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I love The Damned. I mentioned that before though. I could go on about how they were the first punk band in England to have a record deal, release a single or an album, but chances are if you are reading beyond the title of this blog post you already know this. If you want…
Picking up from last week when we were in vacation here are me and the kids in a dune buggy in the Oregon Sand Dunes National Recreation Area. The following day, our final full day of our Oregon vacation we went down to Yaquina Head. There is a cool lighthouse and natural reserve with some…
Yesterday I decided to take the kids downtown. Laura is on the other side of the country with our good friend Marianne whose mother dies. That leaves me home alone with the five young kids. Rather than simply sit around the house all day I solicited ideas of what to do. Going to the aquarium…
In last week’s decision by the Supreme Court of The United States of America to affirm that marriage between two individuals is a right that needs to be recognized by every state in this country, while there is much to be celebrated, there is still quite a long way to go. Just because slavery is…
It’s a vacation filled edition of my (supposedly) weekly post. These are only the highlights that I am showcasing for brevity. I’ll make more blog posts about the individual attractions as necessary next week when we get home. Sunday we started down and stopped off at the official end of the Oregon Trail. I love…
For the seven of us to spend a week on the Oregon coast cost a fair chunk of change. We rented a house for the week and it is not cheap. Nearly $1500 – but compare that to a couple of hotel rooms that would provide us with enough beds and the cost is comparable,…
We are away on vacation. While it’s not quite the same sentiment, here are The Go-Gos singing about it.
It’s been a busy week this first one of summer vacation. It started off with a massive neighborhood water fight. The street was mostly blocked off as literally half the block was taken over by both kids and adults participating. The water fight lasted over an hour and was loads of fun for all…
It was announced at this year’s E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) Microsoft’s Xbox One console would be “backwards compatible” with the Xbox 36o titles. To this I am not full of joy like many of my peers are. Well, I say peers, but since I am no longer covering video games in a traditional sense, I…
I have kids. Kids love ice cream. When I was approached to check out some of the newer varieties Klondike has to offer, I jumped at the chance. Here is the disclaimer I am supposed to include. “I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Klondike. I received free product coupons…