THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING

Two grandmothers shopping for the exact same over-promoted and under stocked toys the day after Thanksgiving is a lot like watching the Paris Hilton unauthorized sex video... You already know the outcome, and quite frankly, no one really wants to see these two get it on! In recent years, on the day after Thanksgiving, I could be found at either my office catching up on work whilst everyone else was out shopping, or at home sleeping off L-tryptophan induced post-turkey day lethargy. But this year will be different. Aside from the fact that turkey with all the trimmings is not on my medically supervised meal plan/menu, I'll actually be in the catbird's seat at a local shopping mall.

A friend, who's an owner of a photography business, recently asked for my help with a holiday photo shoot at the Fashion Mall at Keystone. In the spirit of the holidays, money I earn from shooting photos from November 28th and December 24th will be donated to a local charity (not sure which one just yet, but I am open to suggestions).

So, consider this an invitation to come on out to the Fashion Mall and capture all the wonder and smiles of the holiday season with photos that will forever be a part of your life. We'll have Santa set up in a brand spankin new holiday display (right in front of the Parisian store), and you'll be able to take your photos home right then and there. I'll be working at 3:00PM this Friday, Saturday afternoon and evening, and then again next Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00PM - 8:00PM.

Mikal, I won't be able to make it this weekend, but it would be fun to meet you in person, so I will aim for next week. I get to meet the "new" you... won't make a bit of difference... you are "new" to me anyway. By the way, Thanksgiving isn't really about Turkey anyway. Enjoy your family and have a wonderful day.

Well, I certainly have no real interest, well a prurient one, maybe, in seeing Paris Hilton go at it, but I would like to see you, Mikal, in a Santa suit. Maybe we could arrange that next year. I know I'd give money to a local charity to make that happen!