tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post3104052764471429401..comments2024-03-28T07:16:05.720-07:00Comments on Experience Points: EXP Podcast #256: Gift Giving and More GoTYJorge Alborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857765716032886965noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-37727730956887191252013-12-27T10:55:18.974-08:002013-12-27T10:55:18.974-08:00"Hey, Jeremy. What do you want for Christmas..."Hey, Jeremy. What do you want for Christmas/your birthday--and don't say video games!"<br /><br />It's<br /> the same caveat every time. The simple fact that I listen to your <br />podcast should give a fair idea of my investment in gaming. Ask me what<br /> game I want, I can name you a dozen right now. Failing that, Microsoft<br /> Points or the ilk are pretty much the perfect gift. But everyone in my<br /> life seems to have come to an unspoken agreement to avoid anything of the sort.<br /><br />Yes,<br /> I can usually--with effort--provide suggestions for other things I <br />might enjoy. They're usually more expensive, or harder to get, which is probably why I never got it for myself. It seems to me it would be easier from both sides to go the easy route.<br /><br />So why that exception? I never tell my father not to ask for photography equipment, or my wife not to ask for music or concert tickets, or my nephews not to ask for shoes. Now I don't understand why--of all things--they're asking for shoes to begin with. Does that matter? It's a gift. It makes THEM happy. And isn't that the entire point?spamandtunahttp://www.facebook.com/spamandtunanoreply@blogger.com