Posts Tagged “My Boring Life”
We recently got a massive box from Disney as a promotion for the upcoming digital release of the Star Wars film saga. The kids had NO IDEA what was in the box, who sent it or why. I just let them discover it on their own. There was a lot of great stuff in there…
I hate moving. Growing up mom and I moved every year or so. It wasn’t until I was in my 20s that I lived in the same place for any significant amount of time. When Laura and I moved with Kyle into our house 16 years ago I said I didn’t want to move again….
Sometimes I wonder why I started this blog. Despite the success I recently enjoyed with NaBloPoMo, I still have difficulty coming up with things to post. Even the Music Monday posts, which I enjoy immensely, are a chore to work on half the time. Parenting? Supposedly the “focus” of this blog, right? There are only…
Two men walk into a bar. The third man ducks. What is the last thing to go through a fly’s mind as it hits the windshield? It’s ass. This last one is sort of paraphrased. I heard it from an Irish comedian, Dave Allen on his television series “Dave Allen At Large” – it was…
“Slow Down” was released as a single in the United States but was part of the same E.P. that featured “Long Tall Sally” (the song that kicked off this year’s Beatles Week). BeatleSongs tells us it was written and performed by Larry Williams (who?) and it was not a major hit for him, but when The…
I don’t remember a time in my life with The Music Man. This is one of those musicals I grew up with. I admit to being more familiar with the film version which I have watched on television many times – the latest being just yesterday. While it isn’t one of my earliest television memories,…
Well, I did it. A blog post a day for a whole month. I wonder what the percentage is of those who start the project and successfully complete it. There are only three blog posts that I can think of that could be filed under “questionable” which is pretty good. And I’m including that Crock…
This was one of the prompts from the official NaBloPoMo headquarters to use. While I am not really needing the prompts as I currently have about 7 or 8 posts in my drafts folders (though some are no more than a headline, at least the idea is there), I saw this one and thought immediately…
When I was in the Army (shocking revelation to many) from 1985 – 1989 I spent most of that period stationed in the Monterey Bay area. There were a couple of record stores I would frequent in these musically formative years, but perhaps none other as influential as Lighthouse Records. On Lighthouse Avenue, the main…
1. My favorite character from the entire Harry Potter franchise is Neville Longbottom. He is the most underrated character in the franchise, the most loyal and brave – in many ways even braver than Harry. He is perseverance and determination personified. And if you had been paying attention the prophecy could have been about him….