Month: September 2012

The Hobbit Movie is Coming and I Absolutely Cannot Wait to Go There and Back Again

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I love riddles. Not the “Why did the chicken cross the road?” variety, but the “What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?” type. So when I first read J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit a number of decades ago, the scene where Hobbit Bilbo Baggins first confronts the creeptastic Gollum was easily my favorite part of the book. Not just because Gollum is such …

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Wordless Wednesday: My Signed Copy of 50 Shades of Grey from EL James Herself

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Yes, I’m defying the “Wordless” part of this post for a super quick explanation. While waitng in the Green Room after my taping on the Katie Show this past Monday, EL James came over and sat down for a few minutes. We chatted a bit, and one of her friends gave me a copy of Fifty Shades of Grey, which the author so kindly signed. She wrote: Andrew Laters Baby EL James

My Hot Threesome With Katie Couric and 50 Shades of Grey Author EL James

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Today was my appearance on Katie with special guest, Fifty Shades of Grey author E L James. (If you missed the excitement, do some catching up on Why I’m On Katie Couric’s new show). I had no idea what to expect and was somewhat nervous this morning. I was actually surprised I wasn’t MORE nervous all weekend, but it didn’t really hit me until this morning as I was getting dressed. Katie’s team sent over a car …

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Nut-Free and Delicious? Win Allergy-Aware Cookies in our Skeeter Snacks Giveaway!

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My oldest son Jason has severe food allergies to nuts and seeds. That doesn’t just mean, “Look out for peanuts!” It means reading ingredients on everything under the sun. Every single time. No mustard. No sesame seeds. No M&Ms. It’s something he’s lived with for almost his entire life so far (all 9 years of it). When he was younger, he LOVED the separate crazy cupcakes my wife would make for him to take to …

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Wreck-It Ralph: Disney Puts Out A ‘Toy Story’ For Us Video Game Geeks

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I loved Toy Story. All three of them in fact. Great cast of characters. Fantastic animations. And highly entertaining stories with some real heart. And yeah, lots of toys. But the biggest toy I had as a kid (besides my awesome Kenner Star Wars Millenium Falcon) was my Atari 2600. Toys are awesome. But video games are… well, awesome-er. And Disney’s newest movie Wreck-It Ralph is literally giving me goosebumps. It’s basically Toy Story starring …

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