The rest of the crew buy what they need, when they need it, so there’s not much point and they may actually need help another time of the year, so I don’t get carried away – a donation to a suitable cause in their name is what they’ll get, because their karma needs more help than they do.
]]>And screw Tiny Tim. 😉
]]>Anya, I’m outside everyday, but I don’t shop much. I’m not having to impress people, so I normally wear jeans and a work shirt for dealing with things outside.
I not a desirable demographic – if I don’t need it, I don’t buy it. Bookstores are the only places I visit with anything approaching regularity.
]]>I’m not normally a kill-joy when it comes to Christmas, but I’ve stopped celebrating it, myself, and I’m not going to put up my usual Solstice Shrub this year because of the feline wrecking crew.
]]>Our winters are increasingly milder, which helps that problem a bit, but during hottest August it makes me sweat perspire just looking at all the heavy coats on the racks.