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By Chuck Backhaus
Times-Democrat Staff Writer
A hatever your religious
affiliation one thing is cernflV tain, many different spiriV
tual holidays are just around
w the comer. In other words, gift-giving time is fast approaching.
Before you’ve finished asking, “How come the Detroit Lions are on TV every Thanksgiving?" and “How about some more mash-potatoes, please?" someone near and dear to you will be tearing into that fancy wrapping paper and releasing your heartfelt devotion for all to see. Thus, time is of the essence.
Sure, like millions of other shoppers, you can trudge off to a mega-mall.
Unfortunately, malls can be crowded, loud and impersonal. The shopkeepers rarely, if ever, know you by name. And then there is the risk of “mall-itis,” a disorienting condition that can set in when you’re subjected to ear-piercing decibels of holiday music while trapped in the midst of a furious, “hands off, that’s mine," shopping frenzy.
So with ringing ears and a foggy disposition, you are left wandering the acres-upon-acree of jam packed parking lot searching for your car.
Of course, you can skip the madness of the mall and shop from the safe confines of your home. Computer, television and catalogue shopping does offer an atmosphere of comfortable serenity.
“Ah,” ytou say, “That’s the answer.
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