Dec 31

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David We’ve got two kits, so … Coming up next: Iron Chef Gingerbread House competition. Secret ingredient: Bananas and Cheez-Its [dhkeller].
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David @svtwinmom Flexible spending accounts have become unreasonably inflexible. Have outgrown their usefulness with bureaucratic burdens. [dhkeller].
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David Lame that Google Wallet requires cc info to purchase FREE music. OTOH, free Pearl Jam! … HT @Radlein: Pearl Jam Live http://t.co/crc5u4H9 [dhkeller].
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David Iron Chef Gingerbread House update: waiting for houses to set, so gardens! cheez-it pavers, sourdough bread fountain, banana stepping stones [dhkeller].
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David @CouchTarts @Puckguy14 SJ Arena capacity has been increased twice since then. Hilarious watching you all tweet about this game. I was there. [dhkeller].
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David My neighborhood. eList, do your thing … RT @mercnews: Woman dies, another injured after attack in San Jose home http://t.co/w5IkgtrN [dhkeller].
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David At Truckee’s Blue Coyote for UCLA bowl game, but watching NHL Old Timers intros (hilarious as Girls try to pronounce hockey names). [dhkeller].
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David @OhMySwed3 Can us #sjSharks oldtimers go on about how our NHL expansion screwed us out of drafting Lindros, and we got Falloon instead? [dhkeller].
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David @OhMySwed3 You do know, right? League forced ‘dispersal draft’ w/ MN Stars, no overall #1 in first draft. EVERY other expansion got #1 pick [dhkeller].
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David @OhMySwed3 Then, of course, when #sjSharks had that 11 win season in 92-93, that year’s expansion teams stole our pre-lottery #1 pick [dhkeller].
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David Noticing it was totally white, 7yoF very curious about Parent’s mask. Love telling her the story. [dhkeller].
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David Seriously? You have to ask? ;-p … RT @CSNSharks: What would your New Year’s resolution be for the #SJSharKs? [dhkeller].
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David @CouchTarts Ever notice tryouts are the only advertising they do. At all. … Maybe you could date a SabreKitten, if you just buy tickets. [dhkeller].
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David @whataboutbob I feel your pain often. 98.5 is Sacramento’s rock station, 94.7 (?) is alternative. I think. [dhkeller].
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Dec 30

Latest Lifestream (December 30 2011)

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David What does the outdoorsperson do when there’s no snow to snowboard? Cabellas across the border in Nevada is letting the kids do archery [dhkeller].
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David And now we’re going to take the Kids to Boomtown. Yep, we really need it to snow. [dhkeller].
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David Can we get to top of Crow’s Nest by then? … RT @TableCloth: tomorrow last day to submit snow dance! in by 2 pm http://t.co/J4YsvM5z [dhkeller].
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David In lieu of snow, we are planning to hike to Crow’s Nest @SugarBowl1939 (simple in summer). Hardest part so far: Choosing clothes. [dhkeller].
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Top of the Ridge End of the Snowy Trail @csborg
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David End of the Snowy Trail @csborg http://t.co/zCACFKN5 [dhkeller].
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David National Forest Boundary http://t.co/hmed0RRI [dhkeller].
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David Alright, it got snowy again ;-( … http://t.co/mLRu1p4H [dhkeller].
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David 90 minutes, 2 miles from Cabin. Rest stop! [dhkeller].
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David Top of the Ridge http://t.co/TrS7RW0p [dhkeller].
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David Made it to the top of the Ridge, with Crow’s Nest further along. Scenic, but very windy, Most of party may head back. [dhkeller].
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David You can *see* Crow’s Nest from here! http://t.co/fDuuzEld [dhkeller].
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David Snowing for real now. Seriously. http://t.co/0ltfh0Gz [dhkeller].
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David Cabin ;-) … 34°F outside. 63° inside. "snow" has turned to rain/snow mix outside. Trip was 2hrs up, 1hr back. [dhkeller].
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David RT @TahoeNorth: LET IT SNOW!!!!! Looks like the snow dances worked! [dhkeller].
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David taking full credit with hair-brained idea to hike Crow’s Nest today … RT @sugarbowl1939: It’s snowing! Keep it around – do your snow dance [dhkeller].
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Dec 29

Latest Lifestream (December 29 2011)

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David RT @TahoeNorth: What to do when you’re not skiing… http://t.co/OcCUHqT4 [dhkeller].
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Dec 28

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David Yes, TNT Ride Extreme Sports, I’ll pay you $6 to ship that stomp pad. How about you just slide it into a 1st Class envelope for me? [dhkeller].
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David So what if it’s Dec 27. Christmas in the Park in downtown SJ tonight. And free street parking in the freight-loading zone too. [dhkeller].
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David #sjSharks Round Table Pizza. Oh, wait … RT @wyshynski: QoD: "Who would be the appropriate sponsor for your team’s sweaters?" #MvsW [dhkeller].
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David @SFMktmaven I’ll just assume you are also vicariously feeling my pain ;-p [dhkeller].
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David Hillsdale SJ @Target has already stopped giving out bags. Will @Starbucks across parking lot stop giving out single-use cardboard sleeves? [dhkeller].
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Dec 27

