End-of-the-year randomness

Wow, how did it get to be the end of the year already? I've fallen down on my blogging bigtime, but I have ambitious plans for 2010-- mostly consisting of posting a batch of articles at once and letting MovableType publish them on a schedule. That way when I'm in the blogging mood I can write up a bunch of stuff and post it.

A few end-of-the-year notes:

• Christmas was wonderful, even though (or perhaps because) we were here by ourselves. We gave Mom and our boys a Disney cruise, which means I'll miss the MVP summit this year. I think it's a reasonable tradeoff, though.
• Julie and Paul gave me Cruise Ship Confidential, which was a real hoot. The author struck me as someone I'd love to sit down with over lunch. If you like true-confessions-style books, this one's excellent.
• Lego Rock Band is a ton of fun, especially with the boys. We also gave them Lips: #1 Hits, which is way more fun than I expected it would be. No surprise that the Lips wireless mic works with the Rock Band family, and having a wireless mic makes those games more fun (and easier for us to stage).
• I bought a USMC license plate frame from the Stars and Stripes Shop. It was cheaper than any place else I found, I got it in two days, and they sent me a 10% off code to share: sssfrienddec09. Share and enjoy!
• This year's Aviation Week & Space Technology photo contest winners are even more awesome than usual. The little tiny online versions don't really do the pictures justice; if you can find the print magazine, you'll see what I mean.
• One of my coworkers is an Iowa fan-- the first one I've ever met in the flesh. Too bad his team is going down when they play the mighty Yellow Jackets.
• Speaking of work, I'm really excited about some of the stuff we're going to be doing. I can't share any details yet but there are some exciting things coming up.

I probably won't be posting again this year, so until next time, have a wonderful New Year's Eve and get ready for a great 2010!