Have the summertime blues hit yet? I waffled on the fence for quite a while about whether or not to send Evan to summer camp. In the end, I settled for twice-a-week tennis lessons and one week of Vacation Bible School. For the most part, it’s gone okay. In fact, I saw a complete change … Read more
This post was written as part of my role on the Netflix Stream Team. Topics, selections, and all opinions are my own. Wouldn’t have it any other way. By now, you’ve learned that I’m a big fan of Netflix original programming. Even though I don’t watch much TV, when I do sit down to stream … Read more
I can’t tell you how many times I see this posted on Facebook. I’ve got the house to myself and I need some shows to binge watch! Because apparently, Facebook is the place to do that and binge watching is now a real live thing. It’s true. Even Urban Dictionary has it in there (although … Read more
In case you’re many years younger than me, let me explain how television used to work. There were three big networks: ABC, NBC, and CBS. There were all broadcast at Very High Frequencies (VHF) which meant they tended to come in clearer than other channels, depending on the weather. There was also usually an independent TV station … Read more
Do you know how I know if we’re going to get along famously? It’s decidedly simply by whether or not we laugh at the same things. For example, last night I was in the mood for some stand-up comedy and turned on an old Ellen DeGeneres special. I remember really like her humor back in … Read more
The great thing about your kid getting older is the ability to finally watch something in the evening that isn’t animated and is rated higher than G. With Evan having just turned 8, we usually stick to PG or sometime PG-13 movies but it depends on what that (-13) is designating in the rating. I actually like … Read more
Back in October, I picked out some of the scariest scary movies you could find on Netflix. My requirements, however, were minimal blood and guts, nothing crazy paranormal, and nothing too nightmare-inducing (for me, I mean). I made a list on my Netflix profile and we’ve continued to stare at that selection month after month (because I … Read more
Today is Halloween. Tomorrow is the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos). And on top of all that, it’s also time for Daylight Savings to come to an end (fall back – yay!) So I encourage you to sit back, crack open that bag of your kids’ Halloween candy and stay up late getting the Dickens … Read more
Looking for the best shows on Netflix for food lovers? There’s no shortage. But if, for some reason, you can’t find any of these shows currently streaming on Netflix, be sure to download JustWatch to find what network they are streaming. Now back to our regularly schedule program… I’m not sure how television viewing works … Read more
A few short years ago, “binge watching” is a term that would have had no meaning. Now it’s an active verb and Netflix takes full advantage of it. Whenever I turn on Netflix through our Roku, it always has a updated “Recommended for You” list. Or a “Because You Watched” list. And almost everything on … Read more
First of all, I can’t believe some of you are already posting pictures of the first day of school. I mean, IT’S JULY! Is summer vacation not sacred anymore? And don’t even get me started on year-round schooling. I know there are lots of advantages to it but I’m pretty old school. I believe in … Read more
One good thing about my neighborhood is that we like to party. We like to have parties, go to parties, plan parties, have impromptu parties. But my favorite kind of parties are theme parties. Last March, it was the St. Patrick’s Day party. We all dressed in green, wore plastic green beads, ate fish and … Read more
The Winter Games are by far my favorite sports on television. Forget the Superbowl or World Series or Stanley Cup or whatever you call the big game ender for basketball. I prefer things like skiing and skating and, yes, even curling. We haven’t been that involved in major television events since we moved almost two … Read more
Remember last year when I posted a series of embarrassing yet accurate photos of myself? If you don’t, then that’s fine. I’m not going to link to it. Trust me, they’re there. I’ll just say it involved a nutritional program with supplement in which I lost 10 pounds and 10 inches over the course of … Read more
Are you a read-it-before-you-see-it kind of person? Do you have to read the book before you see the movie? Do you care about reading the book? Can you watch the movie and then read the book? Have you ever seen a movie that was better than the book? Enquiring minds want to know. Really. I certainly don’t have … Read more
Remember the days when you and your loved one would think about plans for going out on a Saturday night? Yeah, me neither. I do remember being in my 20s and wondering why my married friends never wanted to do anything on the weekends. They lived such a boring life. How could they stand it? I used … Read more
