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January 07, 2008
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So, what did I miss?

A relentless snow storm nearly kill everyone's New Year's Eve plans?

A guy from Lebanon may have lost his job at Wal-Mart for not dressing up as Santa?

The Pats went 16–0 and became the greatest team in the KNOWN UNIVERSE, and in the process finally rid us all of the smarmy '72 Dolphins in their blazers. Oh wait, I saw that game because EVERYONE AROUND THE GLOBE saw it thanks to some last minute maneuvering by the NFL Network.

And of course I did myself no favors by once again predicting the top stories of 2008. But if any of them happens, you better believe I am taking credit.

Meanwhile, in Minneapolis...

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it was business as usual. But hey, at least I got to watch the Vikings end the season in spectacularly frustrating fashion.

And in case you're wondering what I pulled in this Christmas, the highlights include a signed copy of Anthony Bourdain's new book, "No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach," the sweet, sweet "Star Wars: A pop–up guide to the galaxy," complete with a millennium falcon flying out at your face.

And oh yeah...a sausage making attachment for the the old reliable stand–mixer.

I guess I'm easy to shop for that way.

Meanwhile on the NXT desk we'll be back to making more podcasts, gadget lusting and zombie talk this week. Stick around.


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Suck on 16-0, Shula! Now shut up. Thank you.

Hope you got a depth charge at Caribou while back in MPLS. Better yet a trip to Dunn Bros.

Posted by The Native Tourist
January 7, 2008 04:53 PM

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Justin is a former newspaper intern and has the scar tissue to prove it. Justin has been a staff writer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram since 2003, and in 2004 began writing a weekly column in the Monday Magazine.

If he had to pick a label, the column would fall under "youth culture," covering everything from high school dance etiquette, dealing with college debt, the resurgence of Roller Derby and Portland's one-of-a-kind music scene. This of course has not stopped him from answering letters to Santa Claus or writing about his experience riding shotgun in a drift car.

Justin is an export from the Midwest. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri and is originally from Minnesota. He enjoys bacon, cheap beer, redheads, Burt Reynolds jokes and wondering what the soundtrack to his life would sound like.

When he grows up he wants to be an international art thief. Or Captain America.

Until then he'll be bringing you dispatches about "the young people" and what they do.





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