Monthly Archives: November 2010
Anne Hathaway & James Franco to co-host the Oscars?!
Wow…what a strange and kinda shockingly-cool pick. We’ve always loved Anne Hathaway and she has been game for anything on a number of award shows recently. And James Franco is just plain cool in anything. Seriously, he even managed to … Continue reading
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Cookie Monster’s “SNL” campaign!
Best. Idea. Ever! Hell, if Betty White can get the gig via that now-legendary Facebook campaign, why not Cookie Monster? And seeing as how totally lame the “SNL” season has been thus far, maybe a 40-year old muppet host will … Continue reading
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“Skating with the Stars”
Holy crap! Did anyone else watch this televised insanity last night? Man, if my Mother-in-Law hadn’t strong-armed us into watching part one of the season finale of “Dancing with the Stars” — a show neither Christine or I have ever … Continue reading
The Beatles on iTunes!
Hooray! At long last the entire Beatles studio album catalog is available on iTunes. Could we have picked a cooler week to get iPhones than the first week that the Fab Four become totally downloadable? I think not! And could … Continue reading
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The iPhone Generation II: Meet Desmond!
Oops! Somehow, in my enthusiasm for our spanking-new iPhones, I totally forgot to tell you my new baby’s name. Christine has yet to settle on a cool name for hers, but mine was Desmond from the get go! I mean, … Continue reading
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The iPhone Generation
Early contract termination fees be damned, Christine and I finally broke down last week and joined the cult of iPhone. That’s right, amigos, we both switched over and are, at long last, a two iPhone household. Hooray! Some of our … Continue reading
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Chicken in the shell…
My Grandma Cecilia, who tends to favor her meat very well done, used to refer to her hopelessly-burnt BBQ chicken as “chicken in the shell”. And man alive, was that shit tasty…all that crispy, blackened chicken skin (or “shell”) just … Continue reading
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William and Kate 4ever!
Please tell me that someone out there cares as much about the recently-announced royal engagement of Prince William and that sassy, sweet-faced commoner, Kate Middleton as I do. I know the media cares — maybe too much, the morning chat … Continue reading
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“Inception”
OK…I know we’ve only seen like three of this year’s big award-season contenders (“Toy Story 3″, “Hereafter” and “The Social Network”, which were all awesome, by the way) and therefore, we probably shouldn’t be making any broad, sweeping predictions yet, … Continue reading
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Free 2 Taco Day @ Jack in the Box (November 16, 2010)
Hmmm…guess where we’ll be this afternoon at 2:00PM? Trust me on this one, amigos, the best fast food tacos on earth only taste better when they’re totally, 100% free. And this year, you don’t even need to print up a … Continue reading
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Stage five: Acceptance
Alright, amigos…I give up. There is just not enough time in the day to keep the content flowing on this blog the way there used to be. So, in order to restore sanity to my universe and get things moving … Continue reading
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Strawberry Fields, NYC
Had he not been so suddenly and violently taken from us at the age of 40, the late, great John Lennon would have turned seventy years old last month. That’s right, seven-zero. Crazy, huh? In honor of John’s 70th, Christine … Continue reading
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The Ice Shack, Grants Pass
OK, people who still think global warming is a myth can totally suck it. This has been one of the hottest falls on record and it doesn’t show any signs of letting up. So, it’s official, everybody…the world is totally … Continue reading
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