...no, not that kind of cheer. The kind that involves your family making strange faces at the computer. And capturing those for blackmail... ahem, I mean Posterity. Yeah, that.
If you have some time, take a look at these. You really will need to have a few minutes, because I guarantee you won't be able to pull yourself away. Trust me.
Just try to figure out how he does this. I believe he has a third arm and actually has two heads. You can decide for yourself.
We had high winds, with gusts above 75MPH, and sustained winds over 35MPH. Apparently this tree was ready to give up. This is on the golf course, near the first tee, I think. It's on the way into the development, anyhow.
Sorry for the quality of the photo -- it is from my cell phone.
I don't pretend to understand the fluid dynamics of what is going on here, but this is proof that you don't have to know what's going on to enjoy it.
"Earth booook. Yep yep yep."
We've gotten a LOT of snow over the last few days, and this is what our yard looks like. It's a 10-year storm, I guess, since the last good snow we got was in 1996.
...no, not the show. As in "...are here again!"
You must buy things from Costco. There is just no way around it. In April -- April -- I bought an Xbox 360 bundle from Costco. A couple of weeks ago the 360 gave me hardware failure grief, and I despaired, because I was going to have to have it serviced through Microsoft and pay them a hefty sum.
Nope.
A few people suggested that I return it to Costco, which has a very generous return policy, in exchange for a new one. I didn't have the receipt, so I was hesitant, but Costco has records of my purchases, and that wasn't a problem.
The short version is that I now have a new Xbox, which is working well, and I am finally able to play Contra again. More importantly, I am really enjoying Gears of War. Mmmm.
Crap. Today I was going to play a little Call of Duty, which I borrowed from Dave, so that I'd have brainspace for Gears of War, which GameFly shipped to me today.
Nope, it's not to be. My Xbox 360 exhibited both screen-freezes and the "red lights of doom" problem, signaling a hardware failure of one magnitude or another. Best yet? My Xbox is not under warranty any more, so I've got to pay for the repair.
...of course this is right after I got Contra.
-sigh-
