Black Friday is really earning its name today. At least three people have died today, and there have been God knows how many fistfights.

What the Fuck, people?!?

A man was trampled to death at a Wal-Mart (did I call it or what - see last post) because people couldn't wait five more minutes to buy things they don't need and can't afford. Bravo. Oh, and when store officials tried to close the store because a person died the idiots had the audacity to get angry about it! Awesome. (And if you can't feel the sarcasm in that awesome, you would probably trample somebody for a bargain too asshole).

So this is my official condemnation of Black Friday. I vow not to even leave my house on Black Friday, and I promise to not even shop online. Because it's not worth it. You see that, don't you? Fifty percent off is not worth a person's life. I will repeat that. There is no bargain out there, ever, worth a person's life.

I am completely disgusted right now, and so frustrated! What about that man's family? How's their Christmas going be now, without their son, brother, husband, father, friend? Well? Think about that for a minute. And for what?

Not even I have the words to really express the depth of my feeling, my conviction on this one.

And so on to the challange. I challange each and every one of us to find ways to show how much we care about the people in our lives that don't involve Wal-Mart, or any other store. Instead of buying Grandma another pair of slippers this year why not make some picture ornaments? I know my family loved them - and they mean more than anything I could buy. I've heard those homemade coupon books go over great, too. I would rather get a homemade coupon from my husband for, say, doing the dishes than jewelry. Isn't that what Christmas is supposed to be about, anyway? And if you're not a crafty-type person than I say head over to your local Dollar store, or consigment shop to do your shopping instead of the big chain stores.

So when you're done here go google "Christmas crafts" or "free Christmas." See what's out there that you can do - I think you'll be surprised.

I challange you to really make Christmas mean something to you and your loved ones this year. And maybe, just maybe, this could be the last Black Friday that people lose their lives to the Consumer Gods.