bshirley This year, before going to the Westin DFW for 3 days of board games I also headed to Arlington for a my friend Rob’s birthday and played the weekend before. So, here’s my two long weekends of games: Total Number of Games played: 51 Number of Different Games: 40 Number of New Games: 25 Ra … Read more
I encourage you to: play board games watch televised football play pick-up football with the kids put up your holiday decorations work in the yard go for a nice walk instead of shopping. I’m lusting for a new iPod touch, but I won’t be buying it.
I recall watching the old V (1984-85) [mini series, part 1] with much vigor. The effects were appropriately cheesy for the time, but it was a somewhat interesting story until it derailed after a season. So, it was with anticipation that I awaited the new incarnation. The original subtext of racism and holocaust has been … Read more
The kooks are out in force on the Anti-Vaccine front with the introduction of the new swine flu vaccine. I thought The Daily Show did a good job digesting it down to one graphic:
So, last week I bought some precooked shrimp at the grocery store. They were cheap. I bought them. Tuesday, I was at a different store, I see some pre-peeled pink shrimp. I glanced at the label, it didn’t say “raw”. I defrosted the shrimp, thought they smelled a little fishy, wasn’t really paying attention, sat … Read more
The fall television seasons are kicking themselves into life. Hulu makes it much easier to catch the many pilots flying furiously past. The 2002 Alice Sebold book The Lovely Bones seems to have it’s hand heavily on a new offering from ABC: The Forgotten. I recently finished watching the two seasons of Dead Like Me … Read more