right there in line and still got her Kohl's Cash. Was it abut the line at VC. Remember the last time we were at VC? Wait a minute I think I am having a flash back. Anyway that damn line has to keep moving, unless its at Staples and then it just goes up in flames like the Hindenburg! Hey wait a minute didn't I just say that?

"Remember to remember to prepare to be prepared" that's is my motto. If we all do that then this will be the best Black Friday ever! this year....
UB