Today is the day of much wrapping. Even though most stuff goes into gift bags, there’s still wrapping of things that are too big for bags and wrapping of things so that they are not obvious when you look into bags.

I have perfected the sandwich shop wrapping technique. I roll all presents in tissue paper as if they were submarine sandwiches and I were a worker at Subway. Occasionally, I secure them with shipping tape to annoy the recipient. One of the most important joys in life is making a recipient struggle with a package. The other important joy is giving your niece and nephew presents that are embarassing. There may be other joys, but they are absent at the moment.

I haven’t actually finished wrapping presents, and I’m not sure when I will. Not tonight, I suspect, but people aren’t coming over till 3 or 4.