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The ongoing saga of my game life, with a few pearls of wisdom thrown in that only I will appreciate.... Who am I kidding? You're only here for the taxi stories.

Something has got to give -or- Despite my whining, this is why I love this town and will probably never leave. -or- Good gaming weatherJanuary 4

Obligatory FBX blogger post on the weather: Day 9 with no relief in sight.

The picture was taken minutes ago.

The official temperature at the airport has dipped below -40 F. for the last 9 days, except Dec. 27, when it reached -39 F. and Jan. 1 when it reached a balmy -38 F.

Looks like today will be the coldest, with the official temperature standing at -45 and it may dip lower.

Of course, it is always a few degrees cooler in North Pole, and a few degrees cooler yet at Coldfoot Manor. Here at the homestead it's been close to -50 every night during this cold snap.

Holiday gaming in a nutshell.January 2

Dominion has been a huge hit. I am giving it a solid 10 after more than a dozen plays. Yeah, there is a lot of variation built into the game, but I'm content to play with the same cards again and again just to explore the possibilities of a particular combination. An interesting, yet quick game that gets deeper and intrigues me more with each play.

I've owned Citadels for years and finally played for the first time. Pretty darn good game. The kids love it. Not a lot of subtleties that can be explored, but a fun game. I initially gave it a 7, but after numerous plays it does not seem as if it will get old anytime soon. Bumped it to an 8. Played with some alternate characters and will consider bumping it to a 9 in the near future.

Behind the scenesDecember 31 2008

Dispatcher: I have a request for a non-smoking cab... eh... Twenty, can you have that cab aired out by the time you get to (such and such address).

20: Probably not.

Dispatcher: Thirty, how about you?

30: I doubt it.

Dispatcher: Anyone?
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40: I'm on the other end of town, but I'm wearing a nicotine patch today.

Dispatcher: It's all yours.

Wouldn't have been the shortest trip ever... but close.December 31 2008

Some drunk people called for a cab at the Klondike hotel.

They wanted to go from one room in the motel to another room in the motel, and back.

Sounded like this could turn into a story for the blog, so I went along with it.

Turns out they were too lazy to pack the beer from one room to the other. The plan was to load up the cab with beer from one room and return to the first room.

Two seconds later, when we arrived at the destination, it was determined that all the beer was gone. They decided to get more beer from the store, so I at least got a trip to Safeway and back for my trouble.

R.I.P.December 23 2008

Daniel Frederick (Known to Fairbanksans as Blondie)

1946-2008

Didn't really know him personally, like most Fairbanksans I just saw him puttering about his property downtown. I miss him already. Won't be breakup until I see him watering his yard.