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For Christmas this year Laura received from the kids (and me) Adele’s three (so far) albums. They are quite good. The quality of the singles she has released from each are matched by the remaining songs on those albums. But those are not the only albums new to our home. Through a combination of gift cards with…
As with the other posts in this series there are spoilers for the adventure contained in the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set. I probably should have had a disclaimer in the last post, but there weren’t many spoilers in that chapter, but for this one, well… When last our adventurers gathered they had a lead…
This morning the world learned of David Bowie’s passing. Much like his most recent work, his illness was a secret, revealed only when in had to be. Two albums recorded in secret over the last couple of years. His final, released on January 8, his birthday, just 2 days before his death. There is so…
I know, I know…. It has been a few weeks, but not for want of things to post. I am going to start and end this post with two (short) videos. in between will be a big batch of pictures. Strap in. We’ll start off with our toddler in one of the favorite costumes, one…
Over Christmas break we had a couple more sessions of the campaign. There were a couple of absences as well, so I had to come up with ways to keep everyone together but account for not being there. Fortunately I was able to get creative. When we last left the party they were knee deep…
I finally did it. The kids have their own mobile phone now. This was something coming for quite a while. There have been instances where one or the other would go one place or another and it would be nice to get a hold of them or they needed to get hold of us to…
I am not ashamed to admit to liking Rick Springfield. His music is good for what it is and he isn’t trying to be what he isn’t. that is beside the point here. I was reminded of this video recently on i09, but there was something I wanted to bring up that wasn’t in that…
This year my life is so hectic I am unable to plan out and execute my normal Beatles Week posts. I am, however, able to get something posted, so here we go. Tell Me Why and BeatleSongs have no real information regarding these recordings. Here is the single version of “Christmas Time (Is Here Again)” taken from the…
This year my life is so hectic I am unable to plan out and execute my normal Beatles Week posts. I am, however, able to get something posted, so here we go. Tell Me Why and BeatleSongs have no real information regarding these recordings. Recorded separately because the band was essentially broken up, this final Christmas message…
This year my life is so hectic I am unable to plan out and execute my normal Beatles Week posts. I am, however, able to get something posted, so here we go. Tell Me Why and BeatleSongs have no real information regarding these recordings. 1968 saw both the US and UK Beatles Fan Club getting recorded messages….