There's nothing better than homemade green chile and a good bottle of wine on a cold winter's night.

That's what we're doing here, and watching the finale of the X-Factor.

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We got 9 inches of snow last night, and it's still piling up. 12 to 16 inches are expected before the storm is done-- much more outside of Denver. It's a great day to work from home.

As usual, viewers from our local Channel 7 news have submitted some great photos.

[Hat tip to Skippy for making this graphic several snow seasons ago.]

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Menorahs around the globe are lit tonight-- There were major ceremonies in New York and Washington .

Whatever day you begin celebrating, we wish you all a joyous holiday season.

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I've got lots of work today, so here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

BTD - A belated "me too."

It's snowing and icy here.

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Heeeernaaaaandeeeeeezzzzz!!!!!(and brady)

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Florida v Texas A&M hoops starts now.

Go Gators!

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The weekend has arrived, just in time for an open thread. All topics welcome.

Good morning.

Travel day for me.

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Busy today.

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Our earlier open thread is just about full.

My computers seem to be malware free now, but I'm still being very cautious. The last expense I want this time of year is a new computer or even worse, two.

In political news, Newt Gingrich today promised an evangelical group in Iowa he'll remain faithful to his current wife. In a letter promising to oppose gay marriage, he added:

"I also pledge to uphold the institution of marriage through personal fidelity to my spouse and respect for the marital bonds of others," he wrote.

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I didn't blog this weekend because my laptop got taken over by the latest virus (malware) scam, which starts with an alert that your computer is infected. It uses the official Microsoft logo. Within minutes, all executable security programs are disabled (it plants something in your computer registry) so your anti-virus and anti-spy software programs don't work; it hijacks your browser; and every 20 seconds or so, it pops up on your screen telling you to activate its program for $60 to be free. It took me all weekend to get it removed, no easy task, because it also disables your ability to implement the fix. It even disabled my printer from printing the fix. What a nightmare. [More....]