Merry Christmas!

The year 2008 in photographs (part 1 of 3) - The Big Picture - Boston.com

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/the_year_2008_in_photographs_p.html

A BeTaMaXMaS

Christmas TV from 20 years ago. Lotsa fun!

http://betamaxmas.com/

Xmas Lights and More

The neighbors get their Christmas lights up Thanksgiving weekend and the solar system does it's bit of lighting as well.

Fall Pictures

better world shopper

From the web site:

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GM Volt for real

If this is the production design for the Volt then I've got no complaints. Sure, it's not as sexy as the concept car but it reflects the styling ideas and is apparently a lot more slippery from an aerodynamic point of view. Besides it looks like an old guy like me may be able to actually get in and out of it.

Is Dubya dragging us all down?

Just the fact he's now claiming Texas as his home seems to be lowering the IQ of the state at large. All I can say about these idiots is the old "It's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt."

Do you reckon most immigrants, legal or otherwise, might make better use of the English language than these Einsteins?

Oreo Cookies and YOU