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We give Rock Band 2 to family for Christmas and much rejoicing and merry-making results…

This made my day.  After a long day of shopping (we are done, finally), coming home to notice this on the news reader is a good laugh to end the day.

“The sheriff’s office in Chicago has arrested more than 60 fugitives with a net of holiday cheer. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said Sunday that the suspects were invited to take a retailers’ survey for holiday shoppers at a hotel earlier this month.”

Chicago sheriff baits fugitives with holiday ruse

Perhaps McDonald’s will save the economy… I am certainly doing my part, but know I should lay off the Big Macs more than I do.

“Consumers hungry for a deal boosted worldwide sales at McDonald’s Corp.’s established locations by 7.7 percent in November, the fast-food leader said Monday. Even recession-wary consumers in the U.S. were enticed by the Golden Arches during the month. U.S. same-store sales — or sales at locations open at least a year — rose 4.5 percent.”

McDonald’s same-store sales jump in November

The holidays has started out well.  Not only did our customary trip to Ohio to visit Rhonda’s brother and sister-in-law go very well over Thanksgiving, the gift giving has begun.  The FedEx dude delivered a fantastic gift from my mother, one of the best I have ever received.

The new HP Mini 1000 netbook is fantastic, pure and simple. Very small, lightweight (2 lbs) and a full featured Windows PC, this is a fantastic little notebook computer with a beautiful, bright display.  Even with my over-sized hands I am able to make use of it very easily as the keyboard is almost the size of a standard notebook.  I spent the lion’s share of last night and this morning loading software and getting it just so, but Christmas has started out with a bang, without question.