Category: Random

Is it really random or is there a pattern here?

Politics TV

My New Favorite HBO Show: Real Time with Bill Maher

I have been in a HBO slump for awhile now. The Wire and Sopranos are done. Curb Your Enthusiasm nor any other show I am really excited about is on…so I started to question why I was paying to get HBO. A few weeks ago I happened to catch Real Time with Bill Maher and […]

TV

Fall is in the Air

This is by far my favorite time of the year. Penn State football, cooler weather, fall golf, and no more bees…what else can you ask for?

Serenity Now! TV

HD Finally!

Phew – finally after I much frustration and a crappy picture – I am making the move to HD. We wanted to get HD a year or so ago when I first bought the big HD TV, but Comcast did not offer the Big Ten Network (for all our Penn State games) and DirecTV could […]

TV

My Favorite Thing About the Olympics

When it is time for the Olympics – I end up getting sucked into watching all kinds of sports that I never would think about even enjoying (ice skating, track and field, swimming, etc) and I keep thinking – what is it about these sports that draws me in from “eh…to a heart racing suspense […]

Games

Wii Fit, MarioKart, and Guitar Hero

I have to say – it has been a long time since I was excited about a game or a gaming console…probably since SoCom II, but lately I have been super excited about the Nintendo Wii. We got Wii Fit and MarioKart over the last week and have been loving both. I am also now […]

Serenity Now! Standards

Levels of Attire for a Consultant that Works at Home

After working at home for over a year now – my spectrum of “dressing up” has so many new levels – here is my personal dressiness hierarchy: The bottom: No shower – wearing pajamas Errands/average day: Shower – warmup pants, or shorts, with flip flops with a t-shirt More dressed up: Shower – nice shorts, […]

Games

Back to Eighth Grade…

I have been reliving life as an 8th grader in 1990-1991 again the last few days by playing my once/once again favorite game: Super Mario 3. I picked up Super Mario 3 for the Wii via the Virtual games and have been loving every second of my game play. It is amazing how much I […]

Games

Find Out When New Wii Games Are Released

Ever since I got the Wii, I have been watching to see what old games would be released for the Virtual Console and I finally decided to check out to see if Nintendo had a feed for all new game releases. Sure enough, they have a RSS feed and it lists all new game releases. […]

Games

Working Out With the Wii

Over the weekend I was showing a friend my Wii and all the games we have and we decided to focus on boxing. My initial response to boxing was that is was kind of lame, but after the computer player got more difficult – each game became more and more of a workout. At the […]

Games

Finally Got a Wii!

Finally – I made it to a Best Buy that had a Wii over the weekend! I saw the flier in the Sunday paper that Best Buy had some in stock so I jumped in the car with Amy and E and we got there to get a “ticket” which guaranteed a Wii. So far […]

Standards

If You Want Something Done Right…

Finally we got a nice break in the weather here in Chicago over the weekend and it was time to get a new grill. In the past I had always bought grills that were pre-assembled but they never had an ignitor that actually worked. All the wires were always in place, but I could never […]