I grew up on Pac-Man. Not that I was any good at it. But I loved gobbling up those little energy pellets almost as fast as the arcade machine gobbled up my quarters. Then I met my wife in college, who was not only a huge fan of Ms. Pac-Man, she was also the best player in the whole dorm! That and the fact that she didn’t run to the hills when she saw my …
If you didn’t know it (and now you do), today is the official Star Wars Day! Yep, it happens every year on May 4. As in, “May the 4th Be With You!” Whether you’re 40-year-old geek who still sleeps on his Star Wars sheets (uh, no, that’s not me… yet) or a 6-year-old girl who loves her Padme lunch box, today is your day to shine. Heck, it’s such a joyous day, I don’t even …
I’ve proudly boasted about my lack of handyman skills before. But the one thing I never told you guys is that besides being handy with electronics, I can actually do one piece of plumbing pretty well. Yes, I can change shower heads. Oh, and toilet seat covers too. Those are easy. I’ve changed shower heads before and it takes awhile, it’s always dripping despite me tightening things with a wrench and using 400 pounds of …
Reese’s had its chocolate and its peanut butter. And it was good. Heck, it’s STILL good. Especially in the freezer. Drooooool. And now Roxio and Lucas have their Angry Birds and their Star Wars. And fans have Angry Birds Star Wars! How can you not fall in love with a Darth Vader pig? No, seriously? How??? Apparently the power of the Dark Side is pure cuteness. Hasbro’s always sending me loads of great toys and …
Now that I’m working in the city, my stomach is in seventh heaven. Instead of finding only pizza parlors and Chinese takeout, I can pick any block and probably find a dozen or so completely unique restaurants. Japanese. Korean. Thai. Vegetarian. Irish pubs. Street vendors. (Mmm… street meat.) If it’s food, they’ve got it in New York. Granted, I can empty out my life savings just eating lunch out for a week, so I have to keep …
