I don’t have much time or interest these days in seeing the latest box office hits. Every year that creeps by brings a greater divide between what moviegoing audiences seem to crave and what I can tolerate.
But not seeing movies will never stop me from reviewing them. So here are my reviews of the top 5 movies at the box office, none of which I have seen: Read the rest of this entry »
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I just don’t get it. I don’t know if that means I’m out of touch or too rich or too poor or all of the above. But I’ve never participated in Black Friday madness and more than likely I never will.
Here’s a good example of what puzzles me… Read the rest of this entry »
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MY GRADE:
Only three stars for Santa?!
What am I — Jewish?
<cricket cricket>
Really, it’s not a religious thing. I just have some credibility issues with the Santa story. First and foremost:
Exactly how old is Santa??? Because it seems like he’s been around forever. At least three hundred years. Is that possible? With his high BMI? Read the rest of this entry »
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MY GRADE:
I am thankful for…
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MY GRADE: 
As I dialed past Sarah Palin on her 39th talk show appearance of the day (plugging her new book The Palin Vampire Diaries) I couldn’t help but develop an appreciation for those in the past who have taken the less-is-more approach to product hawking.
Of course, I’m talking about the McRib. Read the rest of this entry »
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MY GRADE: 
Tasty and Refreshing. With just a hint of... um... ???
(NOTE: When I speak of Dr. Pepper I am referring to Mr. Pibb too. Because to me Mr. Pibb is basically Dr. Pepper without the doctorate)
Soft drink companies have never been completely comfortable with owning up to what their products are: a 100% artificial concoction. Read the rest of this entry »
2 Comments | Food & Food-esque substances | Tagged: 7-up, Artificial yumminess, coke, Dr. Pepper, pepsi, soft drinks | Permalink
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MY GRADE:
There seems to be a split in the world of parenting…
Back when I was growing up, most parents did stuff pretty much the same things: you fed your kid, you changed their diaper, you let them go down the street to play with the neighbor kids, you made sure they did their homework, you told then not to run into traffic. Occasionally a kid lost a finger playing with firecrackers, but hey, with that sort of intelligence it’s safe to assume they weren’t going to become a world renown brain surgeon anyway.
4 Comments | Media Ridiculousness, Silly Trends and Proclivities | Tagged: baby einstein, baby einstein lawsuit, baby einstein refund, child development, t.v. as a babysitter | Permalink
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MY GRADE:
It’s no fun getting sick. And swine flu can be deadly. But I happen to think in a roundabout way swine flu is serving a larger purpose.
How?
3 Comments | Media Ridiculousness, Silly Trends and Proclivities | Tagged: autism, autism debate, jenny mccarthy, measles, mumps, Swine Flu, swine flu scare, swine flu vaccine, vaccines | Permalink
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MY GRADE:
I dread going to the supermarket.
Why?
Well, here’s just a mini sample-size of my supermarket issues:
Things I don’t understand about modern food: Read the rest of this entry »
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Celebrity baby naming has turned into a form of one-upmanship: Who can give their poor infant the most ridiculous, attention-grabbing, awkward, self-consciously quirky name? Gwenyth Paltrow names her kid “Apple.” But Madonna isn’t going to rest easy until she saddles her next adopted kid with something weirder and more contrived like “Peach Cobbler.”
My question is –at one point does Child Protective Services step in and declare some of these names a form of child abuse?
It seems every time a celebrity craps out another kid they display their offspring to the world as if nobody else in the history of mankind has ever created such a precious, soul-inspiring, unique thing. And that thing must be given a suitably special moniker. Like “Crabcake” or “Tumbleweed.” Read the rest of this entry »
8 Comments | Silly Trends and Proclivities | Tagged: angelina jolie, brad pitt, celebrity baby names, gwenyth paltrow apple, madonna, strange baby names | Permalink
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