much much better.

check out the perfect picturesque splendor

that's right, neighbors.
hung on the mantel with care and everything.
and turn your envy on for my lovely wifely hottness's
big perfectly pleated pile of presents:

expert.
two whopping mounds of goodness,
in the spirit of gratitude and generosity,
and all things louder, harder, and fresher than ten.
real talk.
it's been a pretty flippin' amazing day.
i mean,
fire blazing?
yep.
little kids gettin' treats?
yep.
happy holiday togetherness,
tenderness,
and temperant temerity?
yep. yep. yeppity-yep.
for really real,
this is what it's supposed to be like:

and it IS.
that's the best part.
here's the big double gift:

a laptop for the kiddos.
y'know,
so we can skype our faces up,
and have more than just a noisy conversation.
(really, it's more of a gift to myself in that respect)
and just so duders don't think we're too big-baller hard-style avaricious,
we hooked up the dumb dirty dog, too.

c'mon.
even the four-leggeds get stockings in the woodsly goodness.
the whiteout blizzard that's bombing connecticut
waited for us to vacate the premises first.
ka-pow!
one last parting gift for our A*s.
nice work, ma nature.
it's headed here,
and firewood needs hauling.
holidays aren't exempt from the daily duties
of folk life libertarianism.
it's happening,
and it's happening so GOOD
never quiet, never soft.....