So. Everybody all done with their Christmas shopping? Got all your little prezzies all wrapped up nicely and nestled under the tree? Baking all done, house cleaned, grandma properly medicated, family sanitized for your guests' protection and all that? Wonderful! Now that you have a moment before the annual invasion of people you can only tolerate once a year begins, I need your help with something. Come over here with me where we can have a private conversation.
Shhh. Don't look in their direction or they'll know we're talking about them. No, I SAID don't look ... okay, they're distracted by a new shipment of Ugg boots, so we've got a minute. Now I'm not positive mind you, but I'm beginning to suspect that Target and other retailers have a very serious problem that may, in fact, call for an intervention.
I'm talking about this: