Month: October 2012
The Best Treat on Halloween – Browns Fan Dresses Up As Troy Polamalu
This past weekend before Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast, we attended a Halloween Party at one of our friends’ house. (Thanks for an awesome time, Tracy and Doug!) Most people were in costumes and while the kids entertained themselves with Halloween Twister, us adults hung out stuffing our faces with amazing food (Tracy makes a killer guacamole!) and watching football. My buddy Eric had asked me for help with his costume. He apparently had …
Happy Halloween from Minecraft’s Creeper
My son Jason is truly an expert at picking the most obscure characters around for Halloween. Sure, he’s had his fair share of Thomas the Tank Engine type costumes but the last few years, my wife’s made his costumes. And that’s only because the characters he picks aren’t available to purchase. Case in point: He picked Yoshi (from Super Mario Bros.) a few years ago. Yes, everyone knows Yoshi nowadays and there are plenty of …
The Fallout From Hurricane Sandy
Well, we survived another hurricane over here in New York. Thankfully we got away pretty lucky this time. We never lost power and the only real damage is a handful of shingles ripped off the roof and one of the huge trees in our backyard was downed. But let me tell you, those winds are insanely scary. All day yesterday, me, Allie and the kids curled up on the couch watching movies (Avengers and Big …
Unique Personal Gifts Delivered in Style? Yep, that’s Red Envelope.
I’ve always heard of the gift site Red Envelope but never got around to ordering from them. I used to post Red Envelope coupon codes all the time on one of my shopping sites, so I got fairly familiar with the site. Recently, however, I was offered the opportunity to give RedEnvelope.com a test drive. The company sent me a $50 coupon to use on their site and write about my experience. I have to …