LAN3 asks for the reveal. We'd been playing a lot of Carcassonne and Settlers of Catan, so I purchased Slim a big box of German boardgames to supplement those (including the delightfully named Funkenschlag). I thought it was a good solution to the gift-giving problem, as it showed "Hey, I like your mind, too," but was more together-oriented than books.

But I did end up getting her roses. And dinner at a good Clerksville restaurant. And a stuffed gorilla, though that was ironic, and was well-hidden by the time I came to visit. (Though not before she told me "You know, with all the helper-monkey jokes, I was really worried you were going to get me a stuffed monkey.") And canned food in case the electricity went out during the weekend ice storm, though perhaps that was more a Presidents' Day gift.

I was feeling a tad guilty that I was going to receive splashback utility from my boardgame gift until I opened a late-arriving UPS box to see I got a universal remote for Valentines Day. Which is both appreciated and thoughtful, but will probably be of more utility to the member of the couple who had trouble keeping track of my five separate remote controls, which the third-party vendor was probably thinking of when it was addressed to Slim. (I kid.)

Or is it a helper monkey and the previous post is misdirection? The ten-pound box of Monkey Chow that was delivered at 10:34 AM today may also be a hint.

Ok, it's not actually a helper monkey.