Expat excuse syndrome

My tree is not up...my gifts are not wrapped...(actually my gifts are not purchased)...my cards are not signed...but I have a great excuse....I'm an expat. No one expects much of you when you live overseas. I have even been known to use this excuse when I've moved back to the states. I just say I'm behind on things because I used to be an expat. I got behind in 1991 and I really have never caught up. So don't worry if you haven't gotten your Findley Christmas card yet...expat excuse syndrome at work.

On another note...here are some blue-eyesighted observations from the past few days...

- I saw on the news that a guy in Dallas invented a box that wraps itself...I love America.
- If you are shopping for boots in the DFW area...you are too late. I have been told that boots start selling in August and are usually picked over by Sept. I know that the majority of the country's competitive shoppers live in the metroplex, but buying boots when it is 100 degrees??? I stand (in my bare feet) in awe of these women.
- I've only been out of the country for a month, but while I was gone the leaves on the trees have fallen, the Christmas decorations have all been put up and Oprah has taken over the world.
- My new favorite show is Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Chanel. Who knew that growing mushrooms involved so much manure? This is the only channel I can find without Oprah on it.