Comments on: A different holiday season http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/storefront/2008/11/19/a-different-holiday-season/ The Storefront blog covers news on the retail, shopping and real estate industries in Southwest Virginia, as reported by Jenny Boone. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:41:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Stuart Spurgeon http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/storefront/2008/11/19/a-different-holiday-season/#comment-2431 Stuart Spurgeon Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:53:12 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/storefront/?p=997#comment-2431 Thank God electronic gadgets are less popular than books. The internet has resolved a few confusions of mine, created a horrible one, and otherwise hasn't add to me nearly as much as a book such as Mexamerica did, that was thrown out of a public library and ended up in a Goodwill. People have to read, and relate what they read to their friends. By the way, I read in Mexamerica, that for a foreigner to integrate, he has to read the novels of the country he is originated from. The internet never relates such pearls of wisdom. A frill? Thank God electronic gadgets are less popular than books. The internet has resolved a few confusions of mine, created a horrible one, and otherwise hasn't add to me nearly as much as a book such as Mexamerica did, that was thrown out of a public library and ended up in a Goodwill.

People have to read, and relate what they read to their friends.

By the way, I read in Mexamerica, that for a foreigner to integrate, he has to read the novels of the country he is originated from. The internet never relates such pearls of wisdom. A frill?

]]> By: Other John http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/storefront/2008/11/19/a-different-holiday-season/#comment-2428 Other John Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:37:25 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/storefront/?p=997#comment-2428 We're probably going to spend about the same amount as in past years, but on different things than usual. Instead of buying gifts and gift cards, we're going to send cards and host a dinner for close-by relatives. The money we would have spent on gifts this year we're instead going to invest in upgrading some aspects of our house and buying some supplies for a business my wife is starting. We're probably going to spend about the same amount as in past years, but on different things than usual. Instead of buying gifts and gift cards, we're going to send cards and host a dinner for close-by relatives. The money we would have spent on gifts this year we're instead going to invest in upgrading some aspects of our house and buying some supplies for a business my wife is starting.

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