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So the Midwest and Northeast United States are getting pounded with snow, ice, blizzards, etc. Little did I realize the snowman that my youngest child made a couple days ago would turn into a Calvin & Hobbes style snowman.

Let’s just say that even in Milwaukee this weather is bad enough that Groundhog’s Day was canceled. Seriously.

Last night, after seeing over eight inches of snow and having the wind really pick up, her little snowman looked like this:

Photo by Russ Neumeier

And here’s what it looked like this morning:

Photo by Russ Neumeier

So stay safe out there, enjoy your snow day if you’ve got ‘em, and to those in the southern US in balmy weather…you stink.

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We have a winner, folks! Nicholas Kleinhardt of East Lansing, MI is the proud owner of our awesome superhero package, listed below. When I let Nick know that he’d won, I warned him that, of course, with great gear comes great responsibility. I’m a little worried about his response:

“Thanks!   Great responsibility, indeed!    The world shall remain under my control… Mauaha.”

Uh-oh! We might have just put the Ultimate GeekDad Utility Belt into the wrong hands! Well, just in case, here’s Nick’s whole outfit, so the good guys can poke holes in his defenses (or just sit around, feeling really jealous).

From Maker Shed:

• a Mintronics Survival Pack
• Maker’s Notebook

From ThinkGeek, a whole mess of awesome hero gear:

• Perky Jerky
• Titanium Spork
• Swedish FireSteel
• Survival Kit in a Sardine Can
• Remote Control Gyro Copter
• SpyCam Lighter
• Utili-key Tool
• Sonic Screwdriver

From Logitech, some awesome Ultimate Ears noise-isolating earphones.

From Wizards of the Coast, an entire Dungeons & Dragons boxed set with a full set of dice.

From 5.11 Tactical, the Tactical shirt, Taclite Pro Pants, RUSH 12 backpack, and Aggressor Parka.

From TomTom, the GO 2405 TM GPS.

The runners up have also been notified via email of their prizes and will receive them at the addresses provided in their entries.

Thanks again for following the contest, everyone, and be sure to check out The Cape on NBC, TONIGHT at 9/8c.