Christmas wish list

I’m beyond the age when I feel that I should get everything I could possibly want for Christmas. In recent years, I’ve actually become much more conscious of how I buy and what I buy. I know that economists, politicians, and CEOs want us to go out and spend money, but I have a hard time believing that all spending is equal. Like spending money on a worthless knickknack  is the same as spending money on something useful. You simply cannot compare Star Trek action figures to food.

Despite my conservative leanings, I have a Christmas wish list. Many of the things on that list are completely extraneous. I just think that they’re really cool.

Just because I have a fairly long list doesn’t mean that I expect to get everything. In fact, I don’t expect to get much of anything. If you do, however, decide that you simply must spend money on me this holiday season, make it easy on yourself and choose from the list below.

• This trippy Lunar Calendar is one of the most awesome things that I’ve seen in a while. It would look great hanging above my desk.
• John Fahey records. I love Fahey, but I don’t have any of his music on LP. I don’t even own a CD player anymore, people. It’s vinyl all the way for me.
• Real health insurance. Thanks a whole bunch government. You totally didn’t drop the ball on that or anything.
• Proactiv’s 3-Step System. I’ve avoided this product for a long time, mostly because I’m not willing to spend the money on it. If someone else wants to fork over the cash, though, I’m more than willing to give it a shot.
• On e ticket to Paris.