Jason's Untimely Thoughts

Where I work, this used to evidently be one of the busiest days of the year.  Or maybe we were so far behind that today was busy trying to catch up.  Currently, it’s a day when everyone comes in to work but has nothing to do.  We’ll repeat the exercise tomorrow.  Well, I won’t, but I feel bad for those that will.  And I used to would have.

Random thoughts on Thanksgiving Weekend:

• Who decided it’s called “Black Friday” and why do we let them decide anything?  The economy seems to be pinning their hopes on a big spending day, yet we call it Black Friday.  Wasn’t “Black Monday” the day the stock market crashed (one time, not one of the recent times)?   I propose “It’s Really Rather Quite Nice, Come Out and Shop Friday”.  Really, I don’t care, I’m not going to the stores today no matter what you call it.
• I’m relatively close to finalizing Sarah’s memorial stone.  That sure is fun.  It starts with trying to figure out what to call it.  Avoid tombstone and gravestone at all costs, and then goes downhill from there.  Although it’s no fun, I’m comfortable with both the design and the people doing the work, so unless something unravels it’s as good as it could be there.
• Can’t remember if I’ve put this anywhere else or not, so here it is… when it’s time for someone to pick out my memorial stone.  I want a bench.  A relatively plain bench.  Name and dates are plenty, if someone feels like something else is appropriate to be written, that’s ok too.
• The kids and I enjoyed Thanksgiving with Sarah’s mom in the morning, with Sarah’s dad and many others in the afternoon.  We were happy to be with everyone and appreciate it all.  The kids had a great time, I had a rough time.  Not too much thanks coming out of me this Thanksgiving.
• Mizzou plays KU in football tomorrow at 11:30, in KC.  They’ve also announced it will be in KC for the next 4 years.  I’m glad, as long as it’s on Thanksgiving weekend.  Town is not the same that weekend anyway with school out, so having it in KC gives it some spice.  Plus it keeps me out of Lawrence every other year.
• This will be my 12th MU game of the year, assuming I’ll make the remaining 2 as well, will put me at 27 games in 2 years in 6 or 7 states.  Relatively absurd.
• There’s strong internet rumor that MU will wear gold jerseys tomorrow for the game.  We’ll see, I guess.
• More fashion & football, as long as the damn shoebirds don’t wear red socks, I really don’t care what either team wears.  And I’m serious about them wearing red socks, it’s disgusting and a disgrace.  For some of why I think that, here are four articles written by someone named Keith Piontek.  Part 1, Why most of the trash talked by ku fans is inaccurate.  Part 2, Why it seems the shoebirds were proud of the name jayhawk when it was chosen.  Part 3, Why Quantrill and the band raided Lawrence.  And Part 4, his conclusions.  A lot of reading, which could mostly be summed up as if we were the Missouri Bushwackers, most of the typical ku fan smack-talk would be close to valid.  As it is, it’s hypocritical and ignorant.  And the fact they typically wear red socks when playing MU, but only that game, is even more of both.  (Credit to them for not wearing them last year, though.  One more year of that and I’ll be done mentioning it.)