The Big Friday

It's the official beginning of the Christmas shopping season - Black Friday, they call it. So far we've had a Wal-Mart employee trampled to death, a female shopper worried she had miscarried in the midst of the crush (she and the baby are okay), and who knows what all else is happening out there. I'm doing my part by staying away. Bah, Humbug.

UPDATE: Two people killed in a shooting inside California Toys R Us store.

Let's all learn a lesson this year.
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