Monday, July 26, 2004

Seriously...Another Term In Office?


Thought I'd share this interesting and funny PSA on George Dubya that's floating around on the web.
Of course this blog post would be incomplete if I didn't encourage you to see Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 and to Vote!

Sunday, July 25, 2004

Aw HELL NO!


This was the scene this afternoon at the new Target that opened for business at the Atlantic Terminal Mall. Can I just say, MESS!!

I have never seen such madness and chaos at one location. It was an absolute circus...literally, a circus. There were fools on stilts, jesters, clowns, balloons and loons. The place was packed, confused patrons lugging large Target bags, containers, baby strollers blocking the exits and very large individuals shoveling mall foods down their necks.

It's not that I'm anti-people, but I am anti-mayhem. And get this, there was a massive line of confused patrons on the lower level of the mall stopped dead in their tracks because the escalator stopped moving. It was amazing for me to see folks perplexed when forced to exhert energy to climb up the stairs rather than be carried up.

This, my friends, is why I shop online. I just don't see the appeal of spending an entire day immersed in a shopping frenzy with THOUSANDS of aggressive shoppers in that particular ambiance. It was no big effort me to get there because I live across the street, but why people would drive in from long distances for that experience is beyond my comprehension. 
And drivers beware, if you're driving into Brooklyn for your Target fix, no additional parking accomodations have been built.  If you thought the traffic and parking in and around Atlantic Avenue was bad before, you're in for a doozie now.  I know of no immediate plans to facilitate additional vehicles.
But that's just my opinion, not a judgement Target fans.