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I know that these are trying times for everybody.  Many of you are worried if you are going to lose your job, some of you are going back to school, and some of you are wondering how you are going to pay for that grocery bill.  Right now, everybody is looking for a way to save some extra money on big purchases such as washers, dryers, computers etc.  One of the best times to purchase such items is during black friday.  For those of you who don’t know, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving; and it’s coined Black Friday because many of the retail store get out of the red for the first time on this day.  Deals are to be had this day. 0% interest for a year, buy one; get one free, 30% off are some of the deals that you can expect. 

There are two fundamental problems with Black Friday.  The first is that most stores open at 5 am or earlier; and many people spend the night outside waiting for the store to open.  I don’t know about you, but it’s physically impossible for me to do this; and I can’t get up before 8:30 the day after Thanksgiving.  The other problem is that you need to sort through all the ads in order to find the one you want; until now.  Last year, I stumbled about blackfridayscans .com, and it was one of the greatest ad sights I have found on the net.  In just a few moments, you can click and view the ad that you want without the hassle of looking through the entire paper.  Also, you can sign up for the newsletter, and be informed when a new ad has posted to the website. 

Black Friday has saved me and my wife thousands of dollars on interest rates and overall savings.  This year, we plan to buy a stove, and we already know that we will get a higher quality stove because we are going to purchase it on Black Friday.  Be smart, save money, and shop the day after Thanksgiving.

It seems that every year we find new ways to coddle our children. It all started years ago when I was swimming in the city summer league. A couple of summers before I quit the team, the city started handing out “participation ribbons.” It didn’t matter how hard the swimmer tried, how far back they finished, or whether they were able to complete the event legally; the swimmer got a ribbon for just doing it. The following summer the city decided that keeping score and determining a winner for the meets was too competative feelings were getting hurt. (I loved it; I wanted to beat the teams I was racing against). Now, a 9 year old boy has been told that he can’t pitch because he is too good. The league decided that Jericho Scott is too gifted to play, and that he no longer can pitch for his team. When the coach decided to pitch him anyway, the opposing team decided to forfeit. Oh, that’s the way to teach the kids. If you’re too good, you can’t play. If you play against someone that is too good; quit. But if you stink, the coach still has to give you equal playing time so that you won’t go home crying to mama. The league has made a statement that since the incident, the coach has resigned, and the team is going to be dismantled.

This mentality is demagaing to kids, and the American way. This not only happens in schools and sports, but also in the adult world. The ignorance and equalizing that the liberals; yes that’s right, the liberals do this, is damaging children and adults. Because we tax the wealthy; people don’t want to be as successful, because we equalize the talented and un-talented; we are rewarding mediocracy and punishing hard work. I feel for Jericho Scott because he now has question why he’s being punnished for being good at what he does. How is this fair?