X-mas 2011

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Amazon running Lightening Deals on Lego kits all day today. Some really good prices if your bambini are into the Cult of Lego.

For the unfamiliar, a Lightening Deal is a steeply discounted sale on a selected item. The sale will last until the item is out of stock, but usually not longer than the day of the sale. If the item is a hot item, it is gone in under an hour. kind of like a version of woot.

Today, Amazon is selling all sorts of Lego kits. The current sale ends in about 40 minutes. It is an Emperor Palpatine starship minikit....550 pieces with 4 minifigs...$30 bucks, discounted from $60 bucks. Those are sold out (although you can waitlist if you want).

I sure hope my wife doesn't see this. I have tried to put a bad on Lego products at our house, I've been so sick of the pieces from next door finding their way to our house.

[Art Vandelay]

I'm going to guess its a Tag.

What is wrong with you people? I want congratulations on my manliness for hanging my own lights and braving, certain death with one misstep. Instead, I get tile (concrete seams), watch(not a Rolex) and lawn (yes I have my own OCD issues -straight lines only, alternating direction each time the lawn is mowed, which is twice a week) comments?

[falafel]

What is wrong with you people? I want congratulations on my manliness for hanging my own lights and braving, certain death with one misstep. Instead, I get tile (concrete seams), watch(not a Rolex) and lawn (yes I have my own OCD issues -straight lines only, alternating direction each time the lawn is mowed, which is twice a week) comments?

So it is a Tag, then?

[mtnbiker]

Actually, I was thinking that this picture makes it look like you only have 3 fingers on your left hand. Is that the case? I remember a Calvin and Hobbes look-alike contest many years ago run by the Daily Herald, I think. Some guy actually had 3 fingers on each hand and looked like the dad, and had a wild little tow-headed kid that resembled Calvin. Was that you?

[falafel]

So it is a Tag, then?

Aquaracer, I think. Chrono, Art?

[TripletDaddy]

Wife wants a pair of snow boots for X-mas.

Are Sorels a safe bet for the Gyn-folk? Posters that live in the 'Tah, what does your wife rock when the pow starts falling?

Also, traditional:



Or black:

[Commando]

Wife wants a pair of snow boots for X-mas.

Are Sorels a safe bet for the Gyn-folk? Posters that live in the 'Tah, what does your wife rock when the pow starts falling?

Sorels are siiick. Those were my first snowboarding boots, lined with a ski-boot liner back in the day. I don't know if women like them though, since they are highly functional, waterproof, and not quite as ugly as Uggs ().

[falafel]

I would think Sorels are a little overkill for daily use. Good for sledding, shoveling the walk after a blizzard, etc. Not necessary for trips to Target though. Must be living in proximity to Cabelas that them on her mind. You might think about getting her some camo gear too.

[TripletDaddy]

I would think Sorels are a little overkill for daily use. Good for sledding, shoveling the walk after a blizzard, etc. Not necessary for trips to Target though. Must be living in proximity to Cabelas that them on her mind. You might think about getting her some camo gear too.

That is really what she wants them for....when we go to Park City or sledding, that sort of thing. So, in other words, Im buying her a pair of boot she might wear 10 times the entire year.

I have a pair of Sorels, the traditional tan color. I really like them. I haven't really bothered to notice what women wear once the snow rolls around, though. I agree that they are not really trudge around town gear, but then again, I haven't ever felt the need to wear snow boots simply to drive around town.

[pellegrino]

Wife wants a pair of snow boots for X-mas.

Are Sorels a safe bet for the Gyn-folk? Posters that live in the 'Tah, what does your wife rock when the pow starts falling?

I don't live in the 'Tah, but I would suggest you select something other than sorels. I like Keen winter boots, they're excellent quality, but not as bulky and more stylish than the average winter boots.

here's a link for your special lady friend:

http://www.keenfootwear.com/us/en/wa...omen/na/15,503

[TripletDaddy]

I don't live in the 'Tah, but I would suggest you select something other than sorels. I like Keen winter boots, they're excellent quality, but not as bulky and more stylish than the average winter boots.

here's a link for your special lady friend:

http://www.keenfootwear.com/us/en/wa...omen/na/15,503

Those silvertons look sweet for role play (superhero fantasy )

[hostile]

That is really what she wants them for....when we go to Park City or sledding, that sort of thing. So, in other words, Im buying her a pair of boot she might wear 10 times the entire year.

I have a pair of Sorels, the traditional tan color. I really like them. I haven't really bothered to notice what women wear once the snow rolls around, though. I agree that they are not really trudge around town gear, but then again, I haven't ever felt the need to wear snow boots simply to drive around town.

Wife and I both have Sorel's and love them. Mrs. hostile probably uses hers more often than most (several times a week in the winter)- skiing, going to the barn, sledding, etc. Here are some that are a bit more fashion-forward and may be suitable for trudge around town gear.

http://www.gorsuch.com/category/foot...ots.do?nType=2

[Art Vandelay]

Wife and I both have Sorel's and love them. Mrs. hostile probably uses hers more often than most (several times a week in the winter)- skiing, going to the barn, sledding, etc. Here are some that are a bit more fashion-forward and may be suitable for trudge around town gear.

http://www.gorsuch.com/category/foot...ots.do?nType=2

astrid. MMM, needs herself some astrids

[pellegrino]

Those silvertons look sweet for role play (superhero fantasy )

they're waterproof, and breathable!

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I am not sure if these pass the high DDD fashion sense, but all of the HFN family rock these when at the mountain and not in ski/snowboard boots.

Waterproof and warm. Goose wears them all year round. In fact at this very moment she is wearing a mismatched pair because she likes the flowers on one and the butterfly on the other.

http://www.bogsfootwear.com/shop/ind...FQN-hwod3Xf8oA