I received a delightful combination of of my santa's favorite things from where she lives. I got a can of chili, a big ass bottle of Texas Pete Hot Sauce, a 6pack of bottled classic Dr. Pepper, and a sweet book, "The Essential Calvin and Hobbes."

A couple of points...

I LOVE hot sauce. I love THIS BRAND of Hot Sauce. I have for years, and my wife always made fun of me for it, kept a bottle of hot sauce at my desk to add to nearly every food I ate. I just love it and can't help it. At this very moment I have a half empty smaller bottle of this very hot sauce ready to deploy at a moment's notice and now, when empty I need only go to the kitchen for more. It's creepy really how well my santa nailed this particular gift.

As for the Calvin and Hobbes book well, what can you say? I no longer had any of the books and subsisted on the strip via the internet. Also, my daughter, a hair over three years old, thumbed through it yesterday and laughed at the "tiger pictures."

Calvin and Hobbes has ALWAYS been more important to me than is maybe reasonable. It was like a comfort blanket growing up that reminded me that being a weird kid was awesome. This was my daughter's first experience with Calvin and Hobbes and to see her smile and take to it gave me a warm feeling in the deepest pit of my stomach. Words don't really do that justice.

Arbitrary Day is the best day. Thanks a million to my wonderful Santa.