Tag Archives: indulgence

LEGO minifigures series 2014 update!

I know you’ve been all wondering when the next LEGO minifigures series would be released in 2014.  According to Brickipedia, the next LEGO minifigures series for 2014 will come out in October. Now, if you found my blog because you are looking for LEGO minifigure bump codes, you should know that it’s an imperfect way to figure out what lurks… Read more »

Who ya gonna call? LEGO Ghostbusters!

That’s right…the Ghostbusters ECTO-1 is now in LEGO form. 30 years ago Ghostbusters was released in the theaters.  Like most Gen-Xers, I love that movie. So many great one liners, and of course, Bill Murray. Now, we have LEGO Ghostbusters! So, what’s in the box? You get the Ectomobile, proton packs, ghost traps and all four Ghostbusters, Peter Venkman, Ray… Read more »

Happy Pi Day!

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Yes, you ready that correctly.  It’s March 14th and that means it’s Pi day. Don’t remember this mathematical constant? Dig deep in the recesses of your memory and bring up the geometry class in 9th grade (or whatever grade you were tortured by it). Remember how we calculate area and circumferences of circular stuff. We use Pi. And because Pi… Read more »

Recipe: Easy Chocolate Chip Scones

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You know when you forget to get stuff for breakfast, but you want something yummy? That happened to me the other day. Then I saw a box of Bisquick in my fridge as well as an opened package of mini-chocolate chips. I thought some how these two things should go together. I found a recipe for Easy Drop Danish in… Read more »

Hershey’s Spreads review

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When the people at Crowdtap sent me a sample of the new Hershey’s Spreads to try, I couldn’t believe it was new.  It seemed like Hershey’s had made a product like this before, but I couldn’t remember when.  Apparently, it was nothing but a day dream, except now the Hershey’s Spreads are real.  YAY! If you are looking for a… Read more »

Christmas Tradition: Dinner with the gals

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One of the things my sister, mom, and I have done since I moved to Sacramento is go out to dinner, just the three of us, some time just before Christmas.  We usually go somewhere nice like Ruth’s Chris or in last night’s case Bandera.  It’s a great bonding time.  We have fancy drinks and splurge on a good meal…. Read more »

Holiday Cocktail Recipe: Warm Woody

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This is a very simple hot beverage that is popular at a restaurant up in Lake Tahoe, Riva Grill.  It’s called a “Warm Woody” probably because their other popular cocktail is called a “Wet Woody”.  It has to do with wooden boats or something.  The Wet Woody is a blended beverage chock full of rum.  The Warm Woody is a… Read more »