The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 36,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 13 sold-out performances for that many…
I’ve had four cats in my lifetime. Three of them could care less about the Christmas tree. They all loved the Christmas tree shirt. What’s up with that? The instant I take them out to decorate, they were on them. They would never sleep in their cat beds we bought, but those Christmas tree shirts…
You may or may not have been following the story of my friends, Amanda and Joe. They blog over at Cocktails and Chemo about some really serious stuff. But it’s funny, and sad and will make you really be thankful. They are amazing people and I’m lucky to call them friends. They recently had to…
You know much much I love talking about food, so I honored to be part of the Yelp Elite Squad. We get invited to Yelp events all around town, many times before others can even try new places. It’s a great perk. And those Yelp folks know how to throw a party! This year, they…
I like to pretend I’m some sort of expert cake pop maker. I’m not, but I pretend well. Here are some examples of past work: I’m kind of mastered the circle. But I was given a new challenge, make “dice-shaped” cake pops for a Casino night birthday party! Challenge accepted! But my brain couldn’t figure…
The cronut craze has taken over New York and much of the world. And now the doughnut-croissant hybrid has moved into Walt Disney World! I was lucky enough to randomly find it at Epcot. It’s technically not called a cronut, since that is now a trademarked name. The “Croissant Doughnut” is a delicious doughnut that…
So there’s Thanksgiving, then Black Friday…then someone added Small Business Saturday…we take Sunday off (For God?) and then Cyber Monday. This year there’s something called #GivingTuesday and that’s tomorrow!!! So what’s it all about? From their website: We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. This year help us create…
When I was a freshman in high school, I discovered a thing called the “senior quote.” Each senior had to pick a quote that would then be printed in the student newspaper along with their college choice. I literally stressed over this quote for my three remaining years of high school. It’s a lot of…
Dear Aaron Sorkin, HBO & The Internet. I need you to make a decision. It’s one with an easy answer. Is The Newsroom coming back for season 3? I need to know ASAP to get on with my life. It’s a simple yes or no. You see, it’s an important week for Newsroom fans like…
Bacon and Sriracha – two flavors that are taking over the world. And now, new products that are making my head just hurt. The press release alone is priceless, so let’s just start there: J&D’s Foods is pleased to announce the launch of POWER BACON Deodorant and Sriracha Candy Canes! Yes, the world’s first Bacon-scented…