[Cog]

Book One Second After by William Forstchen
Carhartt Arctic Bibs
Wool socks
Fire Extinguisher for the garage
Leaf blower
Jeans
Black socks to wear to church where I pray for your valued but nonetheless doomed souls

[Plantagenet]

Here's wishing everyone at peak oil.com a merry christmas and a happy winter solstice!---


MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[Pops]

So then a lump of coal eh Pete?

LOL, we didn't even exchange lumps in our house. I guess my gift is a big old dose of insulin and my wife's fabulous light bread rolls of which I don't normally partake.

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It was really kind of freeing to auction off 50 years of accumulated guilt trips, mark-downs and assorted sale-priced, list-check filling nonsense last year. Not gonna turn right around and start piling up more.
It has taken us literally decades to come to the conclusion that the truly "thoughtful gift" that is actually better than the thing the receiver would choose for himself is extremely rare. And what's more, in our house at least, if we haven't already got it, we have simply decided the price is not worthwhile and have opted not to buy it. Don't get me wrong, we are older and have torn lots of wrap and sent it to the landfill over the years.

[Lore]

The question "what you got for Christmas" typifies some of our countries present thinking. Isn't this suppose to be the season of giving?

[Shaved Monkey]

No gifts here
My cupboards are full I would just have to throw something else out to replace it.
So when something needs replacing thats the next birthday or Xmas gift the good thing is it can happen at any time of the year or sometimes not at all (now thats a celebration).

and yes in a past life I got rides in a blimp and hand crafted red Italian slippers and bottles of very nice wines/port/spirits and an orange from an anonymous shepherd in turkey on xmas day in the town Saint Nicholas was born in.

I dont miss getting stuff,but that orange was really nice.

[Keith_McClary]

5 second vid:
https://vine.co/v/OMqDr7r0bKI

[GoghGoner]

Got:
Lifestraw
Jacket
A towel that lets me change in public

Gave:
Boxing gloves/bag
Symphony tix
Chocolates

[Outcast_Searcher]

For our family, only the nine year old great nephew, gets much stuff.

The rest of us tend to exchange hugs, conversation and ideas, and our company. It's great to get together for the holidays and compare notes, etc. To me, this is the core of what the holidays are all about.

And of course the food. The fabulous work my sister does to put together a wonderful meal (and leftovers!) is really appreciated.

I did get a science fiction book from a niece by her favorite author. If I end up liking the author, then this is a truly wonderful gift -- as it opens me to many hours of terrific entertainment and thought on my Kindle.