Echoes of Peanuts in everyday life...

[robotech_master]

Today I asked my sister-in-law what her two and a half year old daughter, Aeris, wanted for Christmas. She promptly replied, "Savings bonds." Of course, there's a difference between what the kid wants and what the mother of the kid wants for the kid (she seems to feel that Aeris will get more than enough toys and clothes, but really needs a good start toward college), but I suppose since I did ask, I should go ahead and follow through. The cheapest savings bond denomination is $25, though. I'd hoped to spend maybe half that much.

Can't help being reminded of that bit from the Peanuts Christmas special, though, where Lucy complains that nobody ever gives her what she really wants: real estate.

In other news, my furnace has stopped working again. Have to call the landlord tomorrow morning, I guess.