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And we come to one of the biggest disappointments in the box set. I know Lou Reed The RCA & Arista Album Collection is meant to recreate the albums as issued, so we aren’t getting the bonus tracks on the normal CD reissues, for which Rock And Roll Animal has two, but the other live…
Strap in, this is going to be a big one. The first seven pictures should have been included with my previous installment. Or at the very least, a “part 2”. Here are Xavier and Tevye working on a robot. The annual Boy Scout Italian Dinner was a big success and both Ciaran and August helped…
It’s been a while since I played on the 3DS, but given a couple of codes to play around with Mario Sports Superstars gave me the opportunity. Every 3DS in the house has been a near non-stop festival of Pokemon for the last few months so a break was needed. And a break we got….
I have been really inconsistent in regards to getting these unboxing posts… posted. Life. Here we go with the March 2017 edition, which August really liked. And for a closer look at the items: The poster This is one of the better shirts he has gotten in the nearly two years of his subscription. This month’s…
I remember reading the novel and finding it so realistic, bleak and depressing, really reminiscent of George Orwell’s 1984. But it was a good read because it was so realistic, bleak and depressing. I was taken with the story and writer Margaret Atwood, and have since read a few other of her novels. A theme…
Amazon is taking their convenience to a whole different level. Instead of waiting for delivery of your Amazon Fresh order, if you have Amazon Prime you could place your order either from your computer or out and about via the app and pick it up while running other errands. This video explains the concept pretty…
A while back I told you about the Flying Heritage Collection new exhibit Why War. Now we get the news is making a massive expansion with a third hanger which will include over 40 artifacts. This expansion will make the Flying Heritage Collection “the largest operational military vehicle and warbird collection on the west coast”…
The Washington State Fair concert series has been a bit heavy on the country music with the announcements, but that is going to change. Thursday, September 21 will see Modest Mouse take the main stage with Built To Spill opening. Modest Mouse are sort of local heroes, being from the area and staying local for…
Last night Déla asked during dinner if one of us (myself or Laura) would be able to help get her hair into a braid in the morning. She was pretty earnest in her query, and Laura asked her why she wanted her hair in a braid. The next morning (today) might be difficult but we…
This news comes with three things – good news, bad news, and a preface. PREFACE: Two and a half years ago when my family visited Massachusetts for a couple of weeks we stayed in a house in Salem. Nearly every day we went out and did something, and almost every day our normal schedule was,…