So, did anyone do any early-morning black Friday shopping today? I waited in line at Office Depot until I learned that what I was going to buy was already spoken for. Got a free Blackberry for my wife's cellphone account at Sam's though (I got the last one!) It was pretty amazing to see the Wal Mart and Kohl's parking lots filled to the brim at 4:30am this morning!

I read about there being a fatal trampling at a Wal Mart on Long Island.
Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede
That's pretty pathetic. Fortunately, everywhere I went had sort of a friendly, party atmosphere. It was an interesting experience.