December/January Round-up
Well, it’s been a while since I made a proper post. I’ve sat on this for all this time so I could get some good pics to go with it, especially of my car and PC, but here it is at last. 
It’s simply a good round-up of the happenings and events around here since I last posted.
My Civic Duties
First and foremost, I guess the most exciting news is that I bought a car. Yup, I finally got all my hard-earned pennies and cents together and dove into the world of automobile ownership.
Midway through November I had asked Gerry (my bro-in-law) to keep an eye out for me for a good deal on a decent car, since he works at a dealership and knows a great deal about cars. After a couple of decent but overpriced offerings from a couple of his sources, he came through and found a great ‘95 Honda Civic VTi for me at a reasonable price.
Secret Santa Stuff
So this year, like the last few years, my family is doing Secret Santas for Christmas. As a consequence, I’ve been asked to provide a list of items from which the lucky person who has drawn my name out of the proverbial hat can choose from.
I’m somewhat against the whole idea of having to put together a list like this for a couple of reasons; the first being that I don’t believe I’m that difficult to shop for, and secondly, I believe I’m worth having someone spend the 10 minutes it would take to actually think about what I might like. I’m not that complicated and definitely not that hard to get to know, given a little time.
Yeah, I suppose that could be taken as a little cutting, but if you actually stop to think about what the whole Christmas gift-giving concept is about, you might begin to see my point.
Also, before I delve into a list proper, you should know that I have no prejudice or aversion to you finding ways to save money when shopping for my gift. Times are hard and finances are strained to the max for many people, so if you’re into buying on eBay, DealsDirect, or any discount store to save a buck, by all means feel free to do so. Don’t feel as though you *have* to spend big on my account. And hey, if you think you can make, build, or engineer a gift with your own two hands and save spending money altogether, go right ahead. Whichever way you choose to come by a gift, I will nevertheless be thankful and appreciative.
So, here you go, lucky SS. Pick and choose as you will. 