FABO'S Secret Santa 2013 !

Ok, I've got to tell this story. Maybe it will help get the ball rolling...

The last package that I received from a Secret Santa gig, was from one of the regional managers of Krispy Kreme Donuts. I know this, because the skateboard that was in the box was insulated in one-free-dozen-donuts coupons, instead of packing material.

Instead of using bubble wrap for the ends of the skateboard, he had a box of checkbook sized packs of the same coupons.

I ended up with about $500 worth of free donuts, which is cool... until you realize... you are responsible for $500 worth of donuts.

I talked to him about it and apparently it was a gift from his boss, who was just going to give them away at a company party, but nobody working for Krispy Kreme wants free f-n' donuts.

So, I became the sneaker pimp of Krispy Kremes for about 3 months, until I had to start giving away booklets of the coupons, because I couldn't take it anymore.

It was like that movie Blow, with Johnny Depp, about cocaine... only it was Donuts by the dozen, three at a time (limit)... We had donut fights... If I could have had Martin Scorsese follow me around with a camera and Johnny Depp narrating, the stunts we pulled, barter trades made on craigslist and the other nonsense we hashed out involving pastries could have won an Oscar.

I'm not sayin' people have to give hundreds of dollars worth of sugary fat to make this fun, but I'll never forget the random insane amount of fun we had, trying to get creative with those things.

It certainly got me excited for giving gifts, that year and cranked up my creativity volume.