Category Archives: pop culture

Disney World travel planning: not for the faint of heart

My husband has never been to a Disney park, so for our big trip this year, we decided to go to Disney World because if you live east of the Rockies, that’s what you do I guess. Growing up in California, I was lucky enough to be able to go to Disneyland. Every time we went, it was amazing. The Disney… Read more »

Random thoughts on Back to the Future II

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Back to the Future II

Back in 1989, the second installment of the Back to Future series mesmerized my 15 year old self. October 21, 2015 just looked AWESOME! Now, I watch it as a 41 year old in the actual year of Back to the Future II and I go, “Where is half that stuff?!?” So, let’s look at what I wish we had: Hoverboard My husband… Read more »

Don’t Treat Me Bad: Living your dream

Are you living your dream? It irritates me to no end when someone puts someone else down simply because of the profession or job they have chosen. Not everyone wants to be a suit wearing cube jockey.  There’s nothing wrong with being a suit wearing cube jockey, but for some reason, many people can’t get past this cliche image of… Read more »

Don’t Panic. It’s Towel Day.

May 25th is Towel Day. If you’ve read the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy books, you are familiar with Douglas Adams and his brand of humor. It’s random yet insightful. Why Towel Day? In the Hitchhiker books, a towel is very important to the travelers. Not only can it dry you, but it can keep you warm. It can be… Read more »

One thing I love about being a Gen-Xer: MTV Generation

One of the best things about my generation is MTV. Remember when MTV played videos?  I think I started watching MTV in 1983…could have been 1982, but it’s a little fuzzy now.  I was probably 8 or 9 years old when I saw my first video.  Not sure what it was, but I distinctly remember when Van Halen’s Jump premiered… Read more »

An evil wedding registry? Honeymoons vs gifts

One thing I’ve realized from reading various wedding websites is that everything outside the norm is controversial.  And if you don’t have your etiquette down to a T, you’re an awful, awful person who probably kicks kittens for fun. Seriously, people need to calm the hell down. We’ve done something that might cause a few of the more traditional folks… Read more »

Bumping the codes for LEGO Minifigures: The LEGO Movie series

The latest series of LEGO minifigures recently came out. This series is centered around the LEGO movie that will be released next month.  Paul & I hightailed it down to the LEGO store at the Mall of America and found 12 different minifigures.