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Hey everyone. Finally, we are getting a break from the intense cold. The little snow we have is melting every day. Could spring really be on its way? I'll believe it when the tulips are popping up. Working lots of hours on the 51 High-Tech Practical Jokes book to get it done as soon as possible. The Builders' Gallery has been updated over the past couple of days, so check out the newest entries. Sorry it's taken so long to get your projects included. We've been so overwhelmed with technical crap lately that's eaten into our spare time. Instead of working on books and projects, we've had to divert attention to computer- and software-related glitches that have really been a pain to deal with, but necessary. So, keep sending in your pictures and info. for the Builders' Gallery.

We took some time this past weekend to hang out with some friends on Lake Superior - literally. The ice is pretty thick so they had an ice shack heated with a wood stove, ATV's, ice fishing, hockey, skating, food. Had a good time. Nice to get out in the outdoors and hang out for awhile. Brad even skated for the first time ever! Only fell a couple of times. Not too bad for a newbie!

I started this post ranting about another annual marketing campaign designed to boost retail sales and guilt consumers into spending their hard earned cash and accumulating more personal debt just for one day - Valentine's Day.

But, after some reflection, I decided not to publish that rant.

If you cherish someone special, let him/her know more often than just a few times a year, or only on holidays dictated by the retail industry.

Make every day a special day. Cheers, friends.

The long-awaited Bandito Short Wheel Base Recumbent and Meridian Long Wheel Base Recumbent downloads are now online. It's a bit strange launching these two new projects right now when we are in the middle of another deep freeze. Well, we can dream of warmer days by looking at the videos and pictures.

In the meantime, Brad is working hard on the 51 High-Tech Practical Jokes for the Evil Genius book, aiming to get it done well before deadline to free up some time for building more bikes this spring.

The new forum will be launched some time, no definite timeframe on that. The current one is working ok, a couple of glitches, but just don't have the time to mess around with configurations. We are already behind thanks to technical problems with our former web host that kept screwing up our site and store. So, had to make a quick decision and transfer everything over to another company. Hopefully, no more disruptions for awhile.

By the way, when you register for the Support Forum, you will receive an email with instructions so that your account will be activated. If you don't follow the instructions, your membership request will be automatically deleted in 48 hours. This is necessary to ward off spam 'bots that automatically register on forums then post crap. Every membership is verified before being approved. That's the best system we can offer right now. The next forum will have improved security features, but more on that later.

That's it from our end. Just trying to stay warm and manage our time. Can you believe these temperatures!?

Holy icicles, Batman, it's sure cold here now! I didn't order this weather, but it sure has hit us hard for over a week. It's a snappy -27°C today, a little warmer from the -30s last week. Yes, you are reading that right. Imagine this - parts of Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan have been colder than -40. A major snowstorm in the west last week claimed several lives, tornado-like winds in BC and ice storms in the mid-US. What the heck is going on this year? Nasty. Hope you're safe and warm wherever you are.

There's not much else to report on, other than Brad is still working on the Bandito and Meridian downloads, and not doing very much in the garage these days, obviously. Might have to hold off on my welding training until this deep freeze ends, even though we have heat in the garage, it's still pretty damp. I'm not feeling inspired today, so back to some paperwork. Oh, the joys.

Hey everyone! I know it's been awhile since the last entry. We are well rested from taking a break over the holidays and gearing up for another very busy year. Hope you all had a wonderful and safe holiday and a Cool Yule. It's hard to believe that we are already in another new year. We have so much planned this year it's going to take alot of organizing and time management to achieve our goals.

First, the Bandito and Meridian downloads will be available later this month. Then, the forum will be completely overhauled with more features. Also, a winter bike project, followed by more choppers, tadpole trike, trailers and a whack of other informative downloads yet to be finalized.

And, we start working on our fourth book in partnership with McGraw-Hill Professional, "51 High-Tech Practical Jokes for the Evil Genius", which will be out in September. Plus, I will start learning to weld some time this month. I'm looking forward to that!

Just think - all of this will be done in our "spare time"! Are we nuts!? Yep, that seems to be the Atomic Zombie way. So, thanks in advance for your patience if you post questions in the forum or send us emails and it takes us a few days to respond. Hopefully, you can continue to help each other as much as possible.

Ongoing freezing rain is causing some power outages and Internet access and telephone problems, so please bear with us. This winter is unusually warm. We should have 3-5 feet of snow and temperatures well below freezing, but that's not the case - yet. Even the squirrels, which should be hibernating, are still out and about. We're still plugging along, despite these challenges, trying to cope the best we can.

We'll be checking in the forum regularly, and the Builder's Gallery will be updated every month. Another blog update will be coming at ya next week. Have a great weekend.