Look what Santy brung

This holidays I was once again pleased to find a Christmas gift from my landlord, Apex Property Management, Inc.: Colorful tins containing some really spectacular toffee and some very tasty pecan clusters. (Alas, the peanut butter bears were AWOL for another year.)

In this and other ways, Apex has been a very good landlord in the six years I have rented from them. And believe me, I know the difference, since I've had some rotten landlords -- people generally inclined to bestow petty indignities, as opposed to small kindnesses. Not that I'm bitter.