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St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Eden Prairie all are making plans for new housing and businesses to take root around light-rail stations that have already been sited in their towns.

From Four Suburbs are Betting Big on Light Rail

Great news – but again, it would be a lot better to be planning and building a number of lines in tandem. Where are the lines to the north and east?

wow, this is apropos:

Grandma’s on the Computer Screen

That they were a thousand miles apart, their weekly visit unfolding over computer screens in their respective homes, did not faze either one. Like many other grandchildren and grandparents who live far apart, Alex and Joe Geosits, 69, have become fluent in the ways of the Web cam.

I just purchased a webcam for my grandparents so we could start video calling in a few days…

ok. i’ve gone ahead with the transferring of my domain and host. we’ll see how this goes.

i’ve been thinking about switching internet hosts, but it’s quite an ordeal. i think i have a pretty good handle on getting the files transferred, dumping the databases to sql files and reimporting, etc.

but the real problem is mail. how do I efficiently move a bunch of mail accounts from one host to another?

matt and I are both on 1&1 hosting. let’s just say that we’ve been less than thrilled.

who’s your favorite host?

The first snow of the year is always a bit magical, even if it is only a little dusting.

Waking up and looking outside to see snow makes my heart skip a little bit. Think of all the fun things we’ll be doing in the snow!

First time a diesel has won the award!

LA 2008 Green Car of the Year

We’re waiting for the wagon version at our local dealership… it might be a while they tell us.

Where are all the hatchbacks and wagons?

Sorry, Mr. President. Please surrender your BlackBerry.

via Say Goodbye to BlackBerry? If Obama Has to, Yes He Can – NYTimes.com.

PGP anyone? I think there are some pretty secure ways that he could continue to use email…