Monday, November 27, 2023

just another week...

This past Thursday was Thanksgiving and for me, it was just another day.  I worked, drove around a bit afterwards and then ate some tuna casserole I made for dinner.  I still had the work the next day so it was just a routine day for me really, nothing special or worth being "thankful" for as they say.  I'm not really one for holidays anymore, they are just another day for me. But bigger and better picture, saved a ton of money on unnecessary travelling and frivolous foods!  I mean the tuna casserole probably cost a total of $10 and it's enough for about 10 portions so lunch all week plus some... that equals only $1.00 per meal!  You just can't beat that kind of savings!

Weekly Update:
So this is interesting, I've seen a lot of social media posts about how stores like Target, Best Buy and malls are were completely empty on Black Friday.  Also a lot of price tags on high end items were the Black Friday deal is the same as the ever day price once you lift the tag and they left the regular price underneath.  Now I will say that Black Friday is no longer a day anymore and every where I know started their sales the first Friday of November.  So why go out and shop and fight crowds when you can do it online, have it delivered and even go early to avoid crowds.  Well I am not sure where these images are from but the places around me had busy parking lots and very full locations (the mall).  I did venture out on Friday for dinner at a mall.  I got lucky on a parking spot but it was a bit full.  Once inside, it was also full but not overly crowded.  I did see lines to get into some stores but otherwise, it was not empty at all.  So either they took pictures of places on a slow regular non-Holiday season and tried to pass it off as Black Friday or they are in an area that wasn't busy, but that was not every where!

At the movies:
Holding on to the #1 spot for a 2nd week is The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes with an extra 28.8 million for the Thanksgiving weekend and just shy of 100 mil cume.  Should get that sometime tomorrow but with the long holiday weekend, this movie didn't fair too well in general.  Should start dropping soon and fast after this week.  New at #2 is Napoleon with 20.4 mil to open.  Another very light number with so-so reactions, may get some award buzz but not much.  New at #3 is Wish with 19.5 mil and it appears Disney is losing it's box office charm even with the holiday and an animated film.  Not sure what they are doing wrong lately but they need to course correct soon.  Drop down to #4 is Trolls Band Together with 17.5 mil as this animated film also is struggling along, still a long ways to hit 100 mil which is foggy right now if it will make it.  Rounding off the top 5 is Thanksgiving with another 7.2 mil and doing OK for this type of film at this time of year.

Quote of the week:
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent." - John Donne

Facts & Tips:
A fire will burn faster moving uphill than downhill.

"Yes, we're tired. Yes, there's no relief.  Yes, the Cylons keep coming after us time after time after time.  And yes, we are still expected to do our jobs!" - Michael Hogan as Col. Saul Tigh in the TV series Battlestar Galactica.

posted by McDuck @ 00:30

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