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By Peter J. Fakoury
Times-Newspapers Writer
This year, why not try giving yourself for Christmas instead of a material reminder of your love (or obligation)? Why not give the people on your holiday list some of your valuable time?
Before you roll your eyes, throw down what you're reading and reach for that mail order catalog with the page turned down at "attractive porcelain penguins from Malawi," consider this: Your time is worth more than anything you could buy. Nobody has enough of the stuff. If we could mine it, we'd easily set off a "time rush" that would make any prospector's head spin.
Giving a gift of yourself — your time — means more these days than ever. Secretly we may be afraid to give someone something so low-tech. Yet it's the perfect present for both the person who has it all and the person who has nothing. It works equally well for wealthy and for budget-minded givers.
Maybe you're wondering how a box of your time could compete with a Sony Playstation or computer hacker Barbie. Or maybe you're stuck on the idea that if your gift can't be turned on, booted up, or played on a DVD player, it didn t come with the right sentiment.
Think again.
Kids love a treasure hunt. Let your
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