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Holiday Travel with the Muppets
I know some of you will be traveling this week for Thanksgiving and if not then go for a long drive so that you can play the game that I’m about to throw atcha’. Hopefully you will all have seen The Muppets on November 23rd so the trips to the grandparents house can be a fun-filled way to carry on your Muppet love.
See if you can spot:
- 5 Kermit green cars
- 1 Person who looks like a relative of Gonzo’s
- 3 People who look like they just stepped off the Electric Mayhem Band bus
- 4 of Miss Piggy’s biggest fans. How can you tell? Easy, they could be
- Singing to themselves
- Fixing their hair in the mirror
- Blowing kisses to you through the window
- Blowing kisses to themselves in the mirror
- 2 Bumper stickers that are so funny, Fozzie Bear would add them to his act
- 4 People wearing suits they stole from Statler and Waldorf
- 3 Cars that are so patriotic, Sam the Eagle just might be driving them
Bonus:
- Sing the chorus of “Mahna Mahna” or “Rainbow Connection” at a red light or while driving through a tunnel
- Find a license plate from Smalltown, USA (or at least one that is red, white and blue)
- Find the letters of Disney’s “The Muppets” in license plates
Hope you all have safe travels this next and don’t each too much!
Bye Bye Phone
Well after four months of being a Windows Mobile user on a HTC Surround I had to say no more. I said goodbye to my Apple iPhone at the end of August due to how slow the phone had gotten. It was several years old and I do not think that the plain old iPhone 3G could handle the software load and updates that it had taken on over the years.
I really did love the speed of the HTC phone and the handset boasted some very powerful specs. It was the availability of apps and features that ultimately did it in for me. When I first got the phone custom ringtones weren’t even an option. How does this happen in the age of phones today? My Nokia 3130 from 1999 at least did that. After four months of the Windows Mobile phone coming up short it was time to return to an IOS device.
The main thing that I was wanting to talk about is not the phones themselves but the Apple store itself. What is wrong with this place? As soon as you walk in the place you feel the cold distant feeling that overcomes you as you enter the sparse environment. Underneath the vast array of visible and hidden security cameras the employees are sure to be laughing at the customers walking in with confusion in tow.
I guess it just comes down to me feeling weird when I am in the Apple store. I have to check in as soon as I get there (like being seated at a table in a restaurant) and then wait for another person to actually talk to me. Also, the alarm systems hooked up to the devices are so touchy that I cringe with fear when near and refuse to touch them at all.
When we entered the store there was a special roped off section with some bearded young dude handing out white cards that had different iPhone and different specs on each card. You collected the card of the model you wanted and then proceeded to the roped off section to claim your electronic fruit. It was just weird and made me feel uncomfortable with the whole experience.
I did walk away with a sweet new iPhone 4S though so I guess it was worth all of the trouble and tasks you have to go through to get one. Kind of like letting your kids play outside and them getting dirty. Even if you have to clean them all up it is worth trouble if the reward of them going to sleep a little early is there.
Getting Ready for Wishlists
Christmas is on it’s way indeed. I have been picking my kiddos brains daily on what they might like Ole’ Saint Nick to bring them on the big day. The boys flocked to their usual Transformers, Imaginext, and XBox games. Taylor, on the other hand, is an eight year old that is finally getting into playing with toys like eight year old girls should. She has never been one to play with toys alot and even when she did it was not for an extended amount of time. So this year when I asked her what she wanted she said that she wanted Barbie gifts, makeup gifts, and a a few Kinect games.
It really thrills me like nothing else that she has embraced the activity of using her imagination to take things made of plastic to create grand scenarios that revolve around a woman that loves fashion and can have any job in the world she wants. Honestly I played with my action figures at least until I was around 14 or 15 years old and still collect some series today. I think it is very important for children to play with toys some time or another to keep their imagination free of cobwebs.
This year I am actually setting up online wishlists that the kids can go and add anything they want to their list for other family members to pick up. The gifts go on the list and when the items are purchased they come off of the lists so there will be no duplicates. Then you won’t get those awkward looks and outbursts exclaiming that they have that particular toy already. So everyone else can pick up the toys and games and all I have to do is pick up a truckload of discount makeup to last her till next Christmas. Who am I kidding she will put so much on I will have to refill her supply at Easter.
Muppets Anticipation
I think of my self as a fairly good parent. I do my best to try and share many things with my kids that I think that they would enjoy. While showing the trailer for the new Muppets movie to my kids I realized that they had never seen any Muppets movie before. How bad of dad does that make me if all that they have seen of Kermit the Frog was an occasional cameo on old Sesame Streets?
I am desperately scrambling to catch them up before the November 23rd release of the new movie. The movie were all on Netflix streaming but now they have seemed to disappear. I did notice that at some stores they sell a multi movie pack that have three movies on one disc. So, in anticipation of the movie I hope to catch us all up before I deemed an utter failure.
Winter Readiness with Dove Men + Care
This time of year is really rough on my skin. Fall and then winter really work a number on our dermis and cold temps usually aggravate skin conditions. With me being active at work for 10+ hours a day and also having an extremely physical job I need something that not only keeps me feeling clean, but also keeps some moisture in my skin. Many dudes put up with cleansing products that are harsh and drying, without realizing these products leave their skin feeling dry, irritated and uncomfortable. Dove Men+Care Clean Comfort Body and Face Wash with Micromoisture technology is clinically proven to fight skin dryness better than regular men’s body wash.
I don’t usually like smelling like a girly-man with all these body washes that are out there. This body wash was formulated specifically for men who prefer a mild, unscented body and face wash.This ultra-light formula rinses off easily for a refreshing clean and total skin comfort. Also, the Active Clean Shower Tool was created to give an even better body wash experience by delivering maximum lather and maximum scrub in each shower.
