| Just as there are two sides to any coin, there are | | | | been living in a cave for the past few years, you |
| two sides(and more!)to every woman. One is | | | | know that the hottest, most romantic subject for |
| soft, cuddly, romantic, impractical. The other is a | | | | women (of all ages) is "Vampires. " (A classic spin |
| logical, hard as nails, take no prisoners pragmatist. | | | | on the "Ladies love outlaws" theme. ) And |
| In order to score maximum points on her | | | | Twilight's Edward, is clearly the "Vampire of the |
| "appreci-o-meter," you'll need to satisfy both. | | | | Moment. " |
| Which means as far as Christmas gifts for | | | | YANG TWO |
| Women are concerned, you need to amp up, beg, | | | | The Anozon anodized professional cookware set. |
| steal or borrow all the originality you can find. The | | | | All the essential pots'n pans. Harder than steel. |
| truth, sad or otherwise, is that although they | | | | Bright chrome handles. Stay cool rubber grips. And |
| won't be refused, lingerie, perfume and bath oil | | | | a lifetime warranty. Kitchen bliss. |
| gift baskets are the female equivalent of socks, | | | | YIN THREE |
| underwear and razor blades. So "go the extra mile | | | | The Collected Poems of Pablo Neruda. Although a |
| - to make her smile. " And if originality is not | | | | diplomat for most of his 9 to 5 life (and a minister |
| do-able, grab all the uniqueness you can find! | | | | in the Allende government for two years) Pablo |
| Bottom line: Throw away your female gift | | | | Neruda is not simply Chile's greatest poet, but a |
| clichés and ascend to a "higher gift | | | | great poet, period. |
| consciousness. " The one question you need to | | | | YANG THREE |
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| Shopper?" | | | | resistant. Neutral ivory color blends with all decors. |
| OK - you get the drift. So let's get down to the | | | | Easy to clean. And best of - no moving parts to |
| yin and yang of truly great Christmas gifts for | | | | wear out! |
| Women. | | | | YIN AND YANG (This is the bonus, people) |
| YIN ONE | | | | The ultimate Christmas gift for the woman |
| Waterford Crystal Crimson Flute pair. Delicate | | | | (women) in your life gives her the possibility of |
| elegant (and, of course) subtly colorful champagne | | | | 40,000 songs, 200 hours of video and 25, 000 |
| glasses. Perfect for toasting your thoughtfulness | | | | photos. It's cutting edge, stylin', cool, groovy, fab. |
| and originality. | | | | And comes in two fashion police approved colors. |
| YANG ONE | | | | But the best thing about the iPOD Classic 160 gb |
| Irobot 532 series floor washer. This dandy chunk | | | | unit is that every time she uses it, your |
| o'practical Christmas Woman gift technology not | | | | thoughtful, kindness, generosity and originality will |
| only scrubs the floor hospital clean, it also nukes | | | | flash on her screen of appreciation. So now, |
| pet hair. Talk about a double whammy! | | | | Christmas gifts for women are not a problem - |
| YIN TWO | | | | right? |
| Twilight - Collectors series DVD's. Unless you've | | | | |