I'll Be Back!

Cyborgs don't feel pain, but I do Antoinette.

Well now that we've overcome our tryptophan induced comas, survived black Friday, or "color of your choice Friday without any stigmatizing hues"...it's time to wake up to a Monday built for basement dwellers, couch potatoes, techno geeks and anybody uncomfortable with human interaction... cyber Monday! I know, I know, e'tailing is great for avoiding crowded malls etc, but I prefer my tail to be of the human kind, 😉. Don't be a girlie man! (terminators don't have the ability to recognize cyberbullying)  Interact face to face.where all your senses come into play. What's "Alexa" or "Siri" gonna say when you ask what kind of perfume are you wearing because it would make a great gift? Or, my girlfriend is about your size can you show me what this negligee would look like on?🙈 Or most importantly, do you prefer the taste of this Pinot or the Cab? 🍷And who cares about getting the shopping done early...if you are like me and wait until the last minute, everything will be picked over so it makes deciding on that perfect gift that much easier. Win, win! Besides, when you go out to shop they have bars, restaurants and wine stores... where, hold onto your mouse,  they even have happy hours and free wine tastings. Speaking of the French... weren't we?... this week commemorates two closely linked events. The first is the anniversary of the famed Parisian ooh la la cabaret, Folies Bergère, where you can see first-hand and life size what brought Toulouse-Lautrec there night after night...you don't even need wifi.Try getting that on your Apple watch. Get out in the real le monde where you can smell the eau du French girl, and be a bon vivant, practice your newest bon mot, while sipping French Champagne, listening to music and playfully taking real life selfies, instead of taking selfies at home being playful with only "Alexa" in the room.🙊 The second closely related item is that this week we also celebrate National Protect Your Package Day... just thought I'd throw that out there. 🙉 I'll give you the perfect example of why you need to interact and experience real life instead of shutting yourself off in front of a computer screen or smart phone in your basement. It's black and white, or should I say a darker hue that isn't necessarily good or bad, and a lighter colored hue that isn't necessarily privileged.Take two countries that have some similarities, North Korea and France. They both have nuclear weapons, they both like Chinese food, and neither has been very successful on the battlefield. But recognizing their strengths, the French put all their grapes into the wine basket, and did what they do best... great wine, good times, and a certain “Je ne sais quoi,” that makes the rest of the world flock to France, buy their wine and mix French words into their speaking whenever they can. Meanwhile, the North Koreans have banned drinking, singing and any entertainment gathering as a means of population control. I guess they are gonna be stuck e'tailing...that is if they had WiFi, a basement, a computer, or a selfie taking phone. Guess they won't be having any wine with their kimchee at Christmas dinner. Don't be like the Koreans, or Monday morning cyborgs... be like the French, live life... see, feel, touch, smell and hear those around you... then share the deliciousness of your favorite Bordeaux with someone special because tomorrow is also National Giving Day. No reason to fear meeting people face to face, wine is the perfect conversation lubrication. Get out there and shop till you drop... and if your sales lady, man or cyborg can't help you on gift ideas for that special man in your life, I know what Tom T. Hall recommends the secret to happiness is...

As I enjoy the peace and comfort of reality 
If [anyone] ever asks me what it is that 
I have learned I think that I will readily affirm
"It's faster horses, younger women, 
Older [wine], and more money"