UNCOMMON CENTS

SAY NO ON BLACK FRIDAY TO TICKLE ME ELMO, PLAY STATION3, AN MP 3 PLAYER OR A FLAT SCREEN T.V. TO STAY IN THE BLACK - NOT THE RED. THE THRILL OF THESE CONSUMER ATTRACTIONS WILL BE GONE SOONER THAN THE MONEY SPENT ON THEM CAN BE EARNED BY THOSE WHO WASTED IT. AT CHRISTMAS THE FREE MARKET STILL REPRESENTS FREE CHOICE. RATHER THAN EXPRESSING YOUR FEELINGS FOR A LOVED ONE BY EXTRAVAGANT FOOLISHNESS, GIVE THEM YOUR TIME.

THE MEANING OF A TOKEN PRESENT WILL SOON BE LOST, BUT NOT THE GIFT OF TIME. I AGREE WITH A FILM CRITIC, KYLE SMITH, THAT "SMILES AND SUNSETS" ARE FREE, WHILE MOST OTHER GOODIES COST MONEY. SO EXCHANGE A PRICELESS SMILE AND DONATE OF YOUR PRECIOUS TIME AT GIFT-GIVING TIME. A SMILE CANNOT BE FESTIVELY WRAPPED UP IN BOX BUT IT CAN BE UNWRAPPED BY YOU. SEARCHING FOR THAT PERFECT GIFT SHOULD BEGIN AND END WITH YOU. CORPORATIONS SHOULD NOT ENGAGE IN CHARITY TO BUY POPULIST FAVOR, BUT YOU SHOULD.

HAVING FIRST-HAND MONITORED THE LIVES OF TWO NEGLECTED DOGS, HORSES AND CHILDREN, I CONCLUDE THAT TIME WOULD HAVE MADE EACH OF THEIR SEPARATE LIVES WORTHWHILE. MONEY FOR FOOD WAS THE TOKEN COMMITMENT BY THE OWNERS WHO NEVER A THOUGHT TO GIVING THEM A SMILE OR A MOMENT OF THEIR FREE TIME.

HINT: TIME IS FREE MONEY - GIVE IT AWAY. K.I.S.S.