If I am through with it, you can have it!
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Here's a secret--read the comments. They're funnier than my posts. Please add to the comments! You don't have to ask for something. Say whatever you want. Anonymous asked me for something I don't even have.
I actually had the swan in mind. I more or less forgot about the Kindle, but since I really had a porcelain swan that I must have given to you and now you're asking for it back because you lost it, that's too much. Whatever happened to the Beleek dog I gave you? I could sell that for a ton on eBay.
I have always loved giving you things for the joy of it. If you want to give me something, I will accept with intense glee. Later I will pass it on to Margaret or John, where it will also be cherished. If I have to throw someone down for the prize, I will, but I'd rather not. Remember that I've had your birthday card ready to mail for a year.
I still have the Beleek dog - I'll drop it in the mail today. Are you now going to hound me for the small wastebasket made out of egg cartons you gave me for my 35th? There’s a special place in hell for Indian givers.
Should you give a gift and forget it, or think about how the gift will be used?
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"If honest men did not squabble for money in this wicked world of ours, the wicked men would get it all; and I do not see that the cause of virtue would be much advanced." (Dr. Grantly, Barchester Towers, Anthony Trollope)
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I'm aging, but not yet ancient. I'm still in control of most bodily functions, including my mind, although, as David Hume observed, the body has its way of showing you who's boss. That is a paraphrase, of course. Another way of putting it is that I'm still of "sound mind and body," or was when I wrote these words. When I'm gone, ya'll won't have my surprising mental leaps to kick around any more.
My 2010 summer Divestiture Tour is as close to what you deserve from me as I can come. Accept my junk! And a visit from me on my tour. Let's have a yuck.
If you're talking about the Kindle, I was simply trying to be first in line. And, I thought you had a "wish list" portion.
ReplyDeleteI actually had the swan in mind. I more or less forgot about the Kindle, but since I really had a porcelain swan that I must have given to you and now you're asking for it back because you lost it, that's too much. Whatever happened to the Beleek dog I gave you? I could sell that for a ton on eBay.
ReplyDeleteI have always loved giving you things for the joy of it. If you want to give me something, I will accept with intense glee. Later I will pass it on to Margaret or John, where it will also be cherished. If I have to throw someone down for the prize, I will, but I'd rather not. Remember that I've had your birthday card ready to mail for a year.
ReplyDeleteThis is tough pressure. I'm a terrible gift giver compared to you.
ReplyDeleteI still have the Beleek dog - I'll drop it in the mail today. Are you now going to hound me for the small wastebasket made out of egg cartons you gave me for my 35th? There’s a special place in hell for Indian givers.
ReplyDeleteI found the small white swan dish in the linen closet. I will gifted it back to you for your tour. (The self portrait can't be far behind)
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