Can you help me decide a Christmas present.

I have a fourteen year old son who I am having a hard time deciding what to get him for Christmas. I was wondering if any of you would have some constructive ideas that aren’t real expensive. I’m considering getting him a laptop computer in the hope it will help with his school work. I just can’t find a decent one for under $400.

I am also considering getting him some paintball equipment. He enjoys playing that with his friends. He has an I-Pod and he has a lot of money on the I-Pod store download account so that idea’s out. I would like to get him something he would enjoy and hopefully help him with school. Anyone have any ideas?

You tell me the story!

OK, for the last 24 hours or so I have been inundated with comments and e-mails about the Big Tree Volunteer Fire Department. Many have been constructive and a lot have been attacks on me and my family. I delete the attacks as a common practice. How ever some of you out there want to drag Ray Pawlowski into the discussion and some of you try to discredit the guy for one reason or another.