My brother-in-law is on the short list for favorite person of all time. Look what he got me for Christmas! (he even threw in a set of heavy glass mugs)
My friend Bryan told me this years limited edition from Shiner was a good one. The name comes from the fact that this is the 97th year the brewery has been in operation. The “97” brew is rich, thick, and has a chocolate taste to it. It is great, and I recomend buying it if you can find it.
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I noticed some new buttons on the screen when I logged in to check my g-mail account. You can use google to store your digital pictures now, for free of course. See below for some pictures I uploaded.
The most impressive thing I see is the “Google Docs & Spreadsheets“. I am not sure how Microsoft has allowed this to happen. This is going to be a direct hit to thier office software. Google allows you to either upload an existing document, or start a new one. They are compatible with all the popular formats (Word, Excel, Open Office, Star Office, Rich Text, CSV, HTML) One of the coolest features is that you can either let others (or the world) view your document, or you can use the collaborate feature to allow others access to your document. It also includes revision control, and a discussion board. All of this is FREE, and doesn’t require any special software other than a web browser!
Check out the Google calendar. I am very impressed with this also. It allows you to create several calendars (ex one for work, one for personal, one for a special club you belong to) and easily manipulate how you view the combined calendar. The cool part is that you can allow others (either a list of people or the world) to view your events, or your free/busy information based on the individual calendar.
This is double-throw-down-cool!
We went in for our 24 week doctor’s visit today. Everying looks good. The baby weighs about one pound and is almost twelve inches long. Here are some of the pictures.
Move your mouse over the pictures to change pages (you need to have the flash plugin installed to view the pictures):
http://www.hccamsterdam.nl/brickfactory/year/index.htm
The one in the picture above was my favorite of all time. It had functional rack and pinion steering, a three speed manual transmission, coil-over suspension, and a horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine. (you could SEE IT ALL WORK!) I can’t tell you how cool this Lego set was! I think a long history of tearing things apart to see how they worked started there.
UPDATE: After I looked through the instruction set, I now remember that the car also had seats that adjusted postion forward and backward, and the seat backs changed angles. It also had a “real” rear differential with ring and pinion gears.
http://www.tenthdimension.com/medialinks.php This is some cool stuff here… wish I could figure out what he is talking about!
http://www.breitbart.com/news/na/061216082958.vtywr9sf.html
“ US Democrats, who will take control of Congress next month, have outraged some of their colleagues by their decision to work five days a week, which will almost double their workload.”
Maybe I can like the Dems after all!
HOLIDAY EATING TIPS
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they’re serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. it’s rare. You can’t find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It’s not as if you’re going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It’s a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me Have two. It’s later than you think. It’s Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That’s the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they’re made with skim milk or whole milk. If it’s skim, pass. Why bother? It’s like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people’s food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year’s. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you’ll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don’t budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They’re like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you’re never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or if you don’t like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it’s loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.
10. One final tip: If you don’t feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven’t been paying attention. Re-read tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner. Remember this motto to live by:
“Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming “WOO HOO what a ride!”
Have a great holiday season!
