10:10 PM >> Lucky crossing guard



As an oversized stocking stuffer I got my brother, the middle one, a crossing guard statue that I found at an oriental store that carries all sorts of lucky oriental figurines like lucky cat, lucky buddha, and for the kiddies - lucky crossing guard.

While trying to show him the bendability of the handheld stop sign I totally snapped the statue and the sign broke off. Some Christmas present huh. Santa would have truly been disappointed.

I promised to fix the problem with super glue. Well the one time use only super glue dispenser that I had had some more life in it after re-affixing the stop sign. So I searched around for some things that I could attach to the statue.

Here's what I added:
a) the stop sign
b) a match
c) a Paulaner beer bottle cap
d) a clothes pin with a brass brad and a push pin attached (near posterior)
e) a personal holiday dedication on the statue's base in red Sharpie (now with chisel tips!).

Brother, I hope you like the additions to the gift I F'ed up. And by the way YOU were the ruiner of Christmas this year. That Coke you dropped on the counter Christmas morning was the reason. You are the winner this year. But there'll be more, oh, yes, plenty more to come.