It’s Saturday. With any luck, I will clean the gutters on our house and garage in time to join David for a cold beer. That will mark the end of the 2022 leaf season – except for the leftovers. I’m going to assume those will be manageable, and that I can get our garden shed ready for winter. Assumptions aside, David and I are going to enjoy this afternoon with beverages and maybe some food. We’ll even try to handle Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt.
“Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘morning.’ Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!”
If we were having a beer, you’d be in a curious mood.
“Good afternoon, Dan. I have to tell you: I drove by your place early this morning and your yard looked pretty good. I mean, except for the frost. I could do without that.”
“I can’t do anything about the frost, but I think I’m done with leaves.”
“That’s good. I’ve been meaning to ask, are you running a Black Friday sale on your books?”
“It’s not Black Friday, David.”
“That’s true, but the sales have been running since October.”
“I know. My inbox has been inundated with offers, including some from companies warning me that their Black Friday sale ends tomorrow.”
“A bit odd, but are there good prices?”
“Shouldn’t your question be, ‘Are there good prices on things that I want?’ That is the point, isn’t it?”
“Yes, I suppose. I suppose you have an example.”
“Well, I don’t like to name names, but I got a Black Friday ad from a tool distributor claiming to have tools on sale for up to seventy-percent off.”
“At a price like that, you might have to expand the definition of what you want.”
“Speaking of what you want, do you boys want some alcohol to fuel this conversation.”
“I will have a Modello, Cheryl.”
“OK, Dan. How about you, David?”
“Do you have anything on sale?”
“We do! Buy one Bud Light draft and get a free refill.”
“Is there a similar special running for John Howell’s Bourbon?”
“There is. Buy one glass of John Howell’s Bourbon and get a second glass at full price.”
“That’s not a bargain, Cheryl.”
“I’ll throw in a second set of cherries for free.”
“Sounds good to me.”
“I’ll be right back with those.”
“OK, Dan. Back to your tool example.”
“The phrase, ‘Up to seventy-percent off’ means there’s one item, that nobody wants, that hasn’t sold in months, that is seventy percent off. The rest are five, ten, maybe twenty percent off, the same as they were for the Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day and Veterans Day sales.”
“Here you go guys. Dan, your beer. David, your bourbon, your snifter of seltzer, your ice, and those complimentary cherries.”
“Thanks Cheryl.”
“So, Dan. If you’re not ready for Black Friday, are you ready for Thanksgiving?”
“I think so. Ours is not an elaborate affair. What about you?”
“We are going to a large family affair – my wife’s family.”
“You must be looking forward to that, David.”
“Dan, you’re kidding, right?”
“Yes, but it’s only one day.”
“One day full of endless political arguments with my brother-in-law.”
“Can you switch the argument to sports?”
“That might work. Who’s playing the afternoon football game?”
“Buffalo plays Detroit at noon, then The New York plays Dallas.”
“That’s perfect, he’s from Buffalo and he hates Dallas.”
“You hate Dallas, too, and there’s no way Detroit is going to beat Buffalo.”
“I don’t know, they weren’t able to practice with all that snow they got.”
“It’s not going to matter, Dan.”
“OK, so you root for his team during the first game, then you can argue during the second game.”
“That sounds like a good plan. You’re better at this stuff than you realize.”
“Maybe you two should argue over what to have on a pizza.”
“That’s a good idea, Cheryl. The pizza, not the arguing.”
“Let’s just get one with everything, Dan.”
“Agreed. There’s a term you won’t hear on Thanksgiving.”
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