On Monday I went shopping at Costco.  I needed to do some Christmas shopping.  It isn’t really fun, shopping for adults.  I don’t know why we do this.  In the future I need to stick with buying jewelry only.  I can give my wife any shiny piece of shit jewelry, and she will be happy.

I bought her a Wii Fit Plus bundle.  She has told me she had fun playing it with her nephew.  She is also obsessed with working out, and the weather sucks.  She has been doing Jillian Michaels On Demand workouts at home.  I thought Wii could be a fun option for her.

She doesn’t want it, at all.  Hence the advice, only buy jewelry as a gift for your wife and-errr, or girlfriend.  Electronics is not what a lady wants for Christmas, Valentines Day, Birthday’s or Anniversaries.

I was walking out of Costco and you have to show your receipt when you exit.  The line slows because of this.  On my way out, I was multi-tasking.  I just bought a hot dog, and was looking at my phone, and I bumped into the woman in front of me.  It wasn’t enough to hospitalize her, so I guess we were lucky, but she was pissed.  I was embarrassed.

I offered her a bottle of wine, and she declined.  She said “be careful.”  I apologized and wished her Happy Holidays.  I currently have a creepy ass mustache, which may be why she declined the bottle of wine.  If I get a perm I will look like Mike Ditka 1983.  My Dad did that, great story, different blog-post.

Now I think I need to return the Wii.  I thought this was a good gift.  It’s probably better we don’t have it.  If I start playing, I will get even less done then I do now.  Although, playing Wii golf or tennis may help me get in shape.  Maybe Joy will change her mind.

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