i've live in the midwest my entire life (well except for that 11 month stint on the east coast) and the winters here are just silly. i grew up in northwest missouri, where winter guaranteed the eventual freezing rain, snow, freezing rain storm that made shoveling a true pain in the ass. so i moved t...

linda pugach, crime victim, 75

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/linda-pugach-blinded-infamous-nyc-crime-dies-18302267

it goes in ebbs and flows. some years there are a ton of good animes released and other years, not so much.

and when there are good ones, i'm usually over at crunchyroll getting my anime on.

eugene patterson, activist, 89

http://news.yahoo.com/eugene-patterson-89-voice-civil-rights-dies-043902974.html

claude nobs, jazz festival founder, 76

http://news.yahoo.com/montreux-jazz-festival-founder-claude-nobs-dies-223514803.html

evan connell, writer, 88

http://news.ca.msn.com/entertainment/acclaimed-writer-evan-s-connell-dies-at-168

frank page, personality, 87

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/voice-of-the-louisiana-hayride-frank-page-dies-at-age-87-helped-introduce-elvis-presley/2013/01/11/6a66de80-5c3a-11e2-b8b2-0d18a64c8dfa_story.html

jorge selaron, artist, 54

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/artist-selaron-found-dead-work-brazil-18183660

david ellis, director, 60

http://news.yahoo.com/snakes-plane-director-david-r-ellis-dies-021322624.html

huell howser, tv personality, 67

http://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/ci_22327002/californias-gold-host-huell-howser-dies-at-67

Probably should bump this thread since Wild Card weekend is 3/4ths done. Our teams are both one step closer to a rematch, Gem! Houston has a tougher road to get there, though. Lotsa folks picking Denver to win it all. Pack looked pretty good in the rematch vs. Minnesota. Should be a good game in Sa...

john sheardown, canadian embassy, 88 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/05/world/americas/john-sheardown-canadian-who-sheltered-americans-in-tehran-dies-at-88.html?_r=0 gloria pall, tv host, 85 http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-gloria-pall-20130106,0,1878763.story

pete elliot, pro football hall of fame executive, 86

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/pro-football-hall-of-fame-executive-director-former-illinois-coach-pete-elliot-dies-at-86/2013/01/04/5af45ee4-56ce-11e2-8a12-5dfdfa9ea795_story.html/

gerda lerner, historian, 92

http://news.yahoo.com/womens-history-pioneer-gerda-lerner-dies-92-012641368.html

patti page, singer, 85

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/01/02/tennessee-waltz-singer-patti-page-dies-at-age-85/