For the past three days, I've been in what I call "Retail Hell." Yes, I've done this to myself, and I'm an unabashed procrastinator, but that doesn't make it any easier to stand in line at Barnes & Noble for 20 minutes behind the parent who just wants to know if the "Twilight" books are in the "Young Adult" or "Fantasy" section. Ma'am, the six-foot high display in the front of the store? With the giant Edward Pattinson cutout? That you almost tripped over? They call that the "You Must Be Joking" section, and that's where they are. (Yes, that's a true story from my weekend.)
I realize this makes me sound 90 years old, and that it's unfair to expect shoppers to be rational, thoughtful, and intelligent during the holiday rush. But that doesn't stop me from feeling a bit like Andy Rooney, who coincidentally took up the issue of shopping in his "60 Minutes" segment this week. Sure, I don't agree completely -- I don't peer into shops and leer like a weirdo at the poor salespeople, for example -- but still, in this instance, Andy speaks for me! Check out the clip, above...I'm off to go drown my sorrows as I come to terms with being 23 going on 90.
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