Valley residents wonder why gas costs a dime more per gallon

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Photo by Curtis Mueller

Curtis Mueller's border collie, Lutzi, pulls hard for a can of dog food in this photo Mueller titled "How Alaskans cope with gasoline prices." Mueller, who lives in Palmer, says high gas prices in the Mat-Su area-- at least 10 cents a gallon higher than in Anchorage -- have forced him to drive less.

Even your dog has a blog

Even your dog has a blog - CNN.com: "It goes without saying that Max, a 3-year-old golden retriever can't talk. But that doesn't stop him from chronicling his dog's life -- as told to his owner Aubrey Jones -- on the blog Max the Golden Retriever."

Rick Takagi's "Max"

One handsome dog. Course Gunny is better. :)

A Dog and his Ball Throwing Machine

WinPatrol

WinPatrol is one of the few programs in this list that isn't free. However, it is inexpensive and provides lifetime registration. There is a trial version that is free, but it doesn't really show the strengths of this program in my humble opinion. It monitors for things that add themselves to your start up programs, IE toolbars, start pages, and other hijacking techniques. In addition it lets you see every application and process that's running (even hidden ones) and will tell you more about it, if you need it, and how to disable it if you want. It lets the system speed up nicely with some tweaking. And when it finds something it barks at you... how much better can it get?!