tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post1337355034404757339..comments2023-12-19T09:50:44.504-08:00Comments on Write First, Clean Later: All I Want for Christmas… is Nothing!L.J. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-64737518962344887992008-12-12T09:31:00.000-08:002008-12-12T09:31:00.000-08:00Amen, L.J. Give me a bookstore gift card and I'm h...Amen, L.J. Give me a bookstore gift card and I'm happy, although I have so many books now that some are in stacks on the floor. Thanks for reminding me to drop off some boxes of stuff at the Salvation Army before Christmas.<BR/><BR/>Happy holidays!Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-34292612888912562912008-12-11T17:09:00.000-08:002008-12-11T17:09:00.000-08:00I'm with you 100% - if you must buy me something, ...I'm with you 100% - if you must buy me something, a giftcard for a book would be just dandy. Okay, I'd take a bottle of booze, too. Harvey's or Bombay Sapphire would be okay. <BR/><BR/>But forget the damn Christmas lights. Let the merchants light up the night, but the energy comsumption of private homes inside and out? Get a clue - that energy comes from coal-fired power plants and cause tremendous environmental damage. Light a soy candle and call it good. Or at least get energy-efficient LEDs.<BR/><BR/>Okay... off my soapbox.<BR/><BR/>Mrs. Scrooge<BR/>http://www.squidoo.com/nonelectricDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-92159991351955589902008-12-11T17:06:00.000-08:002008-12-11T17:06:00.000-08:00Surely your family could give you something meanin...Surely your family could give you something meaningful... perhaps a donation in your name? Or a letter describing one of their favorite memories with you? One thing to remember while you're grousing about the gifts you don't need - it sounds like your family wants to express their love somehow. They just need a little push in the right direction.<BR/>P.S. I get gifts every year from my nieces - stupid, useless trinkets. But my nieces are young and they've bought these things with their own money, so I can't help but feel grateful for their generosity.Gayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-91609499443893381652008-12-11T16:26:00.000-08:002008-12-11T16:26:00.000-08:00OK, out of C.D.'s list, I choose booze.You'd have ...OK, out of C.D.'s list, I choose booze.<BR/><BR/>You'd have to get your whole family to agree to do what a friend of mine did. No gifts this year, except for young kids. Each family took their money and spent it on one family in need -- presents, food and an evening with the family.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-56877214657457841382008-12-11T12:04:00.000-08:002008-12-11T12:04:00.000-08:00I tend to give gifts that are consumable: food gif...I tend to give gifts that are consumable: food gift packs, bottles of booze, or calendars. Everyone needs to eat, drink, and figure out what day of the week is it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-19665477815758526532008-12-11T12:01:00.000-08:002008-12-11T12:01:00.000-08:00hey. you know *I* never buy anything for anyone. U...hey. you know *I* never buy anything for anyone. Unless I see it, immediately think of them and know they'll appreciate it. This doesn't happen often and rarely around the holidays. So you can mark another one of us off your list. :P<BR/><BR/>but you really captured that which is the spirit of giving in our family... seriously what am I going to do with a pair of fuzzy black and white striped monkey headed socks.... or that basket of bath stuff... or the million pairs of gold(ish) jewelry (when I don't like gold and never have)... although I do appreciate the gift certificates, us broke college students got to buy the essentials somehow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-83296590555066539212008-12-11T11:59:00.000-08:002008-12-11T11:59:00.000-08:00I am so with you on this one!I am so with you on this one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com