I have not posted in quite a while. I haven't felt the urge. Until now, I have been moved by such an outrageous claim I cannot remain silent. I must warn others. Ann Byrn, author of the Cake Doctor is a false messiah, a dangerous dangerous woman ( Read more... )

Here is my watered down review of Van Helsing, for people who actually might go see it:

There were a few good special effects, maybe one or two (unintentionally) good lines.

For the people who know they will never see the movie, my honest, open review of Van Helsing is beind the cut: ( Read more... )

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And if that doesn't make you laugh your ass off, this will!

And if neither makes you laugh, you're a psycho hosebeast. Sorry, you are.

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I've been reading some great "healthy eating" type books lately, courtesy of my public library, and thought I'd share for all those interested.

The first is called Superfoods, by Steven Pratt, MD, and Kathy Andrews. As the name implies, this is kind of pop-culture bandwagon-ish, in which words like "bioavailable" and "biosynergism" are thrown ( Read more... )

Baby budgies! In about an hour, We're taking the kids out to a breeder of English budgies, he has a new batch of budgie babies. We promised the kids their very own bird if they blah blah blah, and they have been, so we're doing it! I'm so excited! Why am I so excited at the prospect of so much extra work, I don't know, but I am really excited!

As I attempted to post last Friday, but LJ or my computer ate it, amateurastro and I just returned from Buffalo, where we had gone with the intention of having dinner with some friends Friday night, then picking up a U-haul truck Saturday, loading some furniture that my dad wants to get rid of, and driving right back to NJ. He would drive the truck, and I ( Read more... )

Yesterday my six year old son asked me what a typewriter is.

Today I saw a post on forty_something about how today's college freshman will most probably never have seen/used a typewriter.

AAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!

Passed along from amateurastro, this story actually happened to my mother-in-law ( Read more... )

My little guy finally caught the stomach bug that's been going around for weeks, my daughter had it about 3 weeks ago. Picked him up at school puking his lungs out, all he's been able to do is drink gingerale, but even that doesn't stay down for long. Got the saltines, dry toast, and plain pasta ready (white food for the flu, remember?), he's all ( Read more... )