Is it me or are you also having trouble believing the year is nearly over? There’s all the spooky joys of Halloween on Friday, soon after that the clocks ‘fall back,’ then it’s a brisk downhill slide to the Holidays…Already!

For a few hardy souls, this page of the calendar also induces that curious feast of communal insanity – Standing in line at the Black Friday sales. Brain-numbing hours of borderline frostbite, facing dedicated shoppers whose bloodless tenacity could reduce UFC winners to bereft incoherence.

Christmas in traction is not on my list, and this year there’s a way to avoid it. Get a free membership at iBlackFriday.com and you can browse door-buster deals from all the big stores weeks in advance, make up your list, check on it  twice, and snag all the bargains right from that chair.

Whatever your needs, they’ve got you covered. For the Stylista in your life, Sears’ best offers will all be on show, plus discounts from Macys and bargains from Penney’s that are still under wraps. For the Parents, there are savings from the Toys R Us troop, plus great deals from GameStop and CompUSA for all those whose family includes a tame geek.

Christmas is a joy. Frostbite is not. So this year, let your mouse do the work. Sign up for the emails and start a tradition – A whole festive season without any bruises.