so, it’s mark and dean’s birthdays this week. i got inspired to figure out something to get them to celebrate the occasions. i mean, how often does a guy turn thirty-three?
\ni started thinking about what you get a carpenter and cement construction foreman. well, i know dean’s a plain kinda guy with enough money to buy himself anything he really wants. mark is a little poorer, but doesn’t really lack anything either. okay, a card and some lottery tickets. that’s nice and simple and cheap. so i headed out to the mall.
\ni somehow managed to end up in the dollar store i didn’t know existed, ostensibly to buy a cheap, one-dollar card for each of the boys. that plan went horribly wrong. the first thing i saw was the wall of toys. i was overcome. i spent about forty minutes picking out the perfect dollar store presents for them both. let’s list the contents of each white plastic bag i presented to them:
\nmark’s bag: glow-in-the-dark stars & planet stickers, a los angeles plastic suction-cup basketball net and half-deflated basketball, a squishy international flag ball (to substitute for the half-deflated basketball), and two bee-bee party favours.
\ndean’s bag: a yellow emergency poncho, glow-in-the-dark paint pens (sense a theme? i got them because *i* really wanted them), a harmonica, a green yo-yo and two bee-bee party favours.
\noh, and i bought a package of sparklers for all of us to enjoy while outside smoking.
\nas they were opening them, mark said “i think you got the better bag” to dean. then dean went apeshit with his harmonica. i’m glad they liked it. there’s nothing quite like giving someone something you know they honestly enjoy and appreciate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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