My wife is so thoughtful. She goes out of her way to try to surprise me Christmas. I really bad when it goes wrong… but on the other hand, as those wise sages, Morecambe & Wise, once said, the secret of all great comedy is timing.
Last night, my wife had to go pick up the ham. (I refused to pick up the ham because of last year’s tale.) Ten minutes after she left, someone showed up at out door. It was the UPS guy, which surprised me because I wasn’t expecting any packages. He was holding a small box from Amazon.com and he held out the electronic clipboard for me to sign.
I signed my name and reached for the package, which he pulled back to indicate he wouldn’t give it to me. Instead, he just pointed down at the ground next to the door, where I saw this: A new Sceptre 20“ wide screen monitor. (The one I thought I wasn’t going to get because I had already found my XMas gift and it wasn’t big enough.)
There wasn’t much I could do, it was packed just as you see it, so I couldn’t leave it outside and I couldn’t pretend I didn’t know what it was.
Still, it’s a wonderful present and it leads me to my next post…