A Futile attempt to unravel Americana ... |
A man said to the Walmart cashier, "You've got the Christmas tree displays up already." The cashier replied, "I'm not looking forward to Black Friday." I said, "He was born in June." That stopped the chit-chat. I continued to shopping and met the assistant manager, a very nice man. I remarked that he looked like the clown Captain Spalding from a Rob Zombie movie. The assistant manager said "He gets that a lot." and laughed, "You've made my day!" No harm or offense taken and I continued to shop. In electronics I met a young couple kissing. It seems odd me to french kiss in Walmart. At the register they were talking about National Indigenous People Day in New Hampshire. I queried, "What's that?" They said that was the new name for Columbus Day. I said, "Columbus discovered America." I thought, Columbus Day was a good enough name. They did not like my statement... The Christmas shoppers were getting fidgety. They had a 5 foot silver Christmas tree in their cart. I remarked, "I don't see the point in Christmas." "It's too commercial." I added and scanned my bottled water. Reflections~ Is eternal life boring? <$>< |