A friend with a closed blog recounted a conversation with an old friend and it suddenly became too obvious how we need to spend our “2008 Economic Stimulus Payments.”

After just a few moments of cordial howdy do’s, she suddenly started laughing. It wasn’t any old laugh. It was a seemingly very sensible girls oh I’m being NAUGHTY laugh. I suspect a saucy streak is probably part of the job description to be my friend, although I hadn’t thought about it before. I couldn’t stand the suspense, hearing her big and pregnant and laughing a throaty chuckle as if she were driving down the highway flashing oncoming motorists. “What?” I asked, “What are you laughing at?”

She burst out into a fresh peal of laughter and suddenly blurted out, “The stimulus package! The stimulus package! Oh god, I can’t stand it! Every time I hear someone at work, on the news, wherever, say anything at all about the stimulus package I just LOSE it!”

Seriously, there are some wonderfully stimulating toys, lubes, accessories, clothes, and gear out there. I thought about making a list of possible sites but it wouldn’t be fair because I’d be leaving someone out no matter where I finally had to stop. So I’ll just say for even 10% of what most people will be getting you can still get something nice for yourself.

So… it might not always be practical but given a chance what would you get? Me? I’ve always wanted to try any of the new toys for men that have (finally) started hitting the market in the last few years. I’d like to find out what the Aneros prostate-stimulating plug is really all about. And a bit less directly, since I used to be a apprentice-to-journeyman leather worker it would be wonderful to get a nice variety of leather and expendibles (dies, finishes, edge dressings, waxed linen and lanyarding)... and, hmmm… maybe a volunteer…

...he said shaking himself out of a blush-inspiring reverie!

So! Stimulating ideas anyway! How do you plan to help stimulate the economy?