I don’t know what the official statistics are for this sort of thing, but I now belong to the class of people who know exactly what they are getting for Christmas. I suppose I am partly to blame – what with leaving a printed copy of the product’s advertisement so deftly on the kitchen counter for any passerby to see – but who among you have never been guilty of the same moral infraction? (Technically, this is only my seventh Christmas. So, in a way, you can expect that kind of behavior from a seven year-old).

There is however one thing nagging me about my oedipal insistence that I know the contents of my wrapped-up box: I will not get to experience that feeling of incredulous glee that accompanies the sheer surprise of getting something you really, really want.

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I’m not going to tell you what the gift is – that’s the bonus question. But hints abound in today’s post. On that note, try your hand at this week’s puzzle.
Happy Scheming.

Puzzle One

Puzzle Two

Puzzle Three

BONUS Question: What am I getting for Christmas?
(I’d wager that it’s some variety of walking clock)