Random Thoughts On Good Friday

Just sitting around on Good Friday of Holy Week  and a few things come to mind . Like , is anything open today ? Well , pity the poor soul that ran out of bread and beer , or whatever .   :-) Though i am sure there is an exception or two , not many .

And , speaking of  holidays why is it that major grocery store chains don't bother to update their web sites in  regards to their hours of operation during holidays ? Even more intriguing is why at least  some of these same grocery store chains don't have numbers in the telephone book .  :-)

You will have to excuse this " old goats " foreign heritage but Business 101 suggests that the first thing you do when running a business is make yourself available to the general public as they are all potentials customers .

 Granted , Marketing to most Filipinos is one of those stores that sells a little bit of everything but you would think business owners would know something about advertising . On second thought that would mean using that new fangled thing called the internet or actually answering e - mail queries .   :-)

Sitting here thinking one of the few benefits of old age and retirement is not having to travel during Holy Week in this country . Many have no choice of course as their work schedules may be subject to the Holidays but jeez have you seen the crowds at transportation centers ? Makes me kind of think of an ant farm or something .

Our neighbourhood is pretty much like a 4 day Sunday though our friends across the street do provide a soda pop , etc if we holler at um . Good thing cause the biggest issue here is lack of public transport . Truth is the one mile trek to the highway is to far for this " old goat " to traverse even if he had somewhere to go .

On the positive side it is a bit quieter than usual except for the chickens of course who apparently don't observe holidays . Or the little ones whose families stayed in town and like to use our driveway slant outside the gate as an Evil Knievel launch pad . And pity the dog that loves kids but has trouble dealing with the eye poking and tail yanking routines .   :-)

Still debating on whether to do the early am street cleanup daily or just let it go till Monday and hope the wind blows it all down the street to the neighbours corner . Just kidding as i do respect mother Earth and besides she's the best deal in town . Gives me free air , water and food ( ok , strike the last two ) .

 Now , if i could just get the neighbourhood dogs to quit pooping on the real grass outside the gate cause apparently they don't cotton to the artificial stuff next door . Come to think of it , expect i wouldn't find that particularly appealing to my butt either .   :-)

Maybe a walk is in order this am before the heat starts . Just have to wear the rubber soled shoes as in case i miss step and land in the chewing gum , dog dung along the way . I sincerely believe that a " pooper scooper " would be considered an alien life form device in this culture but there is rumour that a dog pound truck is in the works . Or , maybe that's in the parallel Philippine Universe .   :-)

No matter , cause it is what it is . Happy Holiday Folks whatever that means for you .