[paul packer]

On 30 Jan 2007 12:56:04 -0800, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
wrote:

the adults in my family don't exchange gifts at
christmas. We pool the money we would have spent on each other and
donate it to charity.

Yes, we were doing that for a long time, and then something
happened---I think the charities got too insistent and demanding and
we chucked them. Must get back to that ideal; it's a damned good idea
and should be promoted. Of course, the retailers would have a fit if
it caught on.