The region's...er...inclement weather must have given an extra boost to Amazon.com's sales this season. Or maybe depressed, laid-off people everywhere felt like the malls were too much to handle and decided to shop online, instead. Either way, Amazon had the best Christmas ever! All that money couldn't plow the roads, though, and Seattlest's gifts, guaranteed by Amazon to arrive at our house by Christmas Eve, still haven't landed on our doorstep. We pulled the trusty "print out a picture from the website and put it in a pretty envelope" trick to make up for it. more ›