Another Black Friday

When one must tell a clerk, "Let's calm down!" you know the day after Christmas has not been a good one for her.

Or for me.

I just wanted to curl up with a book, good one or sleazy, just something printed, with Kat Karson, a cup of tea, new Barry Manilow CD playing in the background.

I found myself in traffic, in line returning things that did not fit...my husband. No way he was going to get into that consumer nightmare.

But now I am home. It is quiet. The book, cat and tea await, and oh, Barry singing in the background. The day will turn out all right after all.

And that's what I'm thinking about.