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**UPDATE** I have awarded the 7 Google Wave invitations. Thanks to all who participated

The irony of it all. I have a couple friends saying they don’t have the invite. I can’t give them one because I didn’t get any. Then they get Wave and the next day BAM! I have invites. The stars are lined against me, better get back in bed.

Therefore, I have 7 invites to give (I earmarked one already). If you want an invite, all you have to do is comment on this thread. Comment what you want to get over the holidays. No one-liners. Give me a paragraph at least. Tell me why you want the item.And please don’t say “I want Google Wave for the holidays”.

Great comments will get their invite right away. Otherwise, next week I’ll give them away.

BTW – If someone already invited you to Google Wave, then you should probably wait for that. I already had someone ask and when I asked them if someone already gave a wave request, they said “Yeah, but I’m still waiting”. I waited 2 weeks after someone invited me.

BTW BTW – If you have Wave and want to just comment with what you want for the holidays, then let me know you do not want to be in the drawing on the comment.

BTW BTW BTW – By Retweeting, I give extra brownie points….

Good Luck!

The first paragraph goes out to my Aunt Edie. She passed away earlier this morning. I got to spend some time with her one summer when I was in grade school. At the time she owned an actual food concessions trailer. She would drive it to each location and serve the workers lunch, then close up and drive on back home. I learned how to play backgammon from Edie.

Later in life, Edie and Uncle Ed, along with the kids, moved to a horse farm North-East of here. We had a few family get-togethers at the farm. The horses were being raised for the Kentucky derby, so they were rigorously trained.

For that, I bid adeau to my aunt. She lived a solid life and taught me a few things. I won’t forget it.

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