Elfing right along

CJ has jumped in to join us.

Elfamorphosis

It started with a link from my friend Wendy in Australia. Then I created my own dancing elf here --Elf Yourself: A Gift from OfficeMax
I photoshopped my dancing elf and her dancing elf together and made a composite picture of the 2 elves. Aussie Wendy passed it on and we were soon joined by her nephew Brett and his wife Jo as shown in the photo. Its been elfing hilarious and I welcome anyone who wants to join the group and add your elf. So what are you waiting for? Make an elf out of yoursELF.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from Jim and Wendy Hoffman

Winter Storm Warning

Farmington Weather Forecasts on Yahoo! Weather: "...POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM LATE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

THE MILD DECEMBER WEATHER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO HAS
EXPERIENCED RECENTLY...MAY COME TO AN ABRUPT END BY LATE MONDAY.

FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
PATTERN...WHICH COULD BRING A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO THE REGION.
A COLD FRONT IS ANTICIPATED TO SURGE SOUTH THROUGH THE EASTERN PLAINS
TONIGHT AND MONDAY...AND THEN WESTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN MONDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM
WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD TOWARD NEW MEXICO FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND ARIZONA."

Amazon Unbox problems

Uninnovate.com

» Amazon Spends Over A Year Developing Movie Download Service Then Shackles It With Absurd Restrictions

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"Amazon launched it’s new Unbox Video service yesterday. After reportedly over a year of development, the new service allows movies to be permanently downloaded for the same price as purchasing the physical DVDs from Amazon or rented for 24 hours for $3.99. Unfortunately, Unbox is has so many restrictions that it is unlikely to make very many people happy and it’s license agreement breaks new ground in absurdity.
Amazon had the chance to do something revolutionary. If they released a service that let customers immediately download movies and watch them on their DVD players, they would have a serious shot at some of Netflix’s record profits and 5.169 million subscribers. Instead, they gave into movie industry demands and spent a year and untold dollars developing an over-priced service plagued with unreasonable restrictions:"

I will, at a later date, describe the horrors I have gone through trying to see one simple 1.99 video from the TV show 'Rock Solid'. This is clearly not one of Amazon's better ideas.

neo-neocon: So, why "neo-neocon"?

The comment shown below was posted on another blog (click the title above) -- and I just happen to think it says a lot.

"The LEFT has yet to get around to acknowledging Reagan being instrumental winning the Cold War. The MAIN square in WARSAW was renamed for Reagan, but that is irrelevant for the left. So if they haven't gotten around to conceding what Reagan did, do you really think they are going to make any concessions to GW, while he is still in office, and they are still trying to politically wound
him."

Farmington Daily Times - San Juan County celebrates the holidays

"San Juan County celebrates the holidays
By Andrea Koskey

The Daily Times
Article Launched:12/03/2006 12:00:00 AM MST


FARMINGTON — Farmington's Christmas Parade, which once lit Main
Street with decorative lights and festive ornaments, is no more."

Fortunately I read the rest of the article rather than stopping with the introductory sentence. Yes Virginia, there IS a parade! I'm not sure about an editor though.

Sample Blog Setup and Posting

Sample Blog Setup and Posting:
"Sunday, December 3, 2006
Blogs created in Class


The following is a list of the new blogs created by students last week. You can click on the name to view the blog."

Christmas at Wildflower