Ch-ch-ch-changes
Friends, what goes around comes around. Or everything old is new again. Or the more things change, the more they stay the same. Here in Lexington, KY, a city of about a quarter-million folks, things change, but not at a breakneck pace. But recently, a LOT is changing, and I suppose we'll have to see how much of it is for the better. For instance, it was announced not long ago that the local Sears department store, which has existed in the Fayette Mall (original name, right?) since it was built in the early 70's, will close at year's end. Now, I don't know about you, but Sears has been a retail presence in my life for as long as I can recall. Growing up in Paris, a town about twenty miles from Lexington, I recall having a Sears catalog store that also sold appliances, tires and some lawn equipment. Bought clothes from them via their catalog for some time, until I found better alternatives. My parents always bought Kenmore appliances from Sear...