Who, among us, has not known that sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach, when, late on Christmas Eve, after the kids are asleep, he is confronted by the two most dreaded phrases found on any box: batteries not included and some assembly required. Or who has not ventured into the forest to "harvest" his own Christmas tree or shopped for the perfect gift or tried to cook the perfect Christmas dinner only to find insurmountable road blocks along...