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Cheesecakes.com.

Every kid should have a bike. Most people agree with that idea. But they’re all so ... familiar. Until now.

What could make your teen-ager happier than to find a micro bike under the Christmas tree? The bikes — pretty much available everywhere, including convenience stores and gas stations — are the same size bikes that chimpanzees used to ride on variety shows on TV in the 1960s.

Disregarding the simian analogy, teen-agers like them because they’re maneuverable and it’s easier to perform tricks on them.

Perfume is an easy gift for a man to give his favorite woman. But what kind to get? You can blow a lot of cash on that stuff, and how do you know if she will like it and use it? How about something a little different?

How about a speciallymade perfume that is supposed to resonate with each woman? Elizabeth Lee-Harris can make you one at her store in Sperryville.

A sweater is a sane, safe gift. Most people like them and use them, so you can’t go too far wrong buying one for your favorite guy or girl.

But a shopping-mall sweater, made from acrylics is so ... dull. The way to spice up is with a hand-made sweater, of the type sold at Yorkshire Dales in Old Town Warrenton. Take a walk into that place one day, and tell me that you don’t find everything more interest

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