Okay, there is absolutely no connection between any thoughts this morning, but I guess that fits with the day after Thanksgiving, which is so random anyway.
I hope everybody had a wonderful Thanksgiving. For us it was truly remarkable. Had my folks here, which was a key reason to move to Sarasota in the first place, but the best part of the day related to Molly the Wonder Dog and my mother. My mother was always afraid of dogs. If somebody was walking their dog she’d cross to the other side of the street.
What is it about our furry friends that typically brings out the best in everybody. The Alzheimer’s may have slowed down Mom’s memory, but the moments when she’s with Molly are amazing. Molly just has that remarkable sense to know what makes “Nana” smile!
And on the list of other random thoughts this morning…
- Let’s start with “Black Friday”…I heard a young kid talking about it the other day and realized he thought it was called Black Friday because it’s such a scary day to shop. So, for those of you too young to realize the origin, it’s called Black Friday because it’s the one day of the year a retailer has a chance to get in the “black” – in other words be profitable. Imagine as a photographer if you worked hard all year long and the year came down to one day where you had to get every body’s album shipped, money collected and business done all in 24 hours!
- This one is just funny – with a name like “Skip” used in Google Alerts, there’s no telling what might come up. I think this morning’s collection says it all. In regards to the new Muppet movie it gave me the following, which did pick up my name – just not in the sequence it should be!
… in order to give you a perfect excuse to skip the holiday shopping madness. … voice appearances from Sir Ben Kingsley, Jude Law and Sacha Baron Cohen . …
- One of our most favorite prints is Cranes in the Fire Mist by my good buddy and business partner, Scott Bourne. I love the fact that every year for literally dozens of years he’s returned to New Mexico in search of the ultimate image. For those of you at Summer School when he told the story two years ago, this is the trip that used to involved Thanksgiving dinner at Denny’s! Well, he’s back there again and I’m like a little kid, looking forward to seeing what was captured through his lens this year!
copyright Scott Bourne
Okay gang, that’s it to wrap up the week and my post of totally random thoughts for the Friday after Thanksgiving. Wishing all of you a terrific weekend and time with family and friends and a continued happy Thanksgiving!
