You can’t step outside without cringing at the desperate weeping in the streets. I look around and all I see are a bunch of children who can’t believe they’ve lost. They can’t believe the rules were not in their favor. How dare someone beat them at their own game! These kids haven’t learned to be …
Games
When I was a kid, family game night usually involved a never-ending game of Monopoly in which I was forced to be the banker so that I might learn some math skills (that didn’t work very well), or my dad teaching me how to play poker (that worked a little better – getting to keep real …
There are some things I forget about every single year when it comes to Christmas, but I’m determined to remember them for next year. I’m pretty sure they’re universal, too. Like that we all have someone in our family who tells inappropriate jokes around children. Or that grandma’s don’t always understand your sense of humor. …
This year is my 20th high school reunion. The big 2-0. And my nephew just graduated from high school and is moving off to Austin because apparently he thinks his happiness is more important than mine. But, I digress. It dawned on me with all of this happening that as much as I want to …
Okay, I’ve had a lot of cool opportunities with my blog. Free trips, cars to drive across the country with, piles of swag, the list goes on and on… but last weekend the BEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED IN THE HISTORY OF ME HAVING A BLOG HAPPENED. I played Nintendo games that aren’t even …
Okay, so I wanted to hate the new Psy video. After spending a year watching every single one of my daughter’s friends giddy-up gangnam style for the last few months, that jerkface is totally on my hitlist. But now, now I can’t get his catchy new song out of my head… and he’s playing Candy …
Well, you asked for it, so here it is–Ten reasons I need to keep playing WoW. 10. It’s something to do in my free time. Sometimes you just want something mindless and fun to do, warcraft is exactly that. There isn’t a whole lot of thinking behind mindless daily quests and raids you’ve done before–so …