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For a guy, I'm a decent cook I'd say. Not fabulous or anything at all, but decent. I enjoy cooking actually, especially when I'm working off a recipe. Maybe it's the puzzle lover in me, or how I could sit for hours putting Lego sets together by following instructions. But I view cooking in a Continue Reading

I don't know if it was the recent election coverage or the phonics-teaching Leapfrog DVDs my kids are insanely addicted to, but I've been thinking about an old cartoon a lot lately. Unlike today, where there's cartoons on pretty much 24/7 (heck, there's even an entire channel or two devoted to 'em!), when I was Continue Reading

I love Halloween. Easily one of my favorite holidays, what with the costumes, the candy, the decorations. It's all just crazy fun. And while times certainly have changed, I still remember some of the costumes from my childhood. For the most part, I remember every year going to the store with my mom and checking Continue Reading

Working from home most definitely has its advantages. Easy commutes, no dress code (heck, pajamas are actually encouraged) and no co-workers stealing your lunch. Not to mention the money-saving advantages like tax write-offs and filling up the car with gas maybe once every few weeks. But even still, there are things I do miss about Continue Reading

I was recently talking to a friend of mine about cereal. Sure there are the adult variety like Honey Bunches of Oats or even some of the Kashi cereals that are not only healthy (and uber fiber-filled), but pretty tasty too. But what we were talking about were the good cereals. The kinds you had Continue Reading

I think I've mentioned this before, but I'm a dog person way more than I am a cat person. Yes I love all animals (except for what they do to my allergies...), but if I could, I'd love to have like 10 dogs. I always wanted a golden retriever or husky to just run around Continue Reading

It's still October (about halfway through in fact) and I'm still discovering more and more great merchants offering various pink products in support of various Breast Cancer Awareness charities. It's seriously great to see so many more stores jumping on board for such an important fight. I've already showed off a few Think Pink Products Continue Reading

I may be odd, but I actually prefer salty to sweet. Given a choice between a bag of chips (or cheese doodles... mmmmmmmmmmm....) and a plate of cookies, I'd grab the chips in a heartbeat. That's not to say I don't enjoy sweets, I just prefer snacks. When it comes to cake though, nothing beats Continue Reading

Besides prepping for Halloween, October has the distinction of being Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Last year I blogged about Shopping For a Cure, talking a bit about my own family's experience with the disease. I also pointed out some of the great fund-raising products a number of merchants had jumped on board with in order Continue Reading

With just over a month to go until Halloween, now's the time to start stocking up on all the candy and goodies you'll be dolling out to little goblins and ghoulies. Yeah, I know, you'll just wait till everything's on sale. Or you'll grab something a few days before the big spook night. Biiiiig mistake. Continue Reading