The Ginger Bread Man Caper of '05

8:01 AM -- It all started very innocent. I stopped in the bakery this morning just as a fresh batch of ginger bread men cookies were coming out of the oven. He called out to me and I could see the heat rising from the baker's tray. The stage was set and the ginger bread man never had a chance. Here he is enjoying the outdoors knowing very little of his soon to be fate.

8:03 AM -- I couldn't help myself. That sweet smell of ginger and that frosting . Besides -- he's just a cookie. Here is Mr Ginger Bread man not doing so well -still enjoying the outdoors but he looks somehow leaner. In all seriousness, that ginger bread was quite a treat and a took me back to my childhood. So I dedicate this entry to my brief encounter with the ginger bread man.

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I was reading the Google blog and had a laugh over this post of a letter from Santa himself to the Google support team. This just in .... When the big guy is using your product in the midst of the Christmas rush, you know that you have arrived.

....The Google Earth team has received a pretty interesting business development inquiry that we thought we'd share with you:

To: "Google Support"
From: claus@gmail.com
Subject: Naughty or Nice Layer

I love Google Earth and have been planning a big trip with it. Now I'm wondering if you've ever thought about licensing data layers for "nice" and "naughty." If interested, I've got a really good list -- I've checked it twice. Rooftop accurate data!

Let me know,
S. Claus