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  • Federal Government Is Taxing Christmas?

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    UPDATE: Just one day after the announcement that the federal government was imposing a special tax on live Christmas trees, they’ve changed their mind.  Quoting Fox news: White House spokesman Matt Lehrich told Fox News Wednesday afternoon that the administration is putting a stop to the proposal. “I can tell you unequivocally that the Obama…

  • How To Make Your Own Manger

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    The weather is turning colder, and Christmas will be here before you know it. This year, you can add your own homemade manger to your decorations!  Here’s how: Here’s what my finished manger looks like: Step one:  Get some wood.  The look and feel is totally up to you, but I went with some rougher…

  • Christmas List 2010

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    Here’s some stuff I’d love to find under the tree this year: Advanced Photography Techniques DVD Warm Socks Low cut athletic socks Macro Adapters for my camera An External Flash or maybe this one UV Filter Viewfinder Extender Lens Hood for zoom lens Lens Hood for stock lens A New Drill – This one, or…

  • A Little Holiday Music

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    Last year I worked up an arrangment of “What Child Is This” on the piano, and I thought that with Christmas approaching, I maybe oughta record it and share it with the world. This was recorded in my living room with my mostly out of tune baby grand and a voice mic I swiped from…

  • My 2009 Christmas List

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    Looks like it must be that time of year again – time for me to dream big, set my sights way above reality, and make a Christmas List. Santa,  I’ve been very good this year and deserve all the really expensive stuff on this list: Aerial Video Cameras Keychain FOB Form Factor Camera – my…

  • Why I Celebrate This Time Of Year

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    Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Jim Brickman Holiday Homecoming concert here in Boise.  Jim is a fantastic pianist and I was really looking forward to the music of Christmas performed in his unique style.  The concert was good, but at one point Jim talked about how hard it is to write…

  • Christmas Is Finally Here!

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    Well, we finally got around to hauling out all the decorations.  We wound up discovering this year that we had a lot of stuff we really don’t like at all. So, off I go to the local second hand store to drop off some old stuff we thought was pretty neat a few years back……