Category Archives: In My Opinion

Black Friday and Grey Thursday

Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 by Thriell

I’ve never liked the term “Black Friday”. I realize that the term comes from the fact that the first official day of Christmas shopping is supposed to put all the retailers “in the black”, but to me it has something … Continue reading →

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Too Early To Be Announcing Winners!

Posted on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 by Thriell

I’m sitting here watching the election returns come in on CNN.com and I just saw something that boggles my mind. According to CNN and ABC both at this writing, Mitt Romney is going to win Kentucky’s 8 electoral votes. However, … Continue reading →

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ABCMouse.com Rocks!

Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 by Thriell

Have you seen the advertisements for ABCMouse.com? It’s an “early learning academy” for children ages 2 to 5. They have a curriculum that ranges from toddler to kindergarten. I found out about it because my niece mentioned on FaceBook that … Continue reading →

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“Illegal” doesn’t mean its a “crime”?

Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 by Thriell

My wife’s Facebook status, with which I completely agree: Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court passed down a ruling which says, in so many words, that individual states are not allowed to turn the act of being in the country illegally … Continue reading →

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I wish I’d talked to him yesterday

Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2012 by Thriell

I called the service station back this morning to see if they would be able to tow my truck in to get it fixed. Today I found myself talking to the guy who owns the place (ain’t small towns great?) … Continue reading →

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