In this case my voyage of discovery was literal.  My sister and her new husband rented a tall ship for a both a cruise and B&B.  Unfortunately, while in the galley chatting after the cruise, I found that boats and my stomach do not agree.  It didn’t help when my sister set out the guacamole,… Continue reading

Via Bookworm Room:  As she says, this ad should get wide play.  I concur so I’m passing it along. Continue reading

The Mighty and Indomitable Og has a post up about MTV.  Tom Petty’s Runnin’ Down a Dream was one of my favorite videos although I think someone was smoking some pretty serious doobage when creating it.  Guess that’s what made it so fun to watch.  Please to enjoy a trip to the past…. Continue reading

Via Advice Goddess:  I like the theater and I like Neil Patrick Harris.  This is the perfect blend.  Continue reading

Well, I finally did it.  I called my high school English teacher and thanked her for staying after school with me, for introducing me to poets such as Dorothy Parker, and for helping me to understand Fahrenheit 451, which I had read before it was required for her class, but then actually had to analyze… Continue reading

Mr. B called me at work yesterday to tell me that Ray Bradbury died on Tuesday.  Bradbury’s work had a profound effect on my life.  I’ve written before about Fahrenheit 451–I think it should be required reading in any advanced curriculum.  I just bought another copy of The Illustrated Man, which may have led to… Continue reading

Is there a particular reason why it’s appropriate that our tax dollars are further being wasted through the creation and airing of commercials for ObamaCare (being paid for by healthcare.gov)??  I’ve been seeing quite a few of them on our airwaves-only channels (presumably targeting those who either cannot or choose to not pay for cable)…. Continue reading

Sometimes you gotta wonder how you got to a specific place and time…..  Below is a great song that just speaks to me sometimes.  I never had a Camaro though….. Continue reading

Congrats to my friend–she took a chance, sent an email and was rewarded with Dharma Brew from the Lafayette Brewing Company.  She is a volunteer at Wolf Park and folks from the park frequent the Brew Pub after Saturday evening Howls (well worth checking out if you are ever in around West Lafayette, Indiana).  So… Continue reading

So President Intercepted decides to give Bob Dylan a Medal of Freedom.  And as appalled as I am about that because it cheapens that particular award forever, it is within his purview.  Additionally, putting it in the following context, it actually makes sense: 1)  Obama was really into pot in high school (aka choom in… Continue reading