Guilty as charged . . .package is done and ready to go. . .just needs to be shipped. Procrastinating . . .or building drama? Hmmmmm.
🎄The Official Unofficial PipesMagazine Secret Santa 2023 🎅
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We got back to PA last night. I’m happy to report several boxes were waiting for me. Among them, a package from the UK that USPS said was in North Carolina yesterday (much to my dismay) containing a pipe I’ve wanted for years that would’ve gotten seized by eBay Global Shipping as “drug paraphernalia” had it not been for warnings from several forum members early enough for me to tell the seller to ship by Royal Mail instead, and more importantly in the context of this thread, my PMSS gift:
The utility knife was what I used to open the box and cover @Sobrbiker ’s name—it was not in the box—I love the Christmas tree drawing! Thank you! I’m probably going to wait until close to Christmas to open what’s in the box and will update then.
I’m putting the finishing touches on what I’m sending out to my giftee(s) and hope to get to the Post Office in the next day or two.
The utility knife was what I used to open the box and cover @Sobrbiker ’s name—it was not in the box—I love the Christmas tree drawing! Thank you! I’m probably going to wait until close to Christmas to open what’s in the box and will update then.
I’m putting the finishing touches on what I’m sending out to my giftee(s) and hope to get to the Post Office in the next day or two.
Merry Christmas @TheIronMonkey!
I’m glad the package is safely in possession! Glad you like the “card”, it might just be the best thing in the box
I’m glad the package is safely in possession! Glad you like the “card”, it might just be the best thing in the box
Direct from my news feed this morning... 
Received my SS gift in the mail this week. I’m not going to open it yet - although it probably won’t make it through the weekend.
In all the past years I think I received my box with at least a couple weeks to spare.
All but one anyway - and I can't remember if it was last year or '21. I got it the day before Xmas Eve, or a day or two after the big day. I can't even recall accurately. I just remember the absolutely neurotic feeling that accompanied the wait!
by Josh Bishop
A cold Christmas Eve with a warm moonlit glow
A quiet night soft with the fresh-fallen snow
Inside, out of reach from the cold winter air
Santa’s stuffing the stockings with care
The kids left a glass and a plate piled high
But Santa just pulls on his beard with a sigh
It’s a been a long night, still there’s hours to go
And he’d rather have beer and tobacco
CHORUS
Oh, milk is okay if you don’t drive a sleigh
But a cold one would warm Santa’s toes
And cookies are fine if you’re staying inside
But a corncob would thaw Santa’s nose
Rudolph got oats from the neighbor next door
And Santa’s already had cookies galore
The last thing he wants is an after-school snack
O, give Santa some beer and tobacco
CHORUS
His pipe can’t be packed full of ready-rubbed holly
And milk won’t make anyone’s cheeks red or jolly
Kids, put down the chocolate chip cookies this year
Please leave Santa tobacco and beer
CHORUS
Santa’s eyes never twinkle so bright as they do
When he’s half a bowl in while he’s sipping a brew
Eat the cookies yourself, kids, I promise I know
Santa really wants beer and tobacco
joshbishopwrites.com
A cold Christmas Eve with a warm moonlit glow
A quiet night soft with the fresh-fallen snow
Inside, out of reach from the cold winter air
Santa’s stuffing the stockings with care
The kids left a glass and a plate piled high
But Santa just pulls on his beard with a sigh
It’s a been a long night, still there’s hours to go
And he’d rather have beer and tobacco
CHORUS
Oh, milk is okay if you don’t drive a sleigh
But a cold one would warm Santa’s toes
And cookies are fine if you’re staying inside
But a corncob would thaw Santa’s nose
Rudolph got oats from the neighbor next door
And Santa’s already had cookies galore
The last thing he wants is an after-school snack
O, give Santa some beer and tobacco
CHORUS
His pipe can’t be packed full of ready-rubbed holly
And milk won’t make anyone’s cheeks red or jolly
Kids, put down the chocolate chip cookies this year
Please leave Santa tobacco and beer
CHORUS
Santa’s eyes never twinkle so bright as they do
When he’s half a bowl in while he’s sipping a brew
Eat the cookies yourself, kids, I promise I know
Santa really wants beer and tobacco
Santa Wants Beer and Tobacco
I wrote this poem as a Christmas song to convince my kids that Santa would rather have beer and tobacco than cookies and milk. Just needs some music, is all. by Josh Bishop A cold Christmas Eve wit…
joshbishopwrites.com
Guilty. It'll be out by tomorrow!
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