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name out of a hat, then limit yourself to a fixed budget, usually $10.
“I thought the neat thing was going to be that Secret Santas revealed themselves when the presents were opened,’' Times-Democrat staff photographer Mark Sypher said of his first experience with the annual rite “But everyone kept saying, m* no, it's supposed to be a secret-"
Well, sort of. He made a calendar using landscapes he had shot, and given that each of the Times-Democrat photographers has their individual style, the secret was ill-kept.
Still, his comments shed some important light on the secret to being a successful Secret Santa: homemade is always good.
Fact is, a brief and informal survey of the newsroom indicates that Secret Santas are not, perhaps, as prevalent as I feared, with many reporters reporting that they have never participated.
Newsroom assistant Mary Ann Stewart recalls buying two used books for the recently appointed copy editor whose name she drew — an Associated Press Style Book,
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