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Entries for January, 2010

Sometimes The Craziest Decisions Are The Best

Listening to numerous sports talk radio shows the last couple of days, I’ve heard numerous comments from beer bellied, Internet trolls who are disgusted by the fact that Pete Carroll has been named the VP and head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. He coached two NFL teams 10 years ago and failed. So that means [...]

Shopping IS A Compulsive Disorder For Men Too

Blogger Stephanie wrote recently about the craziness of shopping on eBay and the trouble you (can) get into when going bonkers over something you just have to have, which in her case was makeup, I believe. This is not a gender-specific issue! Men can be horrible shoppers and compulsive buyers, spending money they probably shouldn’t [...]

Shop Online – Never Leave Your Home Again

Online stores are great for Agoraphobics, people who have fear or anxiety attacks when in crowded places, like the mall. These people would rather be home, always. I am not agoraphobic, I enjoy shopping at the mall or at other stores. But, I also like to shop from home, because 9 times out of 10, [...]

Wii Fit Plus Review

We got Wii Fit Plus this past weekend and boy is it great!  We have been using it almost daily, I have lost 3 pounds and it’s a lot of fun to boot!  I would definitely recommend this product to anyone who wants to lose weight but does not enjoy going to the gym or [...]

Rainier Beer – Good Beer, Great Commercials

Bill the Beerman and Mickey Rooney hawked Rainier Beer back in the 70s in commercials you can still view on YouTube. These commercials are better than some of the beer commercials of today. Rainier was a good brew and cheaper than some of the others. If you were around these parts back then, these commercials [...]

New Year’s Eve Double Feature

Rather than party with the masses in a horn-blowing, booze filled soiree at some swank hotel in the big city, your intrepid reporter worked through New Year’s eve to view and remark on two recent film releases. In other words, I spent the evening in two nearly empty theaters enjoying It’s Complicated and 2012 and [...]