Christmas Loot

I had a very good Christmas this year. All of my presents were things I actually wanted:

• Kierkegaard's Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing
• Parables of Kierkegaard, edited by Tomas Oden
• 1776, by David McCullough
• The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1, by Neil Gaiman
• How the Mind Works, by Steven Pinker
• A gift certificate to Audible.com
• A Garmin StreetPilot c340 (an auto GPS system, given to me by my employer. Kewel.)
• A sweater. Angora wool, light and sleek.

So, you may notice that it's almost entirely books. Yes, I am such a geek. As an adult male with limited media exposure, limited musical tastes, no sports interests, no tool interests, and no video games . . . I mean, what's left? Underwear, sweaters, and books.

And, I'm not counting all the of my kids' toys that I'm playing with. I'm having a blast with the foam-padded swords, the air hockey table, and even some of the board games. I had a good time playing today. And, apart from the theological significance, that's really what Christmas ought to be about.