Has anyone read John Grisham's novel "Skipping Christmas"? Very funny book.
It sounded very tempting to do the same, but with semi-grown children still
at home, it still isn't the time for us(me), (as Larry would strongly
disagree :) ).
--Connie
Team "Wyle E"

> -----Original Message-----
> From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com
> [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of Randy
> Kinkel
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 2:19 AM
> To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] RE: It's THAT season - Corrections!
>
>
> I sympathize with Sprocket! a couple of years ago, Nancy and I
> looked at each other just as we were about to start the Holiday
> rush and said, "what if we just didn't do ANYTHING this year?  No
> lights, no tree, no gifts? what would that be like?  would we
> care?
> We found out we didn't!  we also found out we were much less
> stressed than before, didn't spend a lot of money that we didn't
> have, and didn't face possible injury getting lights off the
> roof.
>  It works for us, but we don't have kids (except the furry kind),
> and I know that definitely makes a difference, most people
> couldn't do it because of that.
>
> --mozartman
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Casteel" <bcasteel1@cox.net>
> To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 12:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] RE: It's THAT season - Corrections!
>
>
> > You must have read the story about the woman who was knocked
> unconscious and
> > trampled on for a $29 DVD player.  She wasn't pushing, but was
> knocked to
> > the ground by some jerk(s) who thought $5 was worth more than a
> person's
> > safety.  I saw something a few years ago that could have been
> that exact
> > situation at a Walmart not far from where I used to work.
> Sure, I wanted to
> > grab some of the deals, but wouldn't charge anyone for that
> benefit.  The
> > gaggle of women who gathered just opposite the doors, ignoring
> the 500
> > standing in LINE literally charged the store and knocked people
> down in the
> > process.  Clearly seeing that injury wasn't worth a few bucks,
> I waited
> > patiently with the other people, made my way in the store and
> casually
> > meandered through until I found everything I came for, and some
> things I
> > didn't.  That was the first and only Black Friday shopping I'll
> ever do.
> >
> > Brian
> > Team A.I.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Scott Sparks" <scottsparks1@mchsi.com>
> > To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 3:21 PM
> > Subject: [Az-Geocaching] RE: It's THAT season - Corrections!
> >
> >
> > > Just a minute, people.
> > >
> > >  I never threatened anybody and had no intentions of doing
> so. (Perhaps
> > > the smilies I included in my message didn''t show up on
> everyone's mail
> > > reader.) I simply implied that I would never consider killing
> myself.
> > > And as for the Christmas blues,  it ain't about the shopping.
> I shop
> > > and buy gifts for my friends and family. What irritates me
> are the
> > > people that think it's more important to get that last
> cabbage patch
> > > doll for their spoiled kid or to snag that perfect parking
> spot than it
> > > is to be courteous to their fellow man with a simple smile
> and a hello,
> > > thank-you or please or to give another driver the
> right-of-way at an
> > > intersection.  I have nothing against Christmas-- I love
> Christmas.
> > > It's the ''dog-eat-dog'' attitude that people adopt during
> this time
> > > that really gets under my skin.
> > >
> > >  A professor I once had summed it up well with an old adage:
> > >
> > > ''It's not the ups and downs in life that get to you. It's
> the little
> > > jerks.''
> > >
> > > -- Sprocket
> > >
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