"The entire institution of
gift giving makes no sense. Let's say that I go out and I spend 50 dollars on
you. It's a laborious activity because I have to imagine what you need whereas
you know what you need. Now I could simplify things, just give you the 50
dollars directly and then you could give me 50 dollars on my birthday and so on
until one of us dies leaving the other one old and 50 dollars richer. And I ask
you, is it worth it? A quote from Dr.
Sheldon Cooper of the Big Bang Theory”
This quote came to mind when
October rolled around. Birthdays and Anniversaries abound for our family in the
month of October, four birthdays and two anniversaries Years ago we decided that we couldn’t handle
all those celebrations. The solution:
one big family Octoberfest to take care of them all. I think we’ve even included the stragglers
celebrating November events. This year’s Octoberfest will feature a Sunday
brunch and is being hosted by my son.
The celebrations are taken care of, but now the tough stuff. What do you buy for everyone? Grandchildren
are no longer a problem since most of them covet that green stuff or gift
certificates to their favorite store, but the grownups are the real
headaches.
I say we go with the “Sheldon
Cooper Solution”
We’re taking a little ride up to Southern Vermont today.
Hey, how about jugs of Maple Syrup or Cheese?
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