Xmas Presents

Mace · Post by **Mace** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 7:03 pm

I got some nice pullover and jacket with our high school athletic logo, movie, and the normal socks/undies stuff. The best gift of all was spending time with my family and my 88 year old dad who has bladder cancer. No way to know how many more holidays he'll be around, so we're enjoying them while he's here.

Smackie Chan · Post by **Smackie Chan** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 7:14 pm

Bose Companion 20 multimedia speakers for my MacBook. They sound awesome.

Left Seater · Post by **Left Seater** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 7:20 pm

The wife and I don't give each other much in the way of Christmas gifts. Gift cards don't do it for either of us and when we need stuff we just go buy it.

So what we end up doing is finding ways for each other to get involved in the community via charities. This year she set me up in a program that puts pilots in third and fourth grade classrooms to encourage science and math exploration among students. The cool thing about the program is it isn't just one classroom visit and off the pilot goes to never be seen again. Instead I will make visits at least twice a month and there will be on going "project" that the kids will have to work on over the course of the year.

I also go out and spend time with my dad at his headstone each Christmas afternoon. Do a little housekeeping if any is necessary and just chat.

As for traditional gifts we did go out and purchase new ski boots for our upcoming trip to Vail and Heavenly. We didn't wrap them up or call them gifts really because we would have purchased them anyway.

Mace · Post by **Mace** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 7:32 pm

Slim Fast???

My God, Sam, she must love you....since she didn't kill you.

trev · Post by **trev** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 7:49 pm

Sam, your wife has hairy arms. But the big boobs must make up for it. :wink:

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:09 pm

Left Seater wrote:So what we end up doing is finding ways for each other to get involved in the community via charities. This year she set me up in a program that puts pilots in third and fourth grade classrooms to encourage science and math exploration among students. The cool thing about the program is it isn't just one classroom visit and off the pilot goes to never be seen again. Instead I will make visits at least twice a month and there will be on going "project" that the kids will have to work on over the course of the year.

I'm surprised your charity work isn't disenfranchising poor minorities from voting.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:13 pm

Poor minorities don't do anything for themselves? :?

Left Seater · Post by **Left Seater** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:37 pm

Screw_Michigan wrote:
Left Seater wrote:So what we end up doing is finding ways for each other to get involved in the community via charities. This year she set me up in a program that puts pilots in third and fourth grade classrooms to encourage science and math exploration among students. The cool thing about the program is it isn't just one classroom visit and off the pilot goes to never be seen again. Instead I will make visits at least twice a month and there will be on going "project" that the kids will have to work on over the course of the year.
I'm surprised your charity work isn't disenfranchising poor minorities from voting.

If we help educate youngsters there is less likelihood they become poor adults. Poverty knows all races, and it sucks kids are often used as pawns in games their parents play.

That said we should not be educating children of illegal immigrants. However I don't have the time or the resources to determine who is each class is here because of their law breaking parents.

Derron · Post by **Derron** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:44 pm

Screw_Michigan wrote:
Left Seater wrote:So what we end up doing is finding ways for each other to get involved in the community via charities. This year she set me up in a program that puts pilots in third and fourth grade classrooms to encourage science and math exploration among students. The cool thing about the program is it isn't just one classroom visit and off the pilot goes to never be seen again. Instead I will make visits at least twice a month and there will be on going "project" that the kids will have to work on over the course of the year.
I'm surprised your charity work isn't disenfranchising poor minorities from voting.

Why don't you tell us what your charitable work is (if any) jizz mopper ? and stop cracking on those who do.

Sirfindafold · Post by **Sirfindafold** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:45 pm

Derron · Post by **Derron** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:49 pm

Left Seater wrote: This year she set me up in a program that puts pilots in third and fourth grade classrooms to encourage science and math exploration among students. The cool thing about the program is it isn't just one classroom visit and off the pilot goes to never be seen again. Instead I will make visits at least twice a month and there will be on going "project" that the kids will have to work on over the course of the year.

These are the types of programs that can impact / imprint a young person at the right time. If Left Seater comes to the classroom and is able to impress one youngster that science and math are cool and needed to be a pilot or other math / science pursuit, then the program is a success.

I grew up in aviation household and was flying with my dad from the age of 3 years up. That helped my interest in science, and I took every elective science class in junior and senior high school.I choose agricultural engineering as a career path and all that helped out a lot.

Rack LS for helping out.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:56 pm

Derron wrote:Why don't you tell us what your charitable work is (if any) jizz mopper ? and stop cracking on those who do.

I raise money for St. Jude's Children's Hospital (my cousin died there in 89) and when I lived in the Midwest, I used to help my uncle run his mini-golf fundraising event. When I lived in Indiana, I used to tutor these two kids twice a week at an elementary school in Elkhart.

I also lay the pipe to your wife on a weekly basis as she's been turned off by your brain swimming in your colostomy bag. She tells me everything.

I've volunteered for various endeavors in the Washington area since I've moved here, but I have yet to find one that was a good enough fit to consistently reserve time out of my busy schedule to commit to. Hopefully soon I will find one.

Derron · Post by **Derron** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:10 pm

Screw_Michigan wrote:
I raise money for St. Jude's Children's Hospital (my cousin died there in 89) and when I lived in the Midwest, I used to help my uncle run his mini-golf fundraising event. When I lived in Indiana, I used to tutor these two kids twice a week at an elementary school in Elkhart.

Ok..rack you for that

I also lay the pipe to your wife on a weekly basis as she's been turned off by your brain swimming in your colostomy bag. She tells me everything.

Doubtful she would go for a limp dick government tit sucking jizz mopper, I can still handle her carnal needs just fine.

