Many Christmas columns back, I wrote about a lady who called me, desperately seeking my input about a gift she wanted to get for her hubby. I first figured she was another struggling shopper wondering if the likes of, say, a $500 Van Staal reel would make her significant other happy.
My response: Happy? It might be the first gift since he was 5 to get him jumping up and down, screaming wildly, causing the cat to bolt and his wife’s stupid chihuahua to bite his ankles – right before he rushes out…
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