Spec the Halls Newsletter 2008-5
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Note from the editor
There are only a couple of days left to submit your stories or art to Spec the Halls! Get them in while you can!
That's not the only thing you're running out of time on, either. If you want to use standard shipping and still have your presents arrive by Christmas, you'd better order them today or tomorrow! I finally finished up (almost all) my Christmas shopping online today. I'm not sure why I put it off until now--once I got started, it was pretty easy. Next up: getting Christmas cards out in time!
Happy holidays,
Abra Staffin Wiebe, Editor
Recommended Submission
A father uses technology to bring a traditional Christmas to his family, but things don't quite work out as planned.
A Robotic Christmas
by Karlton Douglas
He had agonized all the way through October and into the middle of November until he finally came upon an idea. Flicking through the channels on his Wall Screen Viewer he saw an item on the Shopping Network that caught his interest. It was a semi-Robotic Santa. It could play music, and appeared life-like, but its movements were limited to shaking hands and patting children on the head. Terence smacked himself on the head with the palm of his hand, saying, Terence you idiot, why didn't you think of this before?
Read more at Spec the Halls Recommended Submissions.
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Holiday Tip
Tired of watering the Christmas tree every four hours? Afraid it's going to dry out and burst into flames? Make a hidden Christmas tree waterer (Instructables, via Lifehacker).
Handy Links
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