Man oh man... truth is where you find it.

The Big Dig, Day One.

And so it begins, the Big Dig.

Snowpocalypse 2016. This is my driveway. That indistinct blob is my car, a full size four-door sedan. Maybe I’ll be able to find it again after the spring thaw. 20" - 24" depending on where I measure; it’s around 10am and the snow is still hammering down.

My house remains Ground Zero for the DC Snowpocalypse. Our most likely snowfall total is up to 28; the max is 35".

Snowpocalypse 2016

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Amazon is now accepting orders for their new Echo device. Amazon Prime members who requested an invitation are now receiving them, and can place orders now for shipment in late April. The normal $200 price is discounted to $100.

I'm playing Uncharted 3. I just survived the plane crash, found the ghost town and have met up with the Salim and his desert horse guys. Whew! Allow me to make the following comment about this game: Holy Screaming Camel Shit!™ I'm a Gen-1 gamer; my first video game was Pong. I stayed up all night playing Space…