Oh, HunterG, speaking of wine and chocolate: my boss’s boss (VP of my department) put together huge wine and chocolate gift baskets for my coworker, boss, and me for Christmas this year. Champagne (yes, champagne, from the Champagne region of France), mead, wine, and an ale, along with a variety of chocolates, some crackers, organic fruits, and a pair of earrings by a local jewelry maker. And the basket is even nice (one of those square handleless ones I can reuse as home decor).
I was so thrilled to see such a wonderful gift on my desk this morning that it almost – almost! – made me forget about the drunk and extremely smelly “Rasta man” on my bus in this morning. ;-)