The Idle American

Okay, I confess. I am—as many retailers know—a sucker of the first order. I’ve ignored pleas of loved ones and friends warning me about buying items at greatly reduced prices. I want to do better, but can’t help it if adrenaline jumps into overdrive upon my noticing signs like “drastically reduced” or “75% off.” You get the idea. Someone said there are only two kinds of people— those who are…