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Fifty Year Olds Shouldn’t Jump Up and Down for Two Hours
Ouch! But how do you resist at such a great concert. Suburban Legends, Big D and the Kids Table, Goldfinger and Reel Big Fish at the Town Ballroom. Any one of these bands is worth turning up for, but the four together made a really powerhouse show. I had seen every one of these bands live […]
Foursquare for Smartasses
Foursquare is a fun and free app for iPhone and Android. Once you download the app, you can use it to “Check In” wherever you are. Foursquare can then announce your presence to your friends and followers on Facebook or Twitter. You can compete with your friends to earn the most check in points. You […]
We’ve Added a Water Feature to Our Backyard
It was unfortunately unpopular with our target market: Sadly, the patio furniture did not make it through the night as evidenced by the body bags:
A Very Shiny Mother’s Day
This may have been my favorite mothers day to date. Our son and a bunch of his friends called me from Sandy Eggo and yelled Happy Mothers Day, then he made me tell them my hipster joke. * We drove the four and a half hours to our daughter’s college to pick up a carload of her stuff and hug […]
The Avengers: Observations, Questions and a Three Word Spoiler
Observations Captain America needs a cooler secret weapon than a giant frisbee. I love Ironman. Tony Stark such an awesome smartass. My husband will testify that smartassitude is one of the top things I look for in a man. I love that the women were kickass. No shrinking violets, no damsels in distress. (ps. I […]
I’m Not BranchingOut and You Can’t Make Me
BranchOut is a new career networking site on Facebook. I am the queen of early adopters. I am currently on: Facebook Linked In Twitter (as is my dog @spenserthedog) MySpace (pretty much dormant) Pinterest Google + (still waiting for the +) Goodreads Letterboxd Wordpress Blogger Digg Spotify Sound cloud Klout StumbleUpon But for some reason, […]
Everest, My Yearly Obsession
Every year, I obsessively follow Everest summit attempt converge. This is Everest Season. There is a tiny sliver of time each year where the weather is marginally cooperative. A time when it’s slightly less likely that you will be buried in an avalanche, crushed by a serac or swallowed by a shifting glacier. That window […]
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