Category Archives: Misc
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, etc., etc., etc.
If you hadn’t noticed, we’ve been on a bit of a holiday due to the nasty combination of it not only being the holiday season, but also being month-end, quarter-end, year-end, you name it. So between our day jobs as … Continue reading
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Peppermint Crunch Junior Mints
We are really enjoying the themed Junior Mints this year. I mean, it isn’t really a world-changer but they are a nice snack and a good bit of variety from their usual. So far, we have had the Valentines Day Junior … Continue reading
House of Blues San Diego – Review
House of Blues San Diego the restaurant is an attempt to attach a restaurant to an intimate concert venue. Though you might expect them to just phone in as far as food preparation due to the captive audience, they have … Continue reading
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Thing to do in Vegas (When you don’t gamble)
We go to Vegas quite a bit, thanks to the generosity of my parents and their timeshare, but we don’t gamble, and we usually take our daughter. So why go so much? There’s a whole lot to Vegas both on … Continue reading
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RIP Steve Jobs
Regardless of my frustrations with Apple over the years, without Steve Jobs our world would, quite literally, not look remotely the same. Computers might never have been cool, music wouldn’t be available in a nifty MP3 format and readily available … Continue reading
An Epic Tale of Wine and Chocolate
Or at least it seemed pretty epic. A few weeks ago we visited Sonoma and did some wine tasting, returning with a bottle of Sweet Sunset Red Chocolate wine, which turned out to be perfect for sipping while watching the … Continue reading
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American Apparel Advertising is… Interesting.
I love American Apparel. If I had a larger clothing budget, I would own more pieces, instead of relying on Old Navy or Target for my basics. Yes, I know they are more expensive because they are actually (gasp!) made … Continue reading
Captain America: The First Avenger movie review
I hadn’t expected much from this movie – I like old-school Nazi-punching and early Avenger Captain America but these days he has a bit of a Superman issue – grim n’ gritty is the place to be, with Cap coming … Continue reading
Xmen: First Class Review
The good: It was a surprisingly fun setting. The evil mutants doubled as Bond villains, and it was fun to see a movie with US vs USSR again, it’s been a while. There was some good usage of the characters … Continue reading
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