Shopper’s Lament
I find shopping painful. My wife would rephrase that. To her, I’m just a painful shopper. But confusticate it how you will, people spend years of their lives in crowded malls and checkout lines. My wife and daughters call this fun. It isn’t fun, it’s a game of snakes and shadows, and to survive you must walk softly and carry a big debit card. A lobotomy would also ease the pain. Shopping is a mission. To enter a mall is to declare war. Toilet paper and shampoo are hills... Read More