- Ultra-light formula rinses easily and cleanly
- MICROMOISTURE activates when lathering
- For best results, use with Active Clean Shower Tool
- Available sizes: 13.5 oz and 18 oz
The first scented antiperspirant/deodorant from Dove specifically designed to give men protection—without compromise. Its unique formula combines one of the most effective ingredients for 48-hour protection against odor and wetness with non-irritant 1/4 moisturizer technology.
- 48-hour odor and wetness protection
- Non-irritating formula
- Tough on Sweat, Not on Skin
I hope that you all say hydrated this winter inside and out!
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely that of the blog owners. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. I have been given a product free of charge, but that does not impact my views or opinions in any freakin’ way.
Moving: A Slow Process
I am getting very restless as the months go by and our house still sits. It’s not like we are making it so difficult because we only want to move about a half hour away. We aren’t spending a ton of time going back and forth looking at real estate in Utah, getting the skinny on a condo L.A., or checking out a flat in New York. We know what we want and already and have several homes picked out…it’s just getting rid of this one!
In addition to the space on the inside lacking, I think we could definitely cut down on the space outside. We have a little over two acres and we treat all of it like we live in a residential neighborhood. In all actuality we live in the country. Feed stores, diesel duallies, and a good bit of good ‘ol boys..but their meanin’ no harm. We want to live on a Park’s Edge not a pond’s edge. We want to have stores that sell gourmet sausage and not be forced the neighbors year old frozen dear sausage. Its’s seriously time to find another realtor that is in touch with reality.
Wedding Band Woes
For the longest time I thought I had a problem. Not a drinking problem or a gambling problem, but a problem losing something very important over and over. My wedding ring has had a history of not wanting to stick around much. I have currently been the owner of three wedding bands and it’s not because I have walked down the aisle three times.
Right before Crystal and I got married over nine years ago I had a difficult task of figuring out what type of ring I wanted. I knew that I did not want a plain old yellow gold band. I really checked out a good bit of men’s platinum, men’s white gold, and men’s tungsten rings. I knew that platinum would be silly for me to get because it would have been a bit out of my price range (I had already spent enough on her platinum set). I purchased an amazing wedding ring that was white gold and had a few diamond baguettes in it.
Needless to say, five years later I stuck my wedding band in my back pocket one afternoon before painting my daughters room purple (as to not get paint on it) and realized that the pocket had a hole in it hours later.
A year after that I picked up another $50 band at a department store and left it in a bathroom somewhere while washing and drying my hands. I just HAD to make sure that there were no germs hiding under that ring!
The latest one was just some super cheap band that I picked up at some store in my daily travels. I think that the kids actually picked it up and then it disappeared into the void. I’m sure I will find it on an action figure one day as the boys probably used it as a royal crown for someone.
I have made a promise to myself that I will go at this one more time and I vow to not lose this one. I have been going over some options and found some really great rings that are made of tungsten. Men’s Tungsten Online has a really sweet selection of rings. I just wish that they would have an accidental idiotic husband loss insurance.
Jem: The Complete Series
Growing up I watched my fair share of cartoons. I loved Transformers, Masters of the Universe, GI Joe, Gimmie a Break….okay that last one I really liked in the 80’s but it was not a cartoon. Bringing in some of the love that I had for my childhood shows to my daughter has not been that successful. There was one show that I did watch in the afternoons that wasn’t so action oriented. It wasn’t a show so worried about saving the world as it was worried about finding the best outfit to wear during the next big music performance. That show was Jem and the Holograms.
After showing Jem to her on The HUB my daughter could not get enough. But, don’t take my word for it…I will let her fill you in on the series.
In 1985 the “truly outrageous” TV show JEM And The Holograms premiered to the delight of young girls and boys. This new animated series focused on the dual life of beautiful Jerrica Benton, co-owner of Starlight Music, and her pop star alter-ego, Jem, lead singer for the all-girl band JEM And The Holograms.
With its unique story line combination of drama, action, romance and music, JEM and The Holograms was a smash hit and became an icon for a decade. Its message of glamour, glitter, fashion and fame helped define a generation!
Some of my favorite peeps over at Shoutfactory! you can relive the adventures of JEM And The Holograms and their archrivals, The Misfits and The Stingers, in this first-ever complete collector’s edition 11-DVD box set. All 65 episodes of the hit series are included, accompanied by an EXCLUSIVE bonus disc of brand-new and archival material rarely seen!
Bonus Features Include
- Retrospective Featurettes, Including Brand-New Interviews With The Cast, Crew And Fans!
- Original Toy Commercials
- Video Jukebox
- Animated Storyboards
- Original Writer’s Bible
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely that of the blog owners. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. I have been given a product free of charge, but that does not impact my views or opinions in any freakin’ way.
Winners Smörgåsbord
THREE giveways have ended. I have some pretty sweet prizes for some lucky people and here we go!
Here are the two winners for the Quiznos giveaway.
#57 Cindy D and #63 Lori Hart!
The next bunch is for the Orville Redenbacher giveaway. The 25 winners of the samples were chosen at random but I don’t have a full weekend to post screenshots so you are going to have to deal with it. 🙂
The winner of the Grand Prize is….
#232 Joanne Major!
Finally, the winner of the Pampers giveaway and a new iPod Touch is….
#91 Lynda E!
Avengers Assemble!
One of MY most anticipated movies gracing the big screen next year is The Avengers. Here is the new trailer just released and the film hits theaters on May 4, 2012. Check out and make sure to “Like” MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MarvelsTheAvengers
Marvel Studios presents “Marvel’s The Avengers”—the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.
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