Chanukah is the Festival of Lights, so it is only appropriate that I not-give you some light-themed gifts. I have in the past given you a light-bulb flashlight, and light sabers that will feed your sci fi fantasy.
On the seventh night of Chanukah, I did not buy for you:
oops! Left the price on...
The Festival of Lights deserves some gifts of light! While I fancy these posts themselves both light hearted and enlightening, I am surprised that I have not given you light-themed gifts more often!
I know you bike- or scoot- and sometimes the darkness does sneak up on us*.
Why not light up the wheels while they're spinning? Surely this will spoke some fun at our biker friends!
Well...
First of all, there are too many choices! I saw the above-pictured not-gift at the end cap of a grocery store ** and I thought, okay, some failed attempt at merchandise that got shipped off to end-cap end-of-days! But no!
While researching (gotta love that ad copy), I found a plethora of wheel lights varietals! Disco wheel lights! Waterproof! Rechargeable! For Boys Girls Women Men...
Which led me to this ad copy:
Essential Burning Man Gear. WheelBrightz lights ensure you shine on the playa, making your bike both a beacon of safety and a piece of moving art. Perfect for Burning Man, these lights help you stand out in the vast desert landscape
This led me down another rabbit hole, wherein I found the true reason not to give you this for Chanukah:
While Chanukah is near the Winter Solstice, Burning Man is around Summer Solstice.
Both involve gifting, so I really should not-give you this around Summer Solstice.
One more night!
* "darkness does sneak up on us..." Dang. I didn't mean to get philosophical this time.
** I keep meaning to do another blog series: Not-groceries at the grocery store. A fine entry here.
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