I think I found my next project. Christmas 2008 will be a traffic stopping showcase on W. 2nd Street in Coal Valley, IL. I went to my cousins house in Elburn Illinois and got inspired. This video is in no way close in comparison to his show, but it is fodder for my creation for next year. The following picture is of his house though. Just wait till next year. Until then Merry Christmas to you and all of your families.

It's almost Christmas and the Wii selling spree is over. I could not believe the madness that followed people on their conquest for the Nintendo game system of the year. The $249.00 electronic game that went for sell on eBay for around $550.oo just 2 weeks ago is now going for barely above retail. It surprised me how fast the buying and selling trend went downhill. Maybe it was because of targets release of so many systems into the mainstream buying market last Sunday. In Davenport alone, the released 72 of them. Multiply that times the amount of Targets in the United States and you have a lot of Wii out there. What will be the next big selling trend? I thought it would be Guitar Hero for the Xbox 360, but the market dropped faster than I would fall off the top Sears Tower in Chicago. I want to be on the next train to ebay richness. Oh what will the next Wii be?

What was so nasty can become so beautiful. The ice storm that hit the Quad Cities late Monday and all day Tuesday really didn't amount to much except alot of rain. What did turn to ice though has been left on the trees and with the bright sun glimmering off of them, they have turned into pieces of winter art. Ansel Adams could not have photographed and Thomas Kincade could not have painted as beautiful as a scene as when you head north over the hill on I-74 in Moline and began to overlook the Mississippi River valley. If it wasn't so cold here, it wouldn't be bad this time of year to live in the Quad Cities. As I said, how can something so nasty become so beautiful?

I wish my job can be like the weatherman's. It must be nice to only have to be right 50% of the time "Yes Mr. Caster, your computer may or not get online. At least that's what my calculations are showing me". We have been waiting for the storm of the century ,or as Dave and Darrin call it "Death Storm 2007", all day. It is like the weathermen are employed by Microsoft"This product may or may not work".

Just nineteen days until Christmas. This year really flew by. I know I probably said this before and am sounding like an old man, but I figured if I had said it already, repetition is the key to remembering. So remember this, time is going by to fast anymore. It seems like we are always on the go, doing something or going somewhere. The older the kids get, the more involved they are in everything. Maybe there will be another ice storm this weekend because of "Death Storm 2007" and we will be trapped in the house.

Here are the latest polls. My boy is in the lead now. Remember to keep an eye on him in the next few months.

Republican Candidates
Date 12/6/07
Giuliani 18%
Huckabee 21%
Thompson 11%
Romney 12%
McCain 11%

One month countdown to the Iowa caucuses. Who is going to win the circus? Are we ready for the next president of the United States? Are we ready for the first woman, minority or Mormon president? Prediction:Huckabee. According to the Rasmussen Reports Presidential Tracking Poll released on December 2nd, Mike Huckabee has now moved into 2nd place NATIONALLY!

Rudy Giuliani 22%
Mike Huckabee 17%
Fred Thompson 14%
John McCain 14%
Mitt Romney 11%.
Ron Paul 6%
No other Republican 2%

Every once in awhile, a underdog will come on the scene and win it all. I say keep your eye on him as a front runner in this race. I am discovering more about him and I am liking what I see.

Next prediction...Hillary will be be left out, Edwards and Obama will be the front runners. Let's see what's going to happen in January in Iowa.