Honey Stinger Contest Winners; Random Shots of Christmas

Before today’s Random Shots of Christmas (as I’ve decided to call the weekend posts this month), let’s wrap up the Honey Stinger contest from earlier this week. Thanks very much to everyone who responded, especially those who already use Honey Stinger products and provided positive feedback; I had no idea that so many people were already so crazy about the waffles.

So let’s get to the winners: Derrick, Mary Shannon Johnstone, and Maggie Wolff: e-mail me your addresses – you’ve got a sample pack of Honey Stinger stuff headed your way. To everyone else who wants to get their hands on the new strawberry waffles, here’s the link to purchase them from Amazon.com.

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On to the customary weekend RSOB, er … RSOC. The first comes from my own Carmel Valley neighborhood, on the road that brings me back home after every morning’s run:

As it happens, my house is only about two-thirds of a mile from this sign, so I haven’t really seen any red-nosed reindeer crossings further out in the valley. But it’s getting close to the right time of year, so I’m definitely keeping my eyes peeled.

The other is from Salinas, from the same chocolate shop that went into patriotic mode on September 11th:

So apparently the shop has a muralist on the payroll. As for what I’m doing at a chocolate shop so frequently in recent months, that’s none of your business; it’s still my offseason. That is, at least for a couple more weeks.



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