Comments on: The Shiniest Gift http://colindullaghan.com/blog/2008/11/25/the-shiniest-gift/ I hope I can continue to create blogs and that these blogs will have beauty for some others. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:22:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: JustMe http://colindullaghan.com/blog/2008/11/25/the-shiniest-gift/comment-page-1/#comment-2886 JustMe Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:06:00 +0000 http://colindullaghan.com/blog/2008/11/25/the-shiniest-gift/#comment-2886 Love the post. This year I'm doing my best to stick to my plan of one big gift for each kid (from Santa) and two small ones (from me), plus stocking stuffers. I totally agree with everything you said in your blog; but just you wait, you will have a hard time not wanting to wrap up the world and give it to that little one for Christmas just to see the joy on her face when she pulls back the paper. So much of what I do is painful now (I'm No Fun Mom in comparison to the relatives who shower them with piles of presents), but I hope they will appreciate and understand it in about 20-30 years. Love the post. This year I’m doing my best to stick to my plan of one big gift for each kid (from Santa) and two small ones (from me), plus stocking stuffers. I totally agree with everything you said in your blog; but just you wait, you will have a hard time not wanting to wrap up the world and give it to that little one for Christmas just to see the joy on her face when she pulls back the paper. So much of what I do is painful now (I’m No Fun Mom in comparison to the relatives who shower them with piles of presents), but I hope they will appreciate and understand it in about 20-30 years.

]]> By: Colin http://colindullaghan.com/blog/2008/11/25/the-shiniest-gift/comment-page-1/#comment-2885 Colin Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:41:00 +0000 http://colindullaghan.com/blog/2008/11/25/the-shiniest-gift/#comment-2885 Aaron: That's totally awesome. My dork and humanitarian leanings are equally intrigued.<br/><br/>I also enjoyed this part of the product description: <br/><br/><i>"The estimated product lifetime is at least five years. To help ensure such durability, the machines are being subjected to factory testing to destruction, as well as in field testing by children."</i> Aaron: That’s totally awesome. My dork and humanitarian leanings are equally intrigued.

I also enjoyed this part of the product description:

“The estimated product lifetime is at least five years. To help ensure such durability, the machines are being subjected to factory testing to destruction, as well as in field testing by children.”

]]> By: Anonymous http://colindullaghan.com/blog/2008/11/25/the-shiniest-gift/comment-page-1/#comment-2884 Anonymous Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:30:00 +0000 http://colindullaghan.com/blog/2008/11/25/the-shiniest-gift/#comment-2884 Yo C. With reference to the $400 laptop...an alternative for some may be spending $400 at Amazon on the OLPC program:<br/><br/>http://tinyurl.com/getanolpc<br/><br/>here you you purchase an OLPC for you (or gift) and they send one to a needy child overseas. two birds, one stone, no goats.<br/><br/>- kohn Yo C. With reference to the $400 laptop…an alternative for some may be spending $400 at Amazon on the OLPC program:

http://tinyurl.com/getanolpc

here you you purchase an OLPC for you (or gift) and they send one to a needy child overseas. two birds, one stone, no goats.

- kohn

]]> By: Hello, I'm Ryan Noel. http://colindullaghan.com/blog/2008/11/25/the-shiniest-gift/comment-page-1/#comment-3013 Hello, I'm Ryan Noel. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:57:00 +0000 http://colindullaghan.com/blog/2008/11/25/the-shiniest-gift/#comment-3013 Wonderful post, Colin. I recently heard about the National Day of Listening, and as you might have imagined, it's right up my alley. <br/><br/>I'm taking the video camera to, yes, document Simeon's first Thanksgiving, but also to see if I can coax a story or two out of my wife's family. Wonderful post, Colin. I recently heard about the National Day of Listening, and as you might have imagined, it’s right up my alley.

I’m taking the video camera to, yes, document Simeon’s first Thanksgiving, but also to see if I can coax a story or two out of my wife’s family.

]]> By: Hello, I'm Ryan Noel. http://colindullaghan.com/blog/2008/11/25/the-shiniest-gift/comment-page-1/#comment-7093 Hello, I'm Ryan Noel. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:57:00 +0000 http://colindullaghan.com/blog/2008/11/25/the-shiniest-gift/#comment-7093 Wonderful post, Colin. I recently heard about the National Day of Listening, and as you might have imagined, it's right up my alley. <br/><br/>I'm taking the video camera to, yes, document Simeon's first Thanksgiving, but also to see if I can coax a story or two out of my wife's family. Wonderful post, Colin. I recently heard about the National Day of Listening, and as you might have imagined, it’s right up my alley.

I’m taking the video camera to, yes, document Simeon’s first Thanksgiving, but also to see if I can coax a story or two out of my wife’s family.

]]> By: Hello, I'm Ryan Noel. http://colindullaghan.com/blog/2008/11/25/the-shiniest-gift/comment-page-1/#comment-3420 Hello, I'm Ryan Noel. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:57:00 +0000 http://colindullaghan.com/blog/2008/11/25/the-shiniest-gift/#comment-3420 Wonderful post, Colin. I recently heard about the National Day of Listening, and as you might have imagined, it's right up my alley. <br/><br/>I'm taking the video camera to, yes, document Simeon's first Thanksgiving, but also to see if I can coax a story or two out of my wife's family. Wonderful post, Colin. I recently heard about the National Day of Listening, and as you might have imagined, it’s right up my alley.

I’m taking the video camera to, yes, document Simeon’s first Thanksgiving, but also to see if I can coax a story or two out of my wife’s family.

]]> By: Hello, I'm Ryan Noel. http://colindullaghan.com/blog/2008/11/25/the-shiniest-gift/comment-page-1/#comment-2883 Hello, I'm Ryan Noel. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:57:00 +0000 http://colindullaghan.com/blog/2008/11/25/the-shiniest-gift/#comment-2883 Wonderful post, Colin. I recently heard about the National Day of Listening, and as you might have imagined, it's right up my alley. <br/><br/>I'm taking the video camera to, yes, document Simeon's first Thanksgiving, but also to see if I can coax a story or two out of my wife's family. Wonderful post, Colin. I recently heard about the National Day of Listening, and as you might have imagined, it’s right up my alley.

I’m taking the video camera to, yes, document Simeon’s first Thanksgiving, but also to see if I can coax a story or two out of my wife’s family.

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