I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, but now comes “the Home Stretch,” for what I term “the Holiday Season,” which starts with Hallowe’en.
Now, I know everyone has their own view on Christmas and the other holidays celebrated this next month, and I certainly have zero issues with any of it. I think it’s great we can all celebrate any holiday, in our own individual ways, and have a great time doing it. We need to celebrate and enjoy every so often. There’s a lot going on in the world, both good and bad, but, IMHO, Humanity needs to celebrate and consider the good and fortunate we have in our lives. I understand not everyone can, nor can at the same time most can. Some cannot at all, and to them, my heart genuinely goes out to them. If we lose the ability to see the good in life, and only focus on the bad, then we all lose. For those who cannot see the good, sometimes, I think, just knowing it exists out there can be of some benefit, consciously or unconsciously. I think, deep down, inside all of us, even when we go through rough times, we know “this, too, shall pass,” and that when it does, we’ll be back into the good life has to offer.
So, however and whenever we celebrate, I cannot think of one person I know who does not buy a gift or two for those they love or care about. It’s what Humans do—we like to give. We like to make those we care about happy. Giving gifts is just one way of doing this, but sometimes it’s hard to come up with something well-thought-out. So, since I’m in this with the rest of you, I’ve decided to list some items to hopefully help out, get some of the creative thoughts flowing. If you have some great ideas, please, stop by and list them! It’s fun!
Here are my suggestions, in no particular order and whether or not I actually own them. Enjoy!
- Twilight Zone DVDs/Blu-Rays
- The Night Gallery DVDs/Blu-Rays
- X-Files DVDs/Blu-Rays
- The Lone Gunmen DVDs/Blu-Rays
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker DVDs/Blu-Rays
- The Grievers (novel—see my review and demand of it; loved it!)
- Dracula (classic novel—I’m rereading it for the 4th time!)
- Help make a movie—Class Clown Pictures donation
- Volbeat’s Beyond Heaven Above Hell (love the poignant “Fallen” track)
- iPad mini (I call it the “miPad”)
- A stand-up writing desk (can’t find the one I wanted to link to, but you get the idea)
- Create a Creative Memories book, calendar, photo album, etc.
- An iced tea maker (though I use an older version, use this tons…)
- Gift certificate for a cool, atmosphere/romantic restaurant
- A Leatherman mulit-tool (these are so danged useful!)
- Real NYS or Vermont maple syrup. There is no other kind.
- A theracane (oooh, these are incredible!)
- Foreign Language DVDs (I loved learning foreign languages, hope to do so again, soon)
- An Adirondack Paddle tie-tack
- A Christmas Story DVD (if you’ve never seen this, you gotta watch it!)