Spreading holiday cheer one person at a time!
Since 2006, this family of Secret Santa Clauses has attempted to give anonymous gifts to others every day of the Christmas season, starting on the first of December.
The concept is not about providing for the poor or the needy, but about sharing the Christmas spirit, giving to an unsuspecting someone in the hopes that they, too, will pass on the spirit to others. Plus, it's fun!
There are very few days left to use Amazon’s two-day shipping option, and Mr. Claus prefers to spend money on gifts, not on overnight shipping costs (even at Amazon’s $3.99 rate) — so there’s only a short time left for online gifting!
Once I found out that Jessica was from Mt. Holly, I couldn’t resist sending her something. Apparently Jessica needed a 10-foot Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Cable, so she’s been sent one. Unfortunately, it ships from a third party; even though shipping the cable is free, it might not get there by Christmas Day. Time will tell, however I will never know!
Anya wanted a DVD of Beerfest from her wish list. Mr. Claus liked Amazon’s description of the movie: “a dim-witted but energetic comedy” filled with “sheer stupidity and juvenile humor”. We all need a laugh these days! I suppose I should have chosen something else (or at least read the rest of the review before clicking the Add to Cart button) because of the rampant “gratuitously bare-breasted babes”, but, hey, what the heck. It was 55% off and only $5.79, and if it makes Anya happy, so much the better.
On the other side of the intellectual spectrum, Yun had Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works on her wish list. A review written by an Amazon reader more than eight years ago sums up the book (written in 1792) best:
“The book is a biting satire about life in 18th Century Ireland, in which the author seeks to find a fair, cheap, and easy method to transform the sick and starving children of Ireland into productive members of society. Swift’s proposal, hardly modest, is to fatten up undernourished poor children and then sell them to more well-to-do families as food. By presenting this outrageous concept as an interrelated string of seemingly logical arguments, Swift leads the reader to understand that his proposal could simultaneously solve overpopulation and unemployment, save the poor from having to spend their meager resources on raising children, provide the poor with desperately needed extra income, and also give the wealthy access to a yet untapped high-protein delight. Of course, Swift is writing tongue-in-cheek, to shock the reader into rejecting his outrageous negative proposal and instead formulate a more sensible positive one. Although written in 1729, Swift’s essay is still relevant in the 21st Century. For a really good and very quick read that repulses, amuses, and challenges you to think, I highly recommend this classic work.”
There are no gratuitously bare-breasted babes, but at least there is cannibalism! OK, I’ve really got to start reading product descriptions! Yun’s book was only $2.00. Gotta love Amazon!
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