A Few Very Important Messages

• People are silly.  Don't give people presents if you don't like them.  You shouldn't punish people you don't like with horrible presents.  If gift giving can't be civil, don't exchange gifts.

• Times are tough. Re-gifting is acceptable.  Giving people something you found in the back of the closet from two years ago doesn't qualify as a re-gift.  That's being cheap. The item will likely be returned and the poor person will find out you don't love them enough to care, then walk away depressed that you think they are only worth the two dollars they have on an in-store credit.

• Yelling won't change how much money you get back for the item you didn't purchase or in what form said refund takes.

• Brody Jenner is a douche.  "Bromance" is probably  the most ill-conceived program in television history.  The elimination ceremony takes place in a pool?  I may throw up.

• Only 21 days until our national nightmare is over.

• Only 22 days until our new national nightmare begins.