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Snow Men Can’t Jump

I’ve heard that the Eskimos had over 100 different words to describe snow, but I’m pretty sure some idiot just made that up.  Those of us who have survived winter in the Great White North can understand the sentiment, though.  When I was growing up in British Columbia, Canada, heaps of snow were a fact of life each December.  Snow shoes, snow blowers, snow angels, and of course snowmen were what the holidays were all about for us up there.  I have a lot of fond memories of building enormous snowmen with my siblings in our front yard—I’m talking BIG.  Big enough to dunk over Yao Ming, even.  Usually, it would be cold enough outside for our snowmen to last for days or sometimes weeks.  It was always a sad day at our house when the weather warmed up and the snowmen began to melt away, until they were just memories.

I don’t see a lot of snow anymore since I moved to Phoenix.  The average low temperature in December is only 41 degrees, and there isn’t much precipitation in the desert, anyway.  It’s not the climate I would have chosen to live in, but that’s the life of an NBA player.  It beats Oklahoma City, anyway.  Every time winter rolls around down here, though, I start to miss the snow.  Sure, I see a little here and there on road trips, but sometimes I think I’d trade both my league MVP trophies for the simple pleasure of building a snowman with my kids.  I get wistful for the days when my siblings and I would spend all day just tromping around in the snow. 

That’s why I keep this 1.5-in. Digital Photo Frame Snowman Figurine in my locker.  I’ve always liked technology and gadgets, and I can use the frame’s USB interface to transfer and store up to 60 of my favorite digital winter photos for display.  No matter what the temperature is in the arena, I get a chilly, wintry rush every time I look at it.  Depending on how I feel, I’ll set the digital photo frame to display all my snowy pictures in a slideshow or just my favorite picture of my daughters and my dog on the ski slopes.  That one always puts a smile on my face.   Even after winter is over and the playoffs begin, the digital frame detaches from the snowman figurine so that I can display it year-round.  I can even use the frame as a digital clock to time my workouts drills.  I’m getting better at those buzzer beaters! 

My digital photo frame snowman figurine helps me keep snowy memories fresh no matter what climate I’m playing in.  Now that’s what I call an assist.

1.5" Nextar RPF-1503 USB Digital Photo Frame Snowman Figurine

Condition: New
Package: Retail
Manufacturer: Nextar
Model #:  RPF-1503
Max Order Qty: 5

Features:
•  Unique Polyresin Snowman Figurine
•  1.5-inch color screen, 65,000 colors
•  Frame pops out for use all year long
•  Mini USB interface (on removable frame)
•  Auto and Manual Slideshow
•  Stores up to 60 Photos
•  Supports JPEG/BMP/GIF format
•  8 MB memory
•  Can be used as a digital clock (date and time display)
•  Uses two (2) AAA batteries (included)

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