Sifting through several pounds of catalogs for Christmas shopping, three themes I’ve observed:
- Lots of Sudoku-related gifts, none of which look at all attractive or practical for the one Sudoku maniac I know.
- Digital picture frames have hit the big time, though they’re still pretty darned expensive. (I have my own doubts about such a gift, since most use of photographs in frames are as artistic impressions, vs. Moving Picture Attractions.)
- Resistance to bacteria. Lots of germ-killing widgets, from toothbrush holders to humidifiers.