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It was announced at this year’s E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) Microsoft’s Xbox One console would be “backwards compatible” with the Xbox 36o titles. To this I am not full of joy like many of my peers are. Well, I say peers, but since I am no longer covering video games in a traditional sense, I…
Thankfully this is being made available before Roger Moore is no longer with us. I was introduced to the character of Simon Templar through Ian Ogilvy, which I will get to in a moment. I was introduced to Roger Moore, as many of my generation, through his turn as James Bond. In the 70s James…
I have kids. Kids love ice cream. When I was approached to check out some of the newer varieties Klondike has to offer, I jumped at the chance. Here is the disclaimer I am supposed to include. “I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Klondike. I received free product coupons…
While this isn’t one of the best Ramones songs, it is arguably their best video. Released as a single in 1986 the video, and to a lesser extent the song itself, pokes fun at the plethora of various musical charity singles and concerts of the era. While it is amusing today, back then “Something To…
A couple of milestones this week. The Cub Scouts ended their year with a crossing over ceremony. This is done usually to commemorate the WEBELO scouts moving up to BOy Scouts, but this year all the dens got in on the action, starting off with the Tiger Cubs, which meant Ciaran was one of the…
The scariest thing happened – a child went missing. No, this isn’t a joke. It ends well, but it was terrifying. No, not my child, but it could have been. I get a call from a friend. There’s a child on the corner, maybe 2 years old. not saying anything, just hanging out by the…
I was thinking about this a while ago. I am not necessarily ashamed of any of the music in my collection, but I can feel a bit sheepish. I know the difference between “good” music and “enjoyable” and this isn’t meant to be a list of “good” (or “bad”) music but instead these are one…
I know it has been a couple of weeks. Life has been busy what with school winding down and summer ramping up. One of the things that happened was the big Tara Academy school wide end of year recital. Unfortunately none of the pictures turned out. None of them. I was so disappointed. At least…
How To Train Your Dragon was a hit film based on a book series, and like most films it took a different path with its storytelling. Diverging from the source material is not new, but the way this franchise has taken off and continued its story is a bit novel. Pun not intended. Not only…