tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post3971496505463265087..comments2024-03-10T00:25:04.987-08:00Comments on FLAMBLOGGER ...: COFFEE KLATCH FRIDAY DECEMBER 2ndChrisJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-32340158067196961482011-12-03T09:09:36.108-08:002011-12-03T09:09:36.108-08:00What a curious name for a shopping spree. We have ...What a curious name for a shopping spree. We have nothing like it in the UK. Most 'Black' days are recalling something terrible, like Black Sunday in Northern Ireland or Black Tuesday when Wall Street crashed. Since many US citizens spend so much during Black Friday, many bank accounts must go into the red, so perhaps Black Friday is followed by Red Monday when the bank statement arrives. Don't worry about words like 'gotten', it has gotten over here too. We are mostly bi-lingual in the UK and understand American almost as well as English.snafuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588812293454033077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-71213639682322393582011-12-02T07:35:58.717-08:002011-12-02T07:35:58.717-08:00There is a big push here, for keeping Christ in CH...There is a big push here, for keeping Christ in CHRISTmas, and I am all for that. People can call this season what they want, as long as we believers can call it what WE want! There have already been two acts of vandalism against nativity displays here - one in front of the Salvation Army. The figures were made of concrete, and all the heads were smashed off - there was obviously a great deal of anger involved.<br /><br />Christmas cards are sometimes hard to find; everything is 'Holiday' greetings, yet Christmas carols (the real ones!) have been playing in supermarkets and malls since the beginning of November!<br /><br />I think it's a good idea to have Christmas on a different day - I am all for that!<br /><br />In our house we solve the Christmas shopping situation by shopping all year round, so that by the time the sseason arrives, it's pretty much done, and actually with so much more thought given to it!kaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808550103489943108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-32447108751364787692011-12-02T05:32:26.344-08:002011-12-02T05:32:26.344-08:00It seems that as a society we put a price tag on e...It seems that as a society we put a price tag on everything...even love. The higher the dollar value of the gift, the more the love is worth.<br />"Jesus is the reason for the season"<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-44952823856680121222011-12-02T02:53:56.649-08:002011-12-02T02:53:56.649-08:00I don't participate in Black Friday either, Ch...I don't participate in Black Friday either, Chris. I don't remember ever being upset or disappointed for not getting a gift. There have been quite a few years where I've not "gotten" a thing for Christmas. That said, I love buying presents for everyone else. I only pay cash these days, no more credit cards (Yay!). What is available dictates what or how much I can buy. In fact, I find that my favorite way to shop is online. Much less hassle! Anyway, I really wish that everyone...anyone remembers that it is the birth of Christ that we are celebrating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com