This CANNOT Be Emphasized Enough

Around the holidays many a gift giver is picking up the latest and greatest in 1080p high definition entertainment. My father, for example, is about to lay down his wallet for this. Of course, I had to remind dad that when buying his new Mantown centerpiece, he should not forget to buy the HDMI cable.

And as a reminder to dad or anyone else on your list (I know that 52-inch Samsung listed under gift ideas for "Cousin Ed" is merely a code for "self giting"), remeber this...

As endorsed by CNet (and the entertainment geekdom as a whole)- do NOT under any circumstance, even at the risk of illness, dismemberment or even (however unlikely) death, do NOT ever- and I mean NEVER- buy expensive HDMI cables.

JC Penney Coupons

In the spirit of the holidays, I came across a couple of good coupons for JC Penney. Not my particular store du jour, but a popular one nonetheless. (Admittedly, I do use one staple item from there, though I will not say what.)

Here's 15% off your order...


And this coupon rocks that one. Here's $10 off $25 or more- translation: that's OVER 15% off an order up to $65. So, you spend $65 or less, use this link. You spend over $65, use the above coupon.

Enjoy.

A Bird in Hand...

Literally. This was a picture taken at random at our house. We have a screened in porch with a hole in the door created by/for the dogs. Occasionally a wandering feathered friend finds its way onto the porch.

We take great care in releasing them back into the wild when it happens. We just happened this time to have the children and grandpa taken by the wonder of this small creature. The lighting, the positioning, the bird... it all just struck me as so perfect in the moment. All taken with the default settings on my (awesome) Canon SD850 IS. Best point-and-shoot there is in my opinion. How can you argue with results such as this...