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Monday, November 17, 2008

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

1) Is it crazy to anyone else that in 2008 there are still pirates out roaming the oceans?

2) There should be societal rules about decorations....Christmas decorations should NOT go up and on (lights) until THANKSGIVING DAY or preferably after. I saw at least 4 houses with their Christmas lights on and 2 Christmas trees lit and up inside people's houses as I was driving around Morgantown last night. Along that same line, Christmas decorations (or the next holiday for that matter) should not be put out in stores until the last holiday is over. KMart in Charleston had their Christmas decorations out in the beginning of October, right next to the Halloween decorations. Talk about a juxtaposition of ideas!

3) Why does the WV Department of Highways always choose to do major road construction the week that the university students are moving in? Or start a bridge repair when it's 32 degrees outside and snowing?

4) What is it about the holidays that turns normal people into rude, pushy, psychotic shoppers?

Thanks for checking in on the random thoughts of the day!

1 comment:

James Risk said...

Considering the state of the global economy, it is no surprise that piracy on the oceans has become a big business once again.

In the 16th - 18th centuries, piracy thrived on capturing ships laden with gold and jewels. Gold is hard to come by these days, so they have turned their attention to oil. (The fishing vessel did not make since to me.) Unlike the piracy of the 16th - 18th century, the risk today is very low compared to the return. I believe the reason is that piracy declined when the global economy was good and everyone thought that is had disappeared. What surprises me is that in the 21st century, we have yet to come up with a way to stop oceanic piracy.