Entertainment
You Should Be Buying Music on Amazon
If you haven’t checked it out, you should. I don’t ever buy pirated music and I never have because I think it’s important to support the artists. And I do live in Buffalo, NY, home of MUSIC IS ART, a not-for-profit founded by local musician Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls. Amazon is not […]
Hair Chalking at the Shiny Household
My daughter thought it would be fun to give hair chalking a go, so we stopped at Michael’s to pick up some chalk pastels. We found this kit for $4.99 that had plenty of vibrant colors: We also used this: And this: (Don’t worry, it wipes right off) We also used latex gloves and wore […]
Did You Ever Notice How Much the Scion xB Looks Like
Ironman? How Cool would it be to get an Ironman paint job? Tony Stark would be proud.
My Favorite Nora Ephron Movie
I’m saddened, as are so many, by the death of Nora Ephron. She was funny and snarky and real and her dialog is second only to Aaron Sorkin. Her diner scene in When Harry met Sally is a classic and sadly that is pretty much how I order meals. I don’t seem to have the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ooh Something Shiny! 