Mike,
That was an incredibly reflective request you have bestowed upon us. It is also a request I am happy to say has been completed. I was out and about doing my Christmas shopping and was at WM and remembered reading your post a couple of days ago. So I found a bike and helmet and was walking up to the check out line and heard some one say, "Wow, someone is getting a new bike for Christmas." This person was not speaking to me, she made this comment to the person she was shopping with. I realized what an exceptionally good thing this was. I thought for a moment and remembered that I had some Thanksgiving holiday pay, so I actually bought two bikes and two helmets. Again on my way out the door I heard another make the comment that some one was getting a bike for Christmas. That feels good...
Delivering the magic,
Phil