The Plunge

For those of you who have not yet heard the good news, my girlfriend Betsy and I have decided that we're going to get married. We have been talking about it for quite some time and just made the announcement to our families during the holidays.

I've also attempted to send an email to all of my closest friends. If you didn't receive an email from me, it probably means that I don't have your current information as a number of email messages bounced back.

For those of you who know Betsy, I'm sure you will agree that I am very lucky to have her in my life. I look forward to our journey together over the coming years and am very excited to see what the future holds for us!

Playoffs?!?

Wow, three weeks ago the Redskins had lost 3 in a row and 6 of their last 8. Although they weren't eliminated from the playoffs by any means, their chances were becoming very slim and unrealistic. But now, after 3 straight wins and some help from a few other teams, they have positioned themselves in the final wild card spot and control their own destiny. Although unlikely to happen, they can even clinch a playoff spot this week.

It's amazing to me that the Redskins are in this position at 8-6...it's a good thing that the NFC is terrible and the Skins lost 4 of their games to the AFC West to give them the advantage in tie-breaker situations. On the other side of things, the Chargers beat the 13-0 Colts and have a 9-5 record but are still out of the playoffs as it stands now.

Why am I babbling about this again? To tell you the truth, I don't know...

Go 49ers...errrr...Skins!

My Wishlist

A week or so ago, I won a "Wish Certificate" for 25% off a ToysRus purchase from the American Express My Wishlist holiday promotion. When I finally went to ToysRus last night to splurge on some much needed toys, I ended up buying only 2 things for a total of $22.98 for a whopping 25% savings of $5.75.

What I have really been wanting is one of the impossible to get 25% off Amazon.com coupons. After several valiant efforts, persistent clicking, and creative use of web browser frames in an attempt to increase my chances, I finally had a breakthrough today. At 2pm today, another set of Amazon certificates was up for grabs. Unfortunately, I also had a conference call beginning at the same time, but I decided to multitask and try my luck in just two Windows so I could still actively participate in the call. Even though I managed to click the stupid "I want it" button precisely at 2pm, I immediately received a message letting me know that I missed it and to come back at 6pm for something else. Just for the heck of it, I kept clicking after receiving the message, sometimes receiving the "Missed it" message while other times getting the dreaded "Sorry, due to high demand, the site is currently at maximum capacity. Please try again..."

Although I figured all hope was lost, I kept clicking to keep me entertained during my call and somehow, nearly 15 minutes later, I actually got one. Yes, I am the proud owner of an Amazon.com 25% off certificate (at least I will be once it is delivered).

Now what should I buy...?

"Magnets can very easily break your arm"

How about a few of these Neodymium magnets in your stocking this year?

Two of the 3" x 1" supermagnets "can very easily break your arm if they get out of control." "If carrying one into another room, carefully plan the route you will be taking. Computers & monitors will be affected in an entire room. Loose metallic objects and other magnets may become airborne and fly considerable distances - and at great speed - to attach themselves to this magnet."

Haha...just think of the fun you could have with these :-).

In case you're also running short on radioactive isotopes or nuclear spinthariscopes, you can pick them up from United Nuclear as well...

M&M Sorter

Are you tired of sorting your M&Ms by hand?? If so, you're in luck, because now you can build your very own M&M sorter to sort your M&Ms by color automatically.

M&M Sorter Instructions

Don't ask...