Sorry for the interruption but I was out of town for most of the holiday (we left the 26th for Chicago, but thats a whole post on its own!). I did however, want to brag about some of the Christmas Gifts that blessed our house this season though.

Amy’s big gift this year is to have the Master Bath and Bedroom repainted. When we bought the house from her parents, we inherited the DEEP red color of the bath and bed room. Its a dark red (think maroon) that is hard to match colors with. Now we’re going for a lighter, beachier look and are painting them Beachnut (its a lowes color). The master bath is done (Amy found some Votive candle holders at a store in Nashville), next on to the bedroom!

Grace had a very Hannah Montanna Christmas. She got a Hannah Montanna Guitar Game (like Guitar Hero) that plugs in to the tv, a Hannah Costume, and doll. Its pretty cool and she likes pretending to be a rockstar. Maybe someday. I like playing her game (since I haven’t bought Guitar HEro World Tour yet) and she’s getting better at it.

Mose got a Trampoline. One of her favorite things to do is jump. We’d wake on Saturday mornings to the heavy thud of emma jumping up and down in our door way. Now she can do it all she wants and it doesn’t make the house shake. Its pretty cool and Grace and Emma take turns on it. Amy wanted to try it out, but its for people under 80 pounds (and neither of us meet that requirement!

The girls also got some tinkertoys, and some other little odds and ends that they like to play with, but the coolest by far is my Ultimate Wall-E Robot.

We saw the movie in the theaters and we’re big fans (mose loves him). We had seen the Ultimate Wall-e at the Disney Store but we weren’t going to get him because of the price tag. Needless to say, Santa found him on Sale and he was wrapped and under the tree for me on Christmas morning. He has fun dancing, chasing the dogs around and just exploring on his own. If you haven’t seen one yet, I’ll work on some video and see if I can get anything posted. Its pretty cool though and the way he can respond to voice commands or find his own way around the room is fairly smooth.

Was there one gift that you prized more than the others??

I post for PayPerPost. It helps bring in some nice cash, I’ll admit. However, when I log in to my PPP dashboard, there are always a ton of opps I can’t take, or a ton that I don”t want to take. Well some enterprising soul out there has coded a firefox plugin that will allow me to block those ads (not the advertiser, just the ad…) Isn’t That cool??

This is the second season my fireworks crew has done the Friday Night Fireworks at Turner Field after the Braves Games. Lately, its been hot out there (this past Friday was over 100 degrees) and the show has had its share of problems, but we’re to the point where its setup by 6pm at the latest on Friday afternoon (well before the game time).

I took some photos last Friday with my Curve to see how well it would do and to see if I could get some good shots of the product as it left the racks. Well, i think i did. What do you think??

More Photos from the Curve

BELGRADE, Serbia (Reuters) — A 23-year old Serb was found dead and half-eaten in the bear cage of Belgrade Zoo at the weekend during the annual beer festival.

The man was found naked, with his clothes lying intact inside the cage. Two adult bears, Masha and Misha, had dragged the body to their feeding corner and reacted angrily when keepers tried to recover it.

“There’s a good chance he was drunk or drugged. Only an idiot would jump into the bear cage,” zoo director Vuk Bojovic told Reuters.

Local media reported that police found several mobile phones inside the cage, as well as bricks, stones and beer cans.

Original post @ CNN.Com

Looks at a recent Intel ad and the possible social ramifications of the ad and whether or not Intel was right in running it.

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Hit me! Well, thats what I would say if I knew how to play blackjack well. Now I can learn online though with out ever loosing a real penny before we head to Vegas (because I have no desire to go to Atlantic City). Online Gaming masters Backgammon Masters has launched an online version of Blackjack in the 4 in 1 gaming lobby and its pretty cool.

One of the amazing things about BG Masters and their online backgammon and gaming offerings is that it comes in 10 languages (even arabic!) and they have a super powerful platform that enables them to have thousands of players online at the same time. Making it almost guaranteed that you will be able to find a game suitable to your needs. Not to mention the fact that with the addition of Blackjack, they expect to triple the number of players. Find a game whenever you want!

The BackgammonMasters BlackJack game, offers a multiplayer table where up to five players are spaciously seated and playing at the same table simultaneously, with the option of participating in real-time chat. Besides the sophisticated graphics and avatar modes, the software includes a unique View Mode adding another dimension to the fast-paced game whereby players can sit in on an existing game and watch the action before joining in.

BackgammonMasters is currently holding special free Blackjack tournaments in honor of the new addition. For more information about the Blackjack game and Blackjack Rules visit: their blackjack articles.

I haven’t been a big fan of Comedy Central lately (not a big mencia fan, and south park kind of got old a couple of years ago…) but I think they have a hit on their hands with American Body Shop. Its filmed like a reality tv show (which is great) in the style of American Hot Rod or American Chopper or any of the other shows like that. However, I think its a truer to life form of the show rather than the polished look we get at Boyds.

Rob is by far the best character on the show, you can see why from the clip. His delivery, poise and attitude just make the character work though the cast as a whole work well together. If you have time, you should check it out, Sundays at 10:30pm (east) on Comedy central.

One of the things I have learned is that a company can be well represented by its promotion materials, providing the promotional materials are of a high quality. These days for smaller runs, it makes little sense to go to a larger printing company when there are organizations out there that offer digital printing services at competitive prices with outstanding quality.

Channel M Communications has been in the digital printing business since 1998 as a family run organization (which means a lot when it comes to customer service). They can run on regular 20# stock to 120# cardstock (think business cards) and they even offer design services. Channel M is a one stop shop when it comes to making you look good. Their staff is versed in the latest DP (digital printing) processes and their main goal is making your product look as good as it should.

The quality and timeframe that Channel M works in is outstanding. From beginning to end, they work to ensure your job is completed in a professional and timely manner. Something that is harder to find these days than it needs to be.

The next time you need to produce some promo materials with a quick turnaround time, take a look at Channel M and their digital printing services.

The latest version of OpenCD is now available! OpenCD is a collection of high quality OSS to introduce Windows users to Linux. We’ve trimmed the back end of the disc and reduced the size by a substantial 90MB - making this the smallest OpenCD ever!

Linuxtracker.org is pleased to announce the availability of OpenCD 07.09.

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Linuxtracker.org is pleased to announce the availability of Xandros 4 OCE on the linuxtracker bittorrent network. For faster downloads, more accurate statistics and to see all of the available torrents, please visit http://linuxtracker.org.

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