I was at Big Lots last night.<\/p>\n
I hadn’t been in a while. I puttered around the store for forty minutes, hoping to find something of interest.<\/p>\n
The store was emptier than I could ever remember seeing it. Some of the fixtures seemed to be gone.<\/p>\n
I was tempted to buy A Wish for Wings That Work<\/i>; they had the DVD for three dollars. Ultimately, I put it back on the shelf.<\/p>\n
They had their Christmas merchandise out. I looked through their selection of Christmas music.<\/p>\n
Christmas!<\/p>\n
Yes, it’s two and a half months away. Never too early to think about Christmas!<\/p>\n
Why, just today I had Christmas music in the CD player.<\/p>\n
I got out my heavy winter coat, too. Tried it on. I doubt I’ve ever worn it, to be honest. It’s heavy<\/i>. Very nice. And very heavy!<\/p>\n
Christmas!<\/p>\n
For what it’s worth, I’ve already started my Christmas shopping. I have something for my niece already. And no, it doesn’t involve Cthulhu. Nor is it particularly nerdy. :h2g2:<\/p>\n
As for what I ended up buying at Big Lots last night, I got a coffee mug, featuring Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace. Two dollars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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