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David Just had the ceremonial first reading of the rules for one of our new board games, which we will now all break and re-write for expediency [dhkeller].
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David #sjSharks only starting 2nd period on my DVR, but 13yoJ has looked up the final on her Xmas smartphone. Not sure how I feel about that ;-) [dhkeller].
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David Call from @ATT on my AT&T cell to ask which account I want to combine online with my AT&T landline. Hmm, maybe the one you just called? [dhkeller].
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David @csborg Keep us posted. We are flexible (going up Wed night). [dhkeller].
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Dec 26

Latest Lifestream (December 26 2011)

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David Most Wonderful DAY of The Year – It’s Christmas Day of course! And it brings our traditional Mommy Christmas Carol f… http://t.co/DsifrlCV [dhkeller].
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David got maybe one more bag-hoarding shopping run in me before 2012 … RT @mercnews: BYOB (bring your own bag) in SJ stores http://t.co/U4vs6NGq [dhkeller].
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David My Bro on TV! Watch 2-min Leverage preview http://t.co/oszYXhXr . He’s the soft-spoken bearded gun-toting goon, shown the door after 46 secs [dhkeller].
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Dec 25

Latest Lifestream (December 25 2011)

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David RT @NoradSanta: Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace – #Santa is enjoying the sites and a spot of tea. See his journey! http:// … [dhkeller].
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David @Grumpydoc Hah! … but then there’s butter, garlic, bread, spinach salad, beer, wine … Wait, was I supposed to buy all that earlier? ;-p [dhkeller].
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David That moment, well after Midnight, when you can’t find that thing you were gonna give your daughter. Anyone seen that? [dhkeller].
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David The gift of a reasonable night’s sleep! (if you don’t count being up past 1a). Girls came in around 7:15. Merry Christmas! [dhkeller].
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David @gskeller Got your pic. … Did my video-text make it? [dhkeller].
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David If you spill bacon grease on hard wood kitchen floor, is it best to clean up right away or easier after coagulation? Asking for a friend. [dhkeller].
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David @98JMK It works! [dhkeller].
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admin published Most Wonderful DAY of The Year.
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David Post: Most Wonderful DAY of The Year http://t.co/BiF6WZJL [dhkeller].
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David Girls got hand-me-down (not activated) smartphones for mp3 playing, camera, email, calendars, etc. 13yoJ’s is wifi set-up to work at school. [dhkeller].
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David Yes, 13yoJ got a TwitterID for use on phone over wifi (@98JMK), but it’s locked (no follow requests granted during introductory period) [dhkeller].
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David @lfletche can still ‘@’ 98JMK to send, but replies locked during trial, while we learn. Reciprocal follows too confusing early on [dhkeller].
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David @lfletche Actually, upon further review — because YOUR account is locked — she can’t see your @ to her. Learning! She’ll follow soon. [dhkeller].
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Dec 25

Most Wonderful DAY of The Year

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It’s Christmas Day of course! And it brings our traditional Mommy Christmas Carol for 2011, which is a fun mash-up of Martin-Keller Family memes.

Most Wonderful DAY of the Year

2011: The Most Wonderful DAY of The Year


First of all, the official song isn’t “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” That’s a totally different song, and it wouldn’t have made any sense to make an ornament with misfit toys on it. The real 2011 song is “The Most Wonderful Day of the Year,” performed on the Island of Misfit Toys in the ‘Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’ Christmas special.

Then again, these aren’t the official misfits from the Island of Misfit Toys, but rather the trio from the “Toys Go Out” series of books by Emily Jenkins. And our version is hand-made, recalling our family Christmas gifts to our cousins a few years ago.

And — as an extra bonus — the Toys have a new book (technically a prequel) that just come out. We’re not sure if Mommy knows about, but she does now … because while it won’t hang in the tree, we did include it as part of the gift!

Toss in a nod to our visit to the Nuremburg Toy Museum in Germany this past summer, and you’ve got our traditional 2011 Christmas Carol Ornament.

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Past Christmas Carol gifts:

2010: O Tanenbaum
2009: Frosty the Snowman
2008: The Race That Long in Darkness Pined
2007: Away in a Manger
2006: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
2005: What Child is This?
2004: I Saw three Ships
2003: One-Horse Open Sleigh (Jingle Bells)
2002: A Sweetie Goose in a Pear Tree (12 Days of Christmas)

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Dec 24

Latest Lifestream (December 24 2011)

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David so, TWICE this month, I’ve checked @Comcast @xfinity_tv DVR to confirm recording of #sjSharks game, then it didn’t. Going back after Holiday [dhkeller].
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David @oshanada Don’t know for sure, but they’ve tended to be around holidays, so I assume he’s home with Family in SK [dhkeller].
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David 7yoF’s morning checklist: Cuddle, then check to see where Santa is on @NoradSanta … And after seeing him last night, she still believes [dhkeller].
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David Thorough technology meltdown. Phone update troubles, computer no longer playing sound, Internet speeds lagging. Lovely. [dhkeller].
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David So the fundamental problem with wanting to have Dungeness Crab for Christmas Eve is that you have to go to the grocery store on Xmas Eve [dhkeller].
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David Santa is in route to Botswana, according to @NoradSanta online … 7yoF: "I want to go to Botswana sometime." [dhkeller].
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