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Jamie, that race is called the Iditarod. Dog sled racing is the sport. Or mushing. I explain a little more in depth to Aboboisdaman. If you click on the link to the Iditarod page in my blog, it will take you to the official site. Look for subscriptions in the upper menu bar, click on that, and voila! The GPS tracker is part of the Ultimate Insider package, I think it's around $35. I bought a subscription for my grandmother for Christmas, too.

Flickr works pretty well for me.

Thanks for the info on the app, but I don't own a cell phone or a tablet. I get email updates from the official Iditarod website and I have a paid subscription to all the exclusive content, so imagine I'm pretty well set up, though.

I don't put my hobbies on my resumes. I keep those completely work-related. I think the more we let people know that we're not those stereotypes, the sooner we can change people's perspective of what gamers are: everyday people who enjoy an interactive entertainment experience.

We aren't strange, we're non-traditional, lol. Sounds like we've had a lot of the same experiences growing up. Glad to know there are more like me out there.

Aaron, there are several big distance races. The Iditarod is the most famous, but the Yukon Quest is about the same distance. One of the qualifiers for the Iditarod is the Can-Am, which is run in both Canada and Maine. It's more of a middle-distance race, though. There are other races called sprint races that are under 100 miles that take place all over the country. Mushing's a pretty big sport, but not many people know about it. I started getting interested back when ABC's Wide World of Sports used to follow it. Plus, we had neighbors who had sled dogs and used to race in sprint races. My grandparents took me down to Lake Winnipesaukee to see the sprint races down there, and then my neighbors organized one on the lake we lived on. It was pretty cool.

I don't know how interested I am in social media on my consoles. I'll admit to some relief that I could still check in on a few websites when my old laptop died and before the new one arrived, but other than that, I use my PS3 for gaming and watching movies - streaming, Blu Ray, and DVD.

DQ VIII, still one of the best looking games out there. And Ni No Kuni, soooo pretty!

I love the look of cel-shading for some games. Part of what makes DQ VIII one of my favorite games of all time is the cel-shaded graphics. The world is so colorful and vibrant. The full orchestral score didn't hurt it, either.

Interesting blog as always Cary. I didn't know much about the Bit.trip games. They sound interesting, but probably not games I would enjoy playing myself.