I've volunteered for various endeavors in the Washington area since I've moved here, but I have yet to find one that was a good enough fit to consistently reserve time out of my busy schedule to commit to. Hopefully soon I will find one.

There are always a lot of choices to choose from. Here is one that may have needs in the DC area.

http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/get-involved.aspx

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:14 pm

Since the kids are grown up (physically anyway) there isn't so much gift giving because we have most of the stuff we really need. It's impossible to shop for clothes for either my wife or daughter. For the kids I did the most thoughtful thing I could (besides paying all their college expenses) and put some money in their bank accounts with instructions to buy something they want. Gave the wife a new Kindle with a cover that has a pop-up LED that runs on the Kindle's battery.

Took everybody out for an expensive dinner in Christmas Eve, and we are going to San Francisco for four days over the New Year's weekend. Got rooms in a nice hotel and tickets to see Tedeschi-Trucks at the Warfield Theater on 12/31. I consider it a Christmas present.

I got some Le Crueset cookware and a couple of nice shirts, and a three day weekend.

Derron · Post by **Derron** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:17 pm

Another good cause

http://www.uso.org/

Derron · Post by **Derron** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:18 pm

Sudden Sam wrote:
Mikey wrote: I got some Le Crueset cookware and a couple of nice shirts, and a three day weekend.
But no shovel?

He is from California..they hire people (i.e. illegal aliens) to shovel up their dog shit. No need for a shovel.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:23 pm

Sudden Sam wrote:
Mikey wrote: I got some Le Crueset cookware and a couple of nice shirts, and a three day weekend.
But no shovel?

Got no dogs, dawg.

And if I ever see our next door neighbor's yappy little bitch on the street I well gladly run it over.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:24 pm

Duhrron, WWP is one I have actually thought of working with. A friend of mine is a vet and he does a lot of work with them and GWU Student Vets. I will have to look more into WWP.

socal · Post by **socal** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:33 pm

Barnes & Noble Nook
Simple Touch not the color
No bells and whistles

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:23 pm

threads such as this one, the annual KC $cott conspicuous consumption exhibit, should die.

I'm surprised you haven't posted pics yet though I'm sure you have them queued up. What is it this year, a snowmobile that doubles as a golf cart?

socal · Post by **socal** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:30 pm

KC Scott wrote:Socal does Haiku
another thread soon dies
please stop the haiku

At fifty haiku
Sig bet will paid in full
Now go fuck yourself

Mace · Post by **Mace** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:32 pm

War Wagon wrote:threads such as this one, the annual KC $cott conspicuous consumption exhibit, should die.

I'm surprised you haven't posted pics yet though I'm sure you have them queued up. What is it this year, a snowmobile that doubles as a golf cart?

Lump of coal again this year, Wags?

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:03 pm

I got this...

Wifey got this...

Directv will be getting a call in a week. I'll either be cancelling or substantially reducing my service level. I'm leaning towards cancelling.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:12 pm

Mace wrote:Lump of coal again this year, Wags?

a powder blue Royals T-shirt from the mother-in-law instead of the usual socks and underwear, which was nice.

Derron · Post by **Derron** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:16 pm

Mace wrote:
War Wagon wrote:threads such as this one, the annual KC $cott conspicuous consumption exhibit, should die.

I'm surprised you haven't posted pics yet though I'm sure you have them queued up. What is it this year, a snowmobile that doubles as a golf cart?
Lump of coal again this year, Wags?

He got no Christmas pussy like you Mace.

Mace · Post by **Mace** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:37 pm

Derron wrote:He got no Christmas pussy like you Mace.

I can't speak for Wags, Derron, but you're spot on for me.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:54 pm

BSmack wrote:

What the fuck is that?

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:13 am

KC Scott wrote: You know Wags, as I've grown older, I come to realize that holidays like Christmas are not about "things"

translation: I've run out of things to buy myself.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:42 am

Wags, Scott is just filled with the spirit of the holidays.

It's not like Scott is waiting for everyone to expend their list of gifts they've received, only to swoop in on page 3 and post something horribly overpriced and out of reach of most of our budgets, just to rub it in everyone's face.

Why would you even think that? That's horrible.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:42 am

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:49 am

I got a Lexus

An engraved bottly of Johnny Walker Blue

And a Fabbri

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:46 am

Wait -- Screwed not onlylives almost-in-DC, but he doesn't know what a Kindle is?

Do they have running water in DC yet?

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:48 am

BTW -- I got a sixer of cheap beer, a bag of BBQ chips (good U&L ones), and some extremely empty gonads. That pretty well covers it.

True story.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:48 am

Dinsdale wrote:Wait -- Screwed not onlylives almost-in-DC, but he doesn't know what a Kindle is?

Thank you, counselor. I was in a hurry.

Van · Post by **Van** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:05 am

Meaning?

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:14 am

I know what a Kindle is. I don't know what the correctly-pictured photo is.

The Whistle Is Screaming · Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:26 am

I'll take the bottle of Blue.

BTW Nook Tablet > Kindle Fire

Diego in Seattle · Post by **Diego in Seattle** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:39 am

Derron & SM;
WWP is a great organization. Another one you might consider hooking up with is Fisher House.

ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2 · Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:50 pm

Screw_Michigan wrote:I know what a Kindle is. I don't know what the correctly-pictured photo is.

The picture tells you what it is right on the side of the thing = Roku 2 XS. Open your eyes.

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:07 pm

ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2 wrote:
Screw_Michigan wrote:I know what a Kindle is. I don't know what the correctly-pictured photo is.
The picture tells you what it is right on the side of the thing = Roku 2 XS. Open your eyes.

Ding!