Adara TV stands »
by Glen A. When you buy new TVs, it puts you in a position to make another decision–what about the television stands? I’ve mentioned the televisions I replaced, six months ago and now just recently. I also wrote about a Talir TV stand I bought to support the first purchase. Well, while the two Toshiba [...]
WALL-E »
By Glen A. WALL-E, the latest computer-animated Pixar masterpiece debuted this weekend. It’s been something I’ve wanted to see ever since the first trailers came out, and now that I have, I can’t say I was disappointed. I did want more out of it after it was over, but I did get what I expected [...]
Be Kind Rewind (DVD) »
by Glen A. Be Kind Rewind did not come out in wide release (810 theaters at its peak), but it is one of those movies worth picking up on DVD. The story chronicles the efforts of two hapless friends, Jerry and Mike, to save not only the video store where Mike works, but the entire [...]
32″ LG 720p LCD HDTV (32LG30) »
by Glen A. My wife has family in Mexico. Every two years or so, she likes to fly down and visit for four weeks. (It used to be six weeks, but I’ve managed to talk her down). Three times in the last 19.5 years (that’s how long we’ve been married), I’ve been able to go, [...]
Sonic Drive In (Update) »
By Glen A. Since the first post about the new Sonic Drive In we have in our area, I’ve been back and just had to comment on what I saw. This time, I decided to go through the drive thru (all of the stalls were taken, anyway) and had a fairly long wait just getting [...]
Nikon Coolpix S210 8.0 MP digital camera (plum) »
by Glen A. Because of my work, digital cameras are a necessity. You’ll find elsewhere on this site a review or two featuring the equipment I’ve bought over the last year or so. Before I started purchasing Digital SLRs, we had the point and click kind–compact, lightweight, with various settings if you were so inclined. [...]
Jumper (DVD) »
By Glen A. What’s your thoughts on teleportation? Not one of those hot dinner table topics, or a subject which pops up around the water cooler? Well, the idea is probably more sci-fi than mainstream (or, at least I hope it is), but teleportation is the central theme of the movie Jumper. More to the [...]
Savory Skillets Rosemary Chicken Ravioli & Alfredo »
By Glen A. I’m not a great fan of frozen ravioli dishes