Lileks goes Christmas shopping with his toddler daughter: “[W]e went down to the children�s book section of Barnes and Noble. I was looking for gift ideas; she seemed to like the Curious George backpack – it looks as if the little fellow is clinging to your back. Very cute. It would be different if he had red eyes and sharp teeth, of course; if the bag looked like that, I�d train Gnat to run around screaming whenever she put it on, shouting GED OFF! GED OFF MONKEY! Just for fun.”