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It has been brought to my attention that there are theories as to why I do not post frequently. The most troublesome is that “Kyle locks me up or that I am seriously ill”:http://www.kyleandkelly.com/scribbles/family_news/the_great_whopper_scandal.php#comments. Although Kyle does lock me up, this is not preventing me from posting and I have somehow resisted the nasty flu. The truth is this: I have nothing to say. I apologize, and will try to fabricate things more often.

A Fabrication by Kelly Adams (currently imprisoned).

written by Kelly

Old-timey car lovers should appreciate Forbes’ recently published article, “The Worst Cars Of All Time.”

written by Kyle

We went sledding last night (first time this winter for me); good fun, good fun. If you’ve been to our house when it was still warm, we probably took you to the beach. And we probably went by way of the Sugar Bowl, a local name for the Lake Harbor Park. The Sugar Bowl consists of some respectably large dunes in a half-bowl shape, so when the snow comes, it’s a great sledding spot (though Paul Rustler still has it beat when the conditions are perfect).

After sledding, I came back, built a fire and made a cup of hot peppermint cocoa. Watching the fire, feeling the warm cup in my hands was a precious moment of quiet contentment. Or rather, quiet geek contentment, for I was also enjoying the gentle glow from the LCD of my iBook–undoubtedly that would ruin the moment for some, but just bear with me here
My sledding experience has a relatively new element to it–waking up sore the morning after! I’m gaining a new measure of respect for my elders.

written by Kyle

Kyle and I surpassed our own food sneaking goals today. Since it’s so snowy here, Kyle was getting home from work late and we had planned to go to a 7pm showing of “ELF”:http://www.elfmovie.com/ at the cheap theatre, so we were starving. Burger King is in the same parking lot as the theatre, so if you ask me they should just sell whoppers in the theatre. So as you may have already guessed, we enjoyed juicy whoppers with our movie, which had a short visit to Kyle’s coat pockets. I’m surprised no one said, “Gee it smells delicious all of the sudden, I’m hungry.”

written by Kelly

Wow what an exciting day. I waited all day for my new computer (which looks a lot like a sewing machine). It is called a “Bernina 1630″:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2373165346&category=28164&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3AIT&rd=1 and it can do so many fun things. Now I can sew without even touching the machine. So here’s me: 8 am checking the tracking on my new toy, yeah it’s in Muskegon. So then I am sitting in the living room looking out the window for the UPS truck, after a while I went in the dining room for a bit but got up a lot to look for the UPS truck. Then I cleaned the bathroom and looked out the bathroom window for the UPS truck. Well, I think you get the picture.

So at 4:45 pm I’m getting a little nervous it hasn’t arrived yet. Nope it’s not on the doorstep, and no note either. So I anxiously check the tracking number again. WHAT!! it was delivered at 2pm. I quickly check the address and it’s correct. So I throw on a sweatshirt and some slippers and run into my snowy front yard. After running around the house I found a big box sitting in front of the Garage. No note, not even footsteps up to the door. I think the UPS guys are getting super lazy.

written by Kelly

The current forecast for next Sunday in Foxboro, MA (zip code 02035) is a “high of 28 degrees and sunny”:http://www.weather.com/outlook/events/sports/detail/02035?eventid=118856&epc=bi –let’s hope the favorable forecast holds for the AFC Championship between the “New England Patriots”:http://flash.patriots.com/default.sps and “Indianapolis Colts”:http://www.colts.com/default_main.htm Go Colts!

written by Kyle

Yahoo! News - Tech Firms Defend Moving Jobs Overseas

The choice quote from the article:

“‘The problem is not a lack of highly educated workers,’ said Scott Kirwin, founder of the Information Technology Professionals Association of America. ‘The problem is a lack of highly educated workers willing to work for the minimum wage or lower in the U.S. Costs are driving outsourcing, not the quality of American schools.’”

Really? Is that a problem?

Maybe the problem is trying to pay off that high quality American education on a minimum wage pay. So college costs are expected to continue rising, while entry level jobs requiring a college education will pay the same as a teenager flipping burgers… Mmm, mmm, smell that lovely greed!

written by Kyle