There are some cars I get to test drive that are beautiful. They sit in my driveway, ready for the first drive, and you can almost hear the purr of the engine as it sits, poised, ready to leap at the slightest touch of the gas pedal. That’s definitely how I felt when I looked at the Atomic Silver 2017 Lexus IS350 when Lexus dropped it off for my week’s driving experience. Until I tried to…Read More
I’m a writer with an excellent vocabulary but for reasons I can’t explain, I’m pretty darn poor at word games. I’m surprised when I break 100 in Scrabble and even word jumbles can leave me feeling baffled and wondering if it’s “CAT” or “DOG” that’s going to win. I persist anyway and just try to avoid people who are ridiculously good at word games. You know who I’m talking about they’re the people who drive you to…Read More
Let’s start right out with the good news, film fans and comic book geeks: Wonder Woman is good. Really good. Possibly one of the best and most exciting films of the summer. As already shown in the otherwise dull and tedious Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gal Gadot brings a great energy and strength to an iconic character and she’s terrific in this new movie. Yes, this also means that DC has finally figured…Read More
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by DIYZ. All opinions are 100% mine. Mother’s Day is tricky now that I’m a single parent and my own mother has passed away. I think about her, and honor the woman who’s the mother of my children, but it’s not at all the same as the more traditional brunch celebrations you often hear about. To honor my Mum, I decided that this year for Mother’s Day I would plant…Read More
My 13yo girl is good at math, though she is quick to get discouraged. There’s something about the “hard” sciences that brings that out in a lot of people, students and parents alike. My theory is that it’s to do with the right or wrong nature of the work. History is open to interpretation, composition is strongly influenced by your imagination and writing style and physical education, well, if you can throw a ball… But math…Read More
While it’s a pleasure to drive cars in the $50K-$75K range, the reality is that most people can’t afford a vehicle at that price, whether they’re paying outright or financing the vehicle. Heck, with a $5,000 down payment and three year loan, a $75,000 car will hit you for about $2000/mo in payments. And that’s without insurance. Fortunately there are a lot of options in the $15K-$25K range from just about every major manufacturer. Continuing…Read More
Note: This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency on behalf of Char-Broil; however, all thoughts, experiences and opinions are my own. I’ve always liked grilling, whether it’s something as simple as a few hot dogs or as complicated as fish, veggies or shishkabob. There’s something about cooking over a fire that makes food taste better and, of course, there’s also probably some primitive facet of my masculinity triggered by cooking over meat, even if I…Read More
I’ve heard it again and again from my children, I’m a micro-manager and try to orchestrate things too much to fit the way I think our schedule should progress. They prefer a looser schedule and don’t want me urging them to keep moving forward on a timetable. There’s some truth to their claim because I am pretty obsessive about being on time (as all of my friends know by now) and it bugs me to…Read More
The formula is easy to figure out: a bunch of rough-and-ready spacers trapped in an enclosed space with a big, scary alien creature that’s only interested in one thing: eating them. This formula has not only worked for five previous Alien movies with small variations, but for countless other horror/sci-fi films too. Though much debated, it’s the original 1979 film Alien that offers the purest vision of this storyline and it not only set the…Read More
Most vehicles have fairly subtle updates year over year so that a 2013 and a 2014 model might be difficult to differentiate unless you’re a car expert. Over long periods of time there are big changes, but even then, they are often more subtle improvements in technology and engine than major design changes. Which is why it’s always interesting as a car reviewer to have a chance to drive your own car, just a few years…Read More
I seem to spend a lot of my game time with really complicated games that have hundreds of parts and rule books that span 5-10 pages or more. Lots of fiddly bits, as gamers say, and it can be really fun to play a game like Dark Souls, as I did last weekend, but there’s also a certain joy you can find in a simple game that doesn’t aim to consume four or five hours…Read More
When your child goes to a school that doesn’t have a cafeteria, you spend a lot of time considering food logistics, whether it’s what to have for lunch or how to successfully transport it. We have quite a collection of metal food carriers, including actual Thermos brand containers. The goal: To have something that started out nice and hot in the morning still be hot (or at least reasonably warm) by the time lunch rolls around…Read More
There are some film directors who have such a strong imprint on their films that regardless of the story, you know what kind of cinematic experience you’re in for when you walk in the theater. Michael Bay loves his explosions. Quentin Tarantino loves his ultra-violence (yes, with a nod to A Clockwork Orange). And Guy Ritchie? He loves his style. His oeuvre encompasses some of the coolest, most visually striking films in the last decade, including…Read More
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As part of his promotional tour for the new blockbuster sci-fi comedy action film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, star Chris Pratt apparently said something outrageous in one of his Instagram videos and has to now adopt that all-too-familiar celebrity behavior of the public apology. But what he said really isn’t particularly offensive and the fact that there was a backlash and that it got loud enough that Pratt felt the need to respond speaks…Read More
I’ve spent the last few days at Type-A West in Denver, Colorado, including being part of a panel discussion about Dad Influencers, along with long-time friend Eric Elkins and new friend Bolaji Oyejide. Ably moderated by Don Jackson, we ended up talking a lot more about fatherhood and the nuanced issue of appropriately sharing our experiences as fathers with our followers. Do you reveal all, or do you keep everyone at arm’s length? Bolaji was…Read More
