This weekend I read Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger.
I’ve read Salinger before. In middle school, I pondered my way through The Catcher in the Rye and wrote about it. I respect him as a storyteller and author, but his ideas make me squirm a bit since they are disturbing and raw. If nothing else, [...]
With the kids out of school due to President’s Day, we decided to go check out the latest adventure movie geared to kids, Percy Jackson and the Olympians – The Lightening Thief. The previews have been showing for awhile now and since I have two boys who really enjoy action movies, this one looked very [...]
Now that my daughter is familiar with using my laptop, I have been searching for a mini. Not only could she use it easier, but we could take it with us when we’re traveling. It took me a while to find one that I was comfortable with, but I finally settled on the Asus Eee 10.1″ [...]
I received some sample packs of SOAK wash to review. After reading the instructions, I was a bit skeptical. Surely something that you just add to cold water and not rinse out can’t work that well, right? Well, I was wrong. SOAK worked just as it stated it would.
I tested the Flora scent and the [...]
I’ve always wanted to make slideshows of photos intermixed with video clips and background music. This type of thing would be totally awesome to make for graduations, birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries. The Corel VideoStudio Pro x2 is just the program for that and much more!
This software took about 15 minutes to get completely installed. I haven’t had [...]
Let’s talk health.
Of all things, I am allergic to avocado. I have a serious gastrointestinal reaction– upper and lower– which renders me feeling as if I’m dying for at least 12 hours and then feeling like death warmed over for another 12 hours. Guess what I found out last week? I’m STILL allergic to avocados. [...]
This week I took a look at Corel Painter Essentials 4. From package to install, this program took about eight minutes. The box says it’s for drawing, painting, and photo painting. That last bit there had me intrigued for sure.
Opening up a session, there’s a paint pallet on the side so you can mix your own [...]
For moms of kids with nut allergies, the mere sight of nuts can induce panic. Some children are so sensitive that they can experience allergic reactions just by getting a kiss from someone who ate nuts or being in too close proximity to nuts. It’s a scary, scary, life-threatening thing for those families.
Mom Gail Elvidge [...]
I love seeing a brand make itself over in a great way. It’s refreshing and rewarding to see a formerly great brand revive itself. That’s the case with the newly made-over Snapple.
When I first discovered Snapple back in the late 80s or early 90s, I was smitten with the logo, flavors, everything. But over the [...]
“What is that thing on your arm?”
I heard that question more than once while I wore the BodyBugg for three months to see how it worked and if it could really help accelerate weight loss. The device is a small monitor that tracks your calories burned, steps, activity and more. It’s been getting a lot [...]
