If I Might Put Words Into Basil's Mouth...

Presents wrapped in the past 48 hours: 28

Boxes packed for shipping: 7

States shipped to: 4

Trips into the post office with the borrowed office dolly: 2

Wheeled postal bins filled with packages: 1.5

Dollars spent on shipping: 77

Having your wife take care of all the wrapping, packing and shipping gifts to out-of-state relatives while you're in Mississippi on a business trip: priceless