What I need is one of those invisible dog fences at the entrance to every store so that, as I get closer and closer, I get a shock. Kind of like shark shields too. That way, every time I get near a Barnes and Nobel, Target, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Borders, etc., I will not be able to go inside to spend money.
Today I fell victim of the last two on the list. My son asked if we could stop in at Borders (Waldenbooks) in the mall today after we ate. I said “sure” because I was positive nothing in there could sway me to use my bank card. Well, I was wrong. They had a nice selection of books for $6 plus a 20% off if you signed up for their FREE book card (why is Barnes and Nobel’s $25 a year or whatever it is now?) so how could I resist that?
I bought “The Woods” by Harlan Coben whom I have never read before but the book cover looked very good and “Pandora’s Daughter” by Iris Johansen who is an alright author in my opinion. As I was paying, the clerk told me that right next door they had their “specials” store that would be open through the holidays. This store had even more books on sale, he said. Why? Why did he have to tell me that??
So we stopped next door just to browse when my son found a book he wanted on politics so I decided I couldn’t pass up a Tess Gerritsen book also on sale for $6 called “The Mephisto Club” which I had in Florida but didn’t make the trip back with me. OK, so that is four hardbound books for $20…I can live with that.
I needed to pick up groceries so that is where Wal-Mart came in. Going there was the only thing on my list to do and I had a list I was going to stick strictly to. Actually, I did stick to the list pretty much with only a minor addition here and there like egg noodles, biscuits, and hair color. All my groceries fit in three of those tote bags I take with me. Granted, they fit a lot of stuff – using one tote easily saves three plastic bags or more – but that came to a whopping $78. I’m going to quit eating. Wal-Mart is such an evil place. 
The cashier actually acted, at first, like using my totes (which they sell for ninety-nine cents) was going to be such a huge hardship on her. She frowned and sighed heavily because using them held up the line. Well, damn, I was the only person in her line so I don’t think it mattered much.
As I was driving home the sky went from sunshine to completely covered in clouds – it was like I drove into another dimension or something because the temps dropped quite a bit in minutes. We are suppose to get rain tonight so I will have to walk the dogs again before it starts.So now I am back home. There are many chores that need done and then I hope to have time to write tonight.
