So last year I took a cue from the erstwhile squishy and set up this Secret Santa kinda thingy. Folks sent in their names and links to their Amazon wish lists, then I threw everyone's name in a hat and paired folks up for gift-giving. I thought it was a great way for our little group of pals to share some holiday cheer without having to buy gifts for everyone--and without having to resort to the most dreaded of gifts, the e-greeting card.

Being by nature a total hack, I tend to stick with what works. It worked in 2000; ergo, I'm doing it again in 2001. No big whoop.

Here's the skinny:

• If you signed up this year, you've already received the name of your Secret Santa recipient via email; just scroll down, find your charge, and click through to her/his wish list.



• If you didn't sign up but you still wanna spread some Chriskwaanzukkah joy, there's a small army of folks below who'd happily accept a Secret Santa Schtupping from you. Or a garden-variety schtupping. Whatever.



• If you're the sort who finds the crass commercialism of the season a little too...well, crass, then how's about making a charitable donation to the Red Cross via Amazon?



• And if you're not on the list and you wanna be, lemme know about it.

THE LIST

Alana
Amazon email address: alanalkumbier@yahoo.com
Wish list
Website

Andrew
Amazon email address: andrew@dantewoo.com
Wish list
Website

Bill
Amazon email address: bjennings@mermaniac.com
Wish list
Website

Chad
Wish list
Website

Corky
Amazon email address: corky@thecorky.com
Wish list
Website

Dan
Amazon.com email address: mail@dansanderson.com
Wish list
Website

Dori
Amazon email address: dori@saranwarp.com
Wish list
Website

Fredo
Amazon email address: fredo@fredosite.com
Wish list
Website

Hermione
Amazon email address: hermi_b@hotmail.com
Wish list
Website

JB
Amazon email address: john.brown@sales.turner.com
Wish list
Website

Johnathan
Amazon email address: swerdloff@swerdloff.com
Wish list
Website

Jonno
Amazon email address: jonno@jonno.com
Wish list
Website

Keith
Amazon email: uscdude1975@netscape.net
Wish list
Website

Laurel
Amazon email address: spottydog@moosedogtoo.com
Wish list

Lauren
Amazon email address: lauren@proleptic.com
Wish list
Website

Mark
Amazon email address: gentlementle@hotmail.com
Wish list
Website

Matt
Amazon email address: mrh68@inr.net
Wish list
Website

Matt K.
Amazon email: kingston@truman.edu
Wish list
Website

Matthew
Amazon email address: mdenman@usa.net
Wish list

Richard
Amazon email address: sturtle@sturtle.com
Wish list
Website

Rob
Amazon email address: robc212@aol.com
Wish list

Ron
Amazon e-mail address: ryeany@bu.edu
Wish list
Website

Stef
Amazon email address: stef@stef.net
Wish list
Website

Su
Amazon email address: solanum@hotmail.com
Wish list
Website

T. Jay
Amazon email address: tjay@lowbrow.com
Wish list

Thomas
Amazon email address: nillachino@yahoo.com
Wish list
Website

Tyler
Amazon email address: tylercurtain@earthlink.net
Wish list
Website