rudolph the red-nosed whatever

i venture to the stores today in a trip determinedly dedicated to commerce. as opposed to a walk that serendipitously ends up in the neighborhood, so to speak, sans planning sans energy and sans wallet.

here are my observations:

• they've started on the great christmas carol massacre. right on time just off of halloween
• there is a concurrent black friday sale. that's cultural appropriation for you
• some people even have an autumn sale! 

in any case, like i report to HOM, i spend two-odd hours browsing and successfully buy yong tau foo for lunch. vive la on-line shopping!