'Tis The Season

I haven't started Christmas Shopping yet. . . I don't want to wait till the last minute. . . I have no idea what I'm getting anybody this year. I've lost my gift giving creativity. . . I could just get everyone gift cards. But I hate doing that. I feel like I'm not being creative. On the other hand, I love getting gift cards. . . Can someone give me a gift card for my car payment? . . *sigh* Just thinking out loud.

BTW, someone please help me decide what to get my grandmother who either has, has had, or doesn't want anything, and that I don't have to pay a fortune for.

Prime Time

I was a little worried at first about the whole writers strike. The idea of my TV shows being put on hiatus because of a strike scared me. Then a thought came to me. Maybe it's not such a bad thing that I won't be able to enjoy all the shows I normally watch.

I've reached the point in the television season where I feel that I am too consumed by TV. When I say consumed, I mean that I find myself rushing home to watch. And I find that I spend my whole days off watching shows that I recorded on my DVR throughout the week. Sometimes I go to bed way later than I want to because I have to see what's on TV. I have magazine subscriptions that I'm months behind on and books that I've been meaning to read for years.

Possible shows on the chopping block: K-Ville, Cane, Moonlight
Shows I've already given up: Prison Break, Back To You

Except for "Back To You", I really like the other shows. It's just that something has to go.

Having said that, a TV show that I gave up years ago just made a big announcement. "The Apprentice" just announced the participants for it's celebrity edition. I may come back for that.

Black Friday

Four words:

Ri dic u lous

You will never ever see me standing in line at any crowded store at four in the morning.

Thank You Readers

BruDog Haven would like to wish all of you haven dwellers a very

Happy Thanksgiving!

What's wrong with this picture?

As I type this, I am about to watch my DVD copy of "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving". Please feel free to revisit my review post of this special from last year.

Some Mo' Thanksgiving Fun

Check out this addictive Thanksgiving game I found. Just move the turkey with your mouse and collect the feathers and corn. Avoid the fork.

TURKEY TO GO

Some Thanksgiving Fun

Here's a little something to put a smile on your face. Check out "Star In Your Own Thanksgiving Story". All you have to do is fill in a few blanks and then read your story. Enjoy!

If you'd like to see the story I created, click here: Antonio's Story

What Say You?

Cranberry Sauce

Canned or Homemade? What Say You?

I make my own, although I am a big fan of canned also.

Two Scoops of Frosted Shredded Snaps

Check out this cereal quiz. I got 15 right!

No No Noel

Just a little rant today.

It's November 6. It's six days after Halloween. It's sixteen days before Thanksgiving. . . My point? . . . It's not Christmas!

The idea of this post came from me looking at a retailer's website that had Christmas items on it. Suddenly I thought, "Oh my god! I'm running out of shopping days!" Then I came back to reality and remembered that it's only the beginning of November.

At the store the other day, I was considering buying a few cheap Thanksgiving decorations for my office. But, I couldn't find anything because the only stuff out was Christmas stuff.

There are two channels of the music stations on my cable service that are playing Christmas music.

My good buddy Tom emailed me to tell me that XM radio has already switched over to Christmas music.

Now, some of you ol' West Enders might be saying, "But, Antonio. What about all those years that you and Tom used to decorate the green room in early November." Well, you got me there. But, that started because we were always deep into set construction in December. We figured that the only chance we had to decorate was early. Even then, once I left the building, no Christmas until December.

Don't get me wrong. I love Christmas. But gee, let's get through Thanksgiving first.

Thank You. . .

Peeyou

OK, don't ask me how I came across this, but I was on the web and saw a product that I'd never heard of, but was intrigued about. You've probably heard of a practice called the "courtesy flush". For those who have never heard of it, it's a technique used to lessen the unfortunate personal aroma produced when using a public toilet. You basically flush as soon as the first round of you know what falls.

Well, I came across a toilet deodorizer called "Courtesy Flush". For $4.99 you get this liquid that you drop into the bowl before you "go", and it's supposed to neutralize the smell.

So, I guess I know what I'm getting Mark for Christmas.