My Christmas 2002 Gift List
posted at 11:01 am
on Dec. 1, 2002
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You know, I sat down once again for that annual “me” ritual—to make a Christmas list—and I was stumped in a different way than before.
I have a rather long Wish List on Amazon.com, and I thought I ought to go through it and see what I so dearly wished for, in case I’d changed my mind or already bought it.
Well, it turns out that, not only are there still a lot of things I haven’t yet got, there are several things that were on my list that I can’t even remember adding. Things I have barely even heard of.
In other words, the things I wanted enough to Wish for—and a Wish is a powerful thing, in case you haven’t been watching enough kids movies lately—I now hardly even know what they are.
The lesson is a little obvious, so I’ll tell you what I did figure out—I have enough stuff in my life. My bookshelves are full, my garage is full, my closet is full, and what I really want is time.
So, if you are among my present-buying circle—and certainly, a lot of folks on this list are not, and that’s peachy—my column of two years ago still stands. Make a donation to a charity in my name, and tell me about it. I’m not about to tell you who to donate to, though I personally have a lot of sympathy for free speech, literacy, and the prevention of certain diseases that have afflicted my close friends and family.
I am, however, adding a new, selfish item to this year’s Christmas list. I would absolutely love it if you bought a gift certificate to your favorite restaurant, and then KEPT that certificate, and gave me a card that invited me to dinner. A dinner for just the two of us. No significant others, spouses, friends, etc. just a quiet (or perhaps loud, if that’s your style) meal and a chance to catch up, and some good food to make my tummy as happy as my head and my heart.
Merry Christmas to you.
