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Archive for December, 2005

28 Dec

Gift cards and the gaming industry

Will retail trends encourage game publishers to release after Christmas?
I was reading an article over at the CNN|Money site. Basically, Wal-Mart racked up gift cards sales way in excess of what had been expected. That’s not necessarily bad, but it does present a new challenge, as post-Christmas usually results in a lot of clearance merchandise. [...]

27 Dec

Charity out of Frustration?

Yesterday I engaged in an act of charity.
I was doing shopping yesterday, since we needed to get some food, and because, well, all the Christmas candy was on sale. So I had already gone to PetSmart using gift cards to buy treats for the dog, and I was shopping at the grocery store. Walking around [...]

23 Dec

Santa Claus

Interesting… I’ve seen, on just about every news network as of late, coverage of Santa Claus in Rovaniemi. I don’t know what the fascination is in particular this year, but I find it rather amusing. Of course Santa is Finnish.

19 Dec

Kitchen tiled!

Yeah! Thanks to Dave, the floor is finally tiled! Yeah!
Ok, yes, the grout still needs to be done shortly, but it is SO much better than it was, and soon appliances can return to the kitchen! It’s so great.
This has got to be one of the best birthday presents EVER!

14 Dec

SNOW!

Aaahh… The joy of living in Minnesota!
My morning commute shifted from 20 minutes to about 45 minutes today. Not too bad, if you ask me, given the approximately 3 inches I saw on the road. I timed my drive nearly perfectly, though, leaving before most people were out, but managing to get on the highway [...]

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