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Remind me to stop giving away other people’s instant messenger screen names.

Al Roker and I have the same digital camera.

Today is J.R.R. Tolkein’s eleventy-first birthday, were he alive. A very respectable age for an author.

Conspicuously missing from Google’s holiday doodles is a December 26 drawing of the creatures (strangely all woodland animals, except for the duck-billed penguin (bio-engineering in Antarctica?)), feverishly mowing over other woodland creatures in the Woodland Creature Mall with scowling expressions in an attempt to return and/or exchange the gifts that didn’t quite meet their expectations.

Here are a few things I have learned over the past few days:

In order to avoid headaches and a few hours of extra work, don’t miss any steps while upgrading Movable Type.

I’m eagerly anticipating seeing Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, especially after having seen the special edition of Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings on a large screen in a school auditorium compliments of Darren.

I can easily break all personal records in holiday spending now that I’ve actually had income for the past nine months.

Amazon.com allows users to create “So you’d like to…” guides which they use as just another way to sell more items. Users group products and write a little “how to” guide. The most interesting one I’ve found so far is So you’d like to watch your Doctor Who Key to Time Series on your PDA.

I’m going to start my holiday shopping, so make sure your wish list is up-to-date! Delete stuff you already own or don’t want, and add everything you hope to receive.