1ST OFFICIAL DAY OF SHOPPING

Well the say today is the 1st official day of shopping, well I have to question that since I know several people who have just about finished all of there Christmas shopping. None the less the one place that you want to stay away from today is shopping mall, with sales starting a 5am in most places and shoppers on a mission the mall is place that I will be trying to avoid today. In college football last night Miami upset Boston College 17-14, the win makes Miami bowl eligible. The win also makes Saturdays Wake Forest and Maryland game a battle for the Atlantic division title with the winner advancing to the ACC championship game with Georgia Tech. In high school football action tonight Deep Run 11-0 visits 11-0 Matoaca and at the beach Camden visits Manteo 13-0 in the semi-finals of the 1a eastern division playoffs. In hockey the Renegades offensive woes continued in Huntsville as the Gades fell to the Havoc 5-2, the Gades had 90 PIM'S in the game. The Gades will travel to Knoxville tonight to play the 1st place Ice Bears. It is going to feel like spring the next 6 days with temps in the mid to upper 60's, for November you couldn't ask for better temperatures. Well I hope everybody has room in there stomach for all the leftovers that you will need to eat today. GO SHOPPING. MICKEY

It is better to believe than to disbelieve; in so doing, you bring everything to the realm of possibility.
Albert Einstein

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