If you’re reading this because you think I’m going to share some really cool hidden trick, cheats or homages that I found in the Lego Star Wars video games (a.k.a. “Easter Eggs”), the yolks on you. While the seriously hysterical Lego Star Wars DVD The Empire Strikes Out is on sale now (I highly recommend it!), what I’m writing about is a very different kind of Easter Egg. It’s the kind you hide and hunt in the …
It’s March 14. Otherwise known as Pi Day! Finally, a real holiday for us math nerds. Granted, I can’t recite pi past 3.14 myself, but as a kid I used to be able to go out to maybe 7 or 8 decimal points. There are loads of ways for you to celebrate Pi Day so I thought I’d share a few with you. Dig in! Go rent Life of Pi and watch a boy and …
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! I know I”m a bit late with this post, but I’ve been spending all day cutting out paper hearts to wallpaper the house with. Okay, that’s a slight exaggeration. Actually, Allie and I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day. We haven’t for years. We just don’t see the need to buy each other lovey-dovey presents and do something extra special on one specific day each year. Instead, every day is like Valentine’s …
Well, we’re down to less than 12 hours left in 2012. It’s been a bit of a rocky year over here. Some good. Some bad. And lots of meh. On the negative side, we’ve cut back family expenses a lot and I’ve been aggressively looking for a full-time permanent job. I’ve had a few interviews but no offers yet. I had to let my entire on-site staff go on my social shopping site JoeShopping.com, as we did …
Christmas time means one big thing for me… Christmas Movies! Growing up, I always loved Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. How could you not? That crazy animation. The elf who wanted to become a dentist. The scary (yet lovable) Bumble! Pure timeless awesomeness. And then there’s one of the funniest films of all time, A Christmas Story. There’ve been a lot of great ones over the years. Christmas Vacation. A Charlie Brown …
