I love my Roku.  We disconnected cable many months ago, purchased one and live off NetFlix, the occasional Hulu and sometimes live TV.  The benefit of this is that we’ve discovered dozens of new shows.  I finally get Doctor Who now, which in turn led me to Torchwood (even better) and the new Star Trek movie led me to Sherlock. [click to continue…]

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So goes Mother’s Day, then the end of the school year and sometime in the middle of June is Father’s Day.  This year Father’s Day is June 16 and in the near future we’ll be running down some dandy ideas for dad.  To wet your appetite, a can’t miss gift, a $50 gift certificate to Amazon. [click to continue…]

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Star Trek: Into Darkness-strong villain+classic cast=great

May 16, 2013

Benedict Cumberbatch is amazing. He plays the mysterious villain who may or may not be an anti-hero. Cumberbatch is to Into Darkness what Daniel Day Lewis was to Lincoln. It’s the voice. Oh my, when you hear Cumberbatch taunt Kirk or explain something you just want to close your eyes and concentrate. If I still had an answering machine I’d offer my kingdom for him to record my outgoing greeting.

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Spring is here! The #GrillingIsHappiness Twitter party from @Sears is too, May 16, 1:00 ET

May 15, 2013

The crazy weather, ice waves and more are finally over. Dust off the grill, find your BBQ tools and check the charcoal. @Sears is prepping things with the #GrillingIsHappiness Twitter party from 1-2 ET on May 16.

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