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So, what is Black Friday? This is a day set aside for the first day of the Christmas Shopping days. The day after Thanksgiving we all seem to rush out to the many sales that the stores are putting on in order for us to try and save on all the big-ticket items that may or may not be Christmas presents for whomever. Always in a way will be a Day of Infamy.
B is for buying,
L is for luck in finding what you really want,
A is for allowing for certain behaviors,
C is for collecting and cashing in (ha, ha),
K is for maybe for a few kleptomaniac's out there,
F is for having fun for it is a fun event once in a while to be honest,
R is for reading the ads in search of the necessary gifts we are in search,
I is for the individuals who are brave enough to endure,
D is for the drive we have to endure this day,
A is for the anxiety we may feel on such a day as this,
Y is for You the shopper, ENJOY!
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Mark Graham
I am a person who really likes to read and write and to share what I learned with all my education. My page will mainly be book reviews and critiques of old and new books that I have read and will read. There will also be other bits, too.
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