Go ask Alice: Black Friday shopping? It never dawned on me

Black Friday.

There's nothing about those two words that makes me the slightest bit inclined to rush to the mall at the crack of dawn or earlier and start spending money I don't have.

And yet I know that there are millions who set their clocks and get to bed early after stuffing themselves with stuffing on Thanksgiving to be one of the first in line for all those "doorbuster" savings - sounds painful in every sense of the word.

For the last week we've been hit with a broadcast blitz on radio and TV - with box stores and department stores trying to outdo each other by opening as early as possible Black Friday morning.

Macy's is opening at 6 a.m., so JC Penny will open at 5.

Kohls has trumped them all by advertising Black Friday hours beginning at 4 a.m.

Yes, I said 4 a.m.!

Why some other retailer hasn't come up with a "sleep-over-in-our-mattress department" option for shoppers, I don't know, but maybe next year.

The only thing I plan to be doing at 4 a.m. this Friday morning is sleeping off that extra glass of pinot noir I indulged in to wash down my second slice of pumpkin pie Thursday night.

Really, what's the rush?