Dec 29
2007
A Gift for My Crazy Brother
Perhaps you want to know what I gave my brother for our annual Christmas gift exchange?
My gift of a straight jacket for my crazy brother may not be as gross as his poo gifts, but I think it’s appropriate. He has a high stress computer job and also tends to be a bit, well, eccentric, if not outright crazy sometimes. What better gift than a straight jacket?
My card suggested this new straight jacket would be great for the days when he needs a jacket at work.
By the way, that’s his handsome son, Blake, in the background. He has another (a twin) named Hunter. (Actually, that looks like Hunter to me now. Pick one.)
I hope you had a great holiday. I have been at the Isle of Palms off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina. We were blessed with unseasonably warm weather, so I walked on the beach about two hours each day.
I ‘ve been working on New Year goals. I am not one of those who poopoos the idea of goal setting (like my poopoo brother). In fact I find this such an invigorating time of year. I’ll be sharing my goal setting strategy shortly. Whoohoo!
December 29th, 2007 at 1:25 am
It is good to hear that you had a good holiday. Your brother looks quite handsome in his new jacket. Perfect fit.
December 29th, 2007 at 1:56 am
Actually the neck is a little tight. Oddly enough (the Houdini in me?) I had no problem getting out of the jacket, about 2 minutes. Fun, Carol and I have been looking for an new outfit for me…
The picture is Blake, needs a haircut. Tsk tsk..
dale
December 29th, 2007 at 3:23 am
A straight jacket is perfect for those with high stress jobs in any field. Wonderful idea!
June 19th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
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November 22nd, 2009 at 9:55 am
[...] we have exchanged taxidermy frogs, poo-themed gifts, concrete nose-picking trolls, bowls of coal, straight jackets and human-figure knife holders. This year, I lamely returned the bowl of coal Dale sent a few years [...]