Archive for the 'Pop Culture' Category

Quiz Me

I’m not a huge fan of the internet quiz. Well, I used to be. That was before motherhood and a hectic schedule that has my online time trimmed down to the work-at-home necessities. Still, there are times I do take the laptop out to the family room with me so I can aimlessly surf the […]

Hulk Hogan Oils Daughter

I’ve already expressed how creepy I think it is that Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea) is/was/whatever dating Brooke-Hogan-Look-alike Jennifer McDaniel.
While I am sure that the latest pictures showing Hulk oiling up Brooke are completely innocent and absolute within the boundaries of a healthy father-daughter relationship, I’m still confused and dismayed by the image: a flabby Hulk […]

It Was a WebKinz Weekend

This weekend was the annual Webkinz Extravaganza and we jumped in with both feet.
Until this past week, Gigi only had one Webkinz – a lil Unicorn named Rose Petal. This week we found a store that started the promo where you spend $10 and get a free Webkinz early, so she got a new Pink […]

Get Your Reality Show Fix

The television networks would have you believe that the only reason they are currently running so many reality TV shows is that they needed filler material when the Writer’s Guild went on strike. Whatever. The real reason is because it is inexpensive and quick to produce and it makes a LOT of money. People in […]

Test Your Smarts with Free Online Puzzle Contests

Do you love online contests? I do. When I was growing up, entering a sweepstakes or other contest meant mailing in a postcard of contest forum. Now that we have the internet, you can find tons of great contests that you can enter free and instantly.
BreakTheVault.com specializes in fun online contests that anyone can enter, […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

I’m not Irish, not do I pretend to be on days like today. Nonetheless, I have a fair amount of appreciation for Irish culture, especially since a lot of the music and dance traveled with immigrants in the 1800s and landed in West Virginia, where it took root and morphed into Appalachian tradition.
I did not […]

Thanks a Lot, McDonalds

I try my very best to keep my daughter away from fast food. Sometimes we go to Wendy’s for a Frosty and on even more rare occasions, she is allowed to have a kids meal. When we are traveling in the car she knows we will generally stop for a burger.
So, now McDonalds has Disney […]

The Power of Love

When I was in high school, making a music recording or a high-quality video meant studio time and a lot of money. That was your only option. We just didn’t have access to the great digital technology that is out there today. Now if you have a decent digital video camera and the right software […]

Bluetooth?

I have a friend who just gave me his old Bluetooth headset. I have to admit that while I stay on the cutting edge of a lot of technology, cell phone technology is just not of any real interest to me. I am fine with my old cell phone that does nothing except make phone […]

A Free Wii or High Speed Internet for Life – Sound Good to You?

I have an honestly exciting pair of promotions I could hardly wait to tell everyone about, so I thought instead of sending out a mass e-mail I would just put it in a nice, tidy blog entry and tell everyone I know to read about it on my site.
If you live in one of the […]

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