My wife and I are exceptionally blessed. We don’t need anything. Therefore we don’t buy much in the line of gifts for each other. I bought her a gift certificate to her favorite spa: I have to “outsource” some of my pampering of her. She is getting me a magazine subscription to a publication I like to read.
We took the money we would have spent on his and hers Lexi (the plural of Lexus) and bought diapers, feminine hygiene products and food for the pantry that our church runs. This isn’t just checkbook charity. These are people we normally have dinner with on Tuesday nights.
“ Data from conservation groups and the government show that the polar bear population is roughly five times what it was in the 1950s and three or four times what it was in the 1970s when polar bears became protected under international treaty”“ New estimates from the International Union for Conservation of Nature show a mid-point estimate of 26,500 (range: 22,000 to 31,000) in 2015. In The State of the Polar Report 2018, zoologist Susan J. Crockford says updates to IUCN data put the new global mid-point estimate at more than 30,000.
Even accepting the lower figure, the estimate is the highest since the polar bear became internationally protected in 1973.”
mattro65 almost 5 years ago
So many people get the spirit of Christmas all wrong. It’s a damn shame ‘cause it’s not that hard to be good to people all the time.
MS72 almost 5 years ago
Must be full of $5 three-wick candles…
Scorpio Premium Member almost 5 years ago
That place would make a fortune.
keenanthelibrarian almost 5 years ago
I understand that it’s the thought that counts … Merry Christmas!!
sandpiper almost 5 years ago
I’ll be in that line later today and probably tomorrow. With me it’s a tradition, meaning I always wait until the very last minute.
dflak almost 5 years ago
My wife and I are exceptionally blessed. We don’t need anything. Therefore we don’t buy much in the line of gifts for each other. I bought her a gift certificate to her favorite spa: I have to “outsource” some of my pampering of her. She is getting me a magazine subscription to a publication I like to read.
We took the money we would have spent on his and hers Lexi (the plural of Lexus) and bought diapers, feminine hygiene products and food for the pantry that our church runs. This isn’t just checkbook charity. These are people we normally have dinner with on Tuesday nights.
dot-the-I almost 5 years ago
Consistent with the owner’s perspicacity, the return desk within the Shoppe is labeled the Counter Counter.
Snoots almost 5 years ago
The. Most. Accurate. Christmas. Comic. Ever.
sparkle 13 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I LIKE it !!!! lol
garibaldi99 almost 5 years ago
Oh, by the way, Happy Birthday, Jesus.
Linguist almost 5 years ago
Pardon my cynicism, but this store is a real winner!
DCBakerEsq almost 5 years ago
But, I DO care. Really, I do. Just not about other people.
Wasiechu almost 5 years ago
“ Data from conservation groups and the government show that the polar bear population is roughly five times what it was in the 1950s and three or four times what it was in the 1970s when polar bears became protected under international treaty”“ New estimates from the International Union for Conservation of Nature show a mid-point estimate of 26,500 (range: 22,000 to 31,000) in 2015. In The State of the Polar Report 2018, zoologist Susan J. Crockford says updates to IUCN data put the new global mid-point estimate at more than 30,000.
Even accepting the lower figure, the estimate is the highest since the polar bear became internationally protected in 1973.”
https://fee.org/articles/the-myth-that-the-polar-bear-population-is-declining/
Andrew Sleeth almost 5 years ago
I like to pretend it’s unvarnished realism.
nikpromo almost 5 years ago
The folding sign on the sidewalk says all that needs to be said about what the Christmas season has devolved into…..
the lost wizard almost 5 years ago
It will look good at the garage sale.
franki_g almost 5 years ago
if it’s difficult to find a gift for someone, they’re getting a goat from me https://www.heifer.org/gift-catalog/index.html
tad1 almost 5 years ago
Cynicism, like optimism, is a good trait to have. However, it must be observed in moderation. If you’re too cynical, you miss out on a lot of fun.
braindead Premium Member almost 5 years ago
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=stan+freberg+green+christmas&docid=608046267557544712&mid=6417EA48EA8C7ACE36C16417EA48EA8C7ACE36C1&view=detail&FORM=VRAASM&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dgreen%2Bchristmas%2Bsong%26qpvt%3Dgreen%2Bchristmas%2Bsong%26FORM%3DVDRE
bakana almost 5 years ago
The Gifts are Pre-Wrapped and stacked on tables labeled with categories like:
“Gift, Old White Male Boss”,
“Gift, Bitter Female Manager, passed over for promotion, AGAIN!”
“Gift, obnoxious Mother-in-Law who will just Regift it to the One Cousin you actually Like.”
“Gift, Uncle who can’t keep his Hands Off”.
“Gift, Brother-in-Law who still hasn’t paid back the $500 he borrowed 3 years ago.”