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Squeezing in under the wire here to post my “Bests of 2007″. I’m going to cover tech, books, and music:
Tech
My favorite tech item of 2007 is hands down the iPod Touch. I know - how could the iPhone not rank as my favorite? Well, I don’t have an iPhone. I’m still very happy with my […]

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My blog disappeared for about 24 hours - a little mix-up with the domain name renewal. For the past day, if you went to www.slatrat.com, you were greeted by something that wasn’t quite porn but certainly didn’t seem quite on the up and up. Fortunately, my buddies at Green Beast, were able to rectify the […]

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Given that the Ski Boy created his Facebook profile today, today’s Zit’s was perfectly timed:

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I just trotted outside and took this picture of Tyge in the snow. The picture turned out remarkably well. It was shot on my rickety tripod, manually focused, and a long exposure - four seconds. Tygey held very still - he was watching and listening to the snow.
I have to say, I think it’s a […]

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As I type it’s 8:10 AM on Christmas Day and we’re in the midst of a bona fide blizzard! How perfect!
It’s been a lovely three days leading up to Christmas. Last night, we attended Linda and Brian’s annual very elegant Christmas Eve dinner. It was wonderful - this year Mom was also attended and I […]

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Every year, one of my favorite Christmas Eve activities is checking out NORAD’s Santa Tracking Site. Santa and NORAD are both pretty amazing.
Here’s NORAD’s video of Santa and his team visiting Reindeer Lake in Manitoba. I’m usually in bed sound asleep by the time Santa hits Alaska.

Oooh - Update: Santa just winged his way through […]

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This morning, the baristas at the Title Wave Kaladi Brothers were in the holiday spirit!

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Mom and Lowell came over Sunday evening for a little birthday celebration. We of course, took advantage of the opportunity to try yet again for decent pictures in front of the Christmas tree. I’ve never been very successful at this endeavor. But this year’s attempts aren’t hideous. I think Mom and Lowell look pretty darn […]

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Fun announcement this morning from the Weather Service:
…COLDEST MORNING SINCE LAST WINTER IN ANCHORAGE…
A COMBINATION OF CLEAR SKY AND LIGHT WIND ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW ZERO IN ANCHORAGE OVERNIGHT. ONLY PORTIONS OF THE HILLSIDE COMMUNITIES ABOVE THE CITY FAILED TO FALL BELOW ZERO. TEMPERATURES HAVE NOT BEEN THIS LOW IN ANCHORAGE SINCE FEBRUARY 28TH […]

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This is funny. Really funny - well at least if you’re a Red Sox fan.
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Read: Carl, The New York Fan Speaks. »