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Not much happening today

I head into work in a few minutes, but otherwise nothing major happening today.
We had a great Thanksgiving yesterday at my parents and then with Laurie’s family in the afternoon and evening.
I think the highlight of the evening revolved around my mom taking the smallest sip ever of my glass of wine and then dropping her coffee on the floor as she recoiled from the “horrible taste.”
Then a short time later we watched my granddad enjoy a glass of that same wine – the same man we never imagined would drink a glass of wine.
My mom does not like wine. Guess that will never change. And sometimes your family can surprise you no matter how well you think you know them.
I also had a great time getting to know more members of Laurie’s family and giving her nephew Jake a hard time.
He’s going to be a fun addition to my new extended family – whether he likes it or not.
Well I better head in to the office but if you’re skipping out on the stores and looking for gifts online here are some great deals from Apple today (available exclusively online:

  • iMac – Save $101.00 on the ultimate all-in-one desktop. Starting at $999.00.
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  • iPod nano – Save up to $21 plus free laser engraving. Starting at $149.00.
  • iPod 30GB and 80GB – Save up to $31 plus free laser engraving. Starting at $249.00.
  • iPod Hi-Fi. Save $51.00.
  • Apple wireless Mighty Mouse. Save $11.00.
    Click the link below for these and other savings:
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    • Black Friday Sale

    Apple is holding a number of specials online this Friday.
    If you’re looking for an iPod or Mac product for that someone special this year, check the Apple website for great deals this Friday. From Apple:

    For ONE DAY ONLY, this Friday November 24th, the Apple Store will have a special Black Friday shopping event. Historically Black Friday has been a big day for us here at The Apple Store – and we want you to join in the fun!

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    Kitchen substitute

    If you’re having trouble finding a rare jar of Fish Sauce this holiday season or maybe buckwheat flour you can either (A) find a better supermarket, or (B) visit: foodsubs.com.
    Foodsubs.com gives you substitutions for loads of “special” ingredients.
    Check it out.
    Oh and by the way, a decent substitute for Fish Sauce is Soy Sauce – but of course you loose all the fishiness.

    Meaty Thanksgiving download

    Lifehacker has put together a great PC Rescue Kit for all of us who tend to spend more than a few hours during the holidays fixing computers for family members – not that there’s anything wrong with that…

    Next week here in the U.S. many of us will be heading home to see family, share a turkey feast, watch some football…. and help out our less technically-inclined relatives. The pumpkin pie might not even be on the table before you get that inevitable request: “Can you take a look at my computer? It’s been really slow lately.”
    Last year we covered how to how to fix Mom and Dad’s computer when you head home for the holidays. This year, we’ll save you the trouble of chasing down half a dozen PC fix-it tools in the midst of your post-turkey coma. Instead we’ve put together everything you’ll need to right your famliy’s borked computer into one meaty Thanksgiving download.
    Introducing Lifehacker’s Thanksgiving PC Rescue Kit
    After a large dose of turkey and tryptophan, the last thing you want to do is cruise around the interwebs downloading this, that and the other to get the folks’ PC in order. So we’ve gone ahead and done the work for you. Right-click the following link and choose “Save As:”
    Lifehacker’s Thanksgiving PC Rescue Kit (17MB)
    This zip file contains half a dozen free tools we recommend to scan and clean and protect a malware-laden PC. Either download right now and save to your thumb drive, or bookmark this page for next week’s tech support session. The entire file is less than 17 megabytes, which will leave room on your USB drive for those Neil Diamond tracks Mom asked you to download for her.

    Also, don’t forget to run Windows updater to be sure the system software is up to date and run a scan disk and disk deframenter as well.
    And if you really want to have fun, change your parent’s browser from Internet Explorer to Firefox. That might save you some headaches in the future.

    Rich Young Ruler

    This reminds me a lot about Austin Street:

    poverty is so hard to see
    when it’s only on your tv and twenty miles across town
    where we’re all living so good
    that we moved out of Jesus’ neighborhood
    where he’s hungry and not feeling so good
    from going through our trash
    he says, more than just your cash and coin
    i want your time, i want your voice
    i want the things you just can’t give me

    so what must we do
    here in the west we want to follow you
    we speak the language and we keep all the rules
    even a few we made up
    come on and follow me
    but sell your house, sell your suv
    sell your stocks, sell your security
    and give it to the poor
    what is this, hey what’s the deal
    i don’t sleep around and i don’t steal
    i want the things you just can’t give me

    because what you do to the least of these
    my brother’s, you have done it to me
    because i want the things you just can’t give me

    – Derek Webb

    download the album for free at: freederekwebb.com