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Lucky man, Haj. But now you need to get her something nice! Nate, good luck up there, just be safe. It wasn't HORRIBLE here, but bad enough, and moreso because people forget how to drive when they haven't experienced snow for a while......

Cowby Junkies - The Caution Horses. Had an old videotape of the Jay Leno (Tonight Show) where he holds up their CD to introduce them, calling it The Cautious Horses. Woops.....

Apparently the folks in our town did call and complain. The superintendent sent out an email regarding the weather. He was well-spoken and defended his position articulately, and backed it up with statistics of buses that made it and only one minor accident (not involving a bus) with no injurues. That said, he wasn't there this morning, and now when I just went and picked up my son. Those people walking past the buses that line up in front of the building were going through much more snow & slush than the kids getting on a bus, crossing streets narrowed by snow on the sides and parked cars blocking the view of cars driving in the road. On top of that, there were many slips (and one minor fender bumper 2 cars in front me me) on the road. Our middle school is on a hill, and some people stopped at the light had a pretty tough time starting up the hill when the light turned green. I'm glad they got the school day in, but the potential for some injuries, especially to the kids, was there. The DPW supposedly reassured the superintendent that things would be clear for the schools getting out, but it just didn't look like it to me..... Rant off....maybe I'll cut and paste this as a reply to his letter......

And the city of Houston parks in front of Shelly's door! Congrats on getting some liquid sanity back

You said it Steve....and I'm a bit pissed now, too. Our town's roads are just so-so, with the (long-predicted) snow for today adding up quickly. It made getting my son to school and back a slow, sometimes dangerous affair. I saw some sliding, and at two different major intersections, backed up traffic had cars sitting in the middle as lights changed. Also, at the school itslef, the sidewalks and pathways were building up quickly as well. We were almost nailed last year with snow days slipping into spring/summer activities, so I sometimes understand the hesitancy to cancel; but I think our superintendent made a mistake on this one. I imagine he'll be getting some irate calls......

Best healing wishes to all not feeling well.....I like Mikey's Home Remedy too.

We actually didn't get hit hard from round one (more to come). But, school NOT closed in our town. Oddly, running down the highway from us, 3 towns closed, then 3 not, then 2 more closed..... With more snow expected, a little worried about a messy pickup for the kids, I guess they feel they have a jump on it.

Figured one of us MA locals would bring this back. Came home early today, it was a wasted effort to leave early but allowed me to get things done in peace and quiet. So far (as of 6pm EST), very little if any accumulation on roads, all melting. Expect that to change at night. My son is hoping, praying, begging some unknown deity for no school tomorrow.

I've enjoyed the Dayton Tripath amp, a bit more power than the Lepai's. Single input, but I've used it with a switchbox before. http://www.amazon.com/Dayton-DTA-100a-Class-T-Digital-Amplifier/dp/B004JK8BDK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1330556250&sr=8-3

Watched mostly reruns of The Monkeys, and one of my High School friends - a huge fan - just recently started putting a bunch of posts related to them on FB. A little weird, considering it had been years since we chatted about them.... RIP, and yes, thanks for the memories!

Shelleyan Orphan - We Have Everything We Need. This quirky art-pop group reunited in mid-2000's for this album, didn't even know it existed until this year. Been listening a lot recently, growing on me quite a bit. Carolyn Crawley's voice is frail and strong all at once....

Hope you feel better. Good enough to put in a nice reference from Cheech and Chong, so hopefully on the upswing!

Congrats on the Niagara trip, well deserved after yopur PITA assistant and subsequent extra hard work! If you have time, head up to the Canadian side, to a nice town called Niagara on the Lake. Some wineries there, and a cute little downtown for shopping. My wife and I did a 5-day trip there, and I always joke that we need a good stereo store or music store wherever we vacation. Well, first road we stopped on (I think Victoria Ave).....stereo store RIGHT where I parked! But a great place to visit, quite charming.

NewEgg.com has 40% off Skullcandy if you want to get the Aviators or some other cheaper model. Coupon code BTENHHC34 at checkout. Free shipping, too, so 89.99 for them. Expires 2/29 (or sooner based on availability). Some other deals: 40% off Klipsch headphones BTENHHC32 50% off Yamaha headphones BTENHHC29 20% off refurb camera stuff BTENHHC24 15% off "select digital camera accessories" BTENHHC23 (not all are for that long a timeframe, BTW)

Ha! Just caught that on third look! Very nice setup, though, and defintiely like the art......

Thanks, Larry, I'll look further into the dock with my iPhone 4. Never tried it, but they said it didn't recognize his iPhone 4 (IE, "not found" type of error versus "not designed for this device").....

Met up briefly with Nate to deliver something he bought from me....about a year ago Each of us forgot it, or then just had a lot of trouble getting schedules aligned. Then ended up working on a new machine for my son, the old one had motherboard and optical drive issues. New one is spiffy, he'll be a happy minecraft camper. Finally, took back the DLo Homedock HD, sadly neither I nor the nice couple I gave it to realized it doesn't work with the iPhone....

Happy Birthday!

Was just at Staples, spending money in order to use 3 coupons that I could combine.... Ovrheard a conversation between a nice young couple and the salesrep, which seemed to be stalling. It involved them wanting to hook up his iPhone to his TV and/or stereo. The salesrep was showing him speaker docks (now, this stupidity given, almost every other rep I've dealt with at this particular store has been great, technically and personally). So I decide to interject, and quickly realize they are looking for a docking station of sorts, or at least an LOD cable. The couple was extremely nice, so I ended up offering them my dock that I was going to give away here. They stopped by a little while ago, we had a nice chat on the unit and our kitchen remodel (they want to do some work on theirs), and I really felt great after all was done. Love these little "pay it forward" surprises when the moment strikes. Now, i go to work on my son's PC; won't boot up after we moved it out of his room.

I like Jane Monheit more than Diana Krall. Both lovely and talented, but Krall was just marketed too much, and I got a bit tired of it. "Taking A Chance On Love" is one of my all-time favorites for music selection and Monheit's versions of the songs.....a real joy for any mood IMO Would lvoe to see her live some day as well, will see if I can make her May show in Boston area.....

Bummer, Haj, sorry to ehar that..... Mike, NICE Valetine's gift! Hope you enjoy!

Only if you're responsible for the TPS reports......

Congrats to you and the whole family!

^^^ Need to copy and past the URL, it links thru your email URL I believe. I work for a Tower leasing company , this is pretty "normal" stuff for many a worker. Just the video makes me a little nervous....!

Glad things seem to be working out Shelly. Yes, Larry, Sean is good people (I've e-chatted with him some), and I've heard Danny is indeed great too.