Cheryl Truman

Christmas consumer frenzy sends me ducking for cover

I intend to sleep through Black Friday. If I could, I would sleep from now until Dec. 26.

I really hate this season -- the endless pressure to buy, buy, buy, as if there is something in the acquisition of a discount microfiber sectional sofa that enhances life's quality and extends life expectancy.

On Black Friday, I will be warm and untroubled, occasionally working up enough energy to crack open a book or pick through the food that China King or any of our three neighborhood pizza franchises will deliver. My college-age children will wander through the living room, cuddling with our variety of cats and planning to meet with their high school and college friends.

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