Every year, I buy somewhere between twelve to fourteen Christmas gifts. It’s not that I don’t like to give Christmas presents away (even though it can be hard to finance it), but it’s getting increasingly more difficult to figure out what to buy and what I already have bought. Therefore I have a list on my Palm Pilot, where I jot down what I’ve given people throughout the years. An invaluable tool.

Side-note: The Danes are going to spend approx. 8.5 billion Danish Kroner (1.15 billion Euro or 1.5 billion US Dollars) on Christmas gifts this year. I say, spend the money on welfare instead and spend some time with the family on other premises. {{Sigh}} I like to receive and give a gift though. What about if we all just created the gifts ourselves? That would give it a more personal touch. Yeah, yeah, too 70’s - I know… I’ll shut up.

See.
It is true the wind
Blows terribly here - - but moonlight also leaks
Between the roof planks of this ruined house.

Izumi Shikibu (A.D. 1002-1003)

On this day...

... in 2003: Tough women