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Sometime late in the night of December 25th or early in the morning of December 26th vandals came to visit. They climbed up a snow drift and managed to grab part of a light string and pull it down. They then stomp on it to ensure the led sockets would be broken and then threw the mess into the snow-packed driveway. The had a golf club with them and used it on the top of my car and destroyed a spiral, led Christmas tree in the front yard. They actually managed to break the head off the golf club and I found the handle in a snow drift this morning. I hope they had fun in the destruction since Santa didn't leave them any toys this year. We called the police but they understandably weren't taking any minor complaints during that time. We did report it this morning and I have photographs of the aftermath.

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Snowy Leftovers For Christmas

nobody@vox.com(Tim) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:09:34 -0600

Yesterday we what was described as a blizzard by the local news. Today I took a few photos and shoveled a bit of snow. Got my upper body and cardio workout today.

Panoramic Snow

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Winter Wonderland - With Teeth

nobody@vox.com(Tim) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:57:46 -0600

Winter Wonderland - With Teeth

http://www.kfor.com/news/local/kfor-s...

UPDATED: 4:20 pm CST -- OKLAHOMA STATEWIDE -- Conditions across Oklahoma continue to develop into highly dangerous winter conditions. During Thursday afternoon, over a foot of snow and drifts as high as five feet in many parts of the state were occurring, including the metro OKC area. The Oklahoma Governor's office has issued a State of Emergency declaration for all 77 Oklahoma counties. At Will Rogers International Airport, 10 inches of snow had fallen by 4:00pm. I-40 eastbound and the H.E. Bailey turnpike were closed, and all major interstates in and out of the metro Oklahoma City were closed off completely by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation as of 3:34pm. Life-threatening conditions were being reported all over the western part of the state, where numerous multi-vehicle accidents left many motorists fighting just to seek shelter in Siberia-like blizzard conditions. On I-40 near Hudiburg Drive near Midwest City, up to 50 cars were involved in a huge multi-car wreck, according to the OHP. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol was highly discouraging any travel throughout the state, as blizzard conditions were making travel extremely dangerous, and in many cases, life-threatening. The OHP suggested those tied up in their cars to NOT leave to try and get help. The blizzard conditions could overwhelm and incapacitate in a manner of minutes. Wind gusts from 10:00am Thursday morning to late afternoon never wavered from 45mph to 60mph. Visibility is extremely limited throughout more than half the state, including Oklahoma City. The sleet, snow, and fierce blowing winds are expecting to leave the state by midnight on Christmas Eve, but have already left a complete path of destruction through much of Oklahoma as of Thursday afternoon. Stay tuned to NewsChannel 4 for continuing coverage, and check www.4warn.com throughout Thursday for regular updates as conditions worsen this Christmas Eve.

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

nobody@vox.com(Tim) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:34:36 -0600

Merry Christmas 2009

God Bless Us, Every One.

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QotD: Turkey Hangover

nobody@vox.com(Tim) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:08:16 -0600

Thanks have been given, the turkey's been eaten, so take a moment and tell us: What was the best part of your Thanksgiving this year? Bonus points if you share a photo!

I love the food, of course, and seeing family but the best part of Thanksgiving for me was the day before. I went and helped my mom make some pies to take over to my sister-in-law's house. Mom doesn't have the strength to make the pies and sometimes doesn't remember how much and what ingredients went into the process but between the two of us we managed and had some fun in the making. I didn't make pretty, Betty Crocker pie crusts but they tasted just fine to me.

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Fat Murderers

nobody@vox.com(Tim) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:20:32 -0600

Fat Murderers

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,...

FOUR people have been arrested in Peru on suspicion of killing some 60 people to sell their fat and other human tissue to Italian co-conspirators for cosmetic use in Europe.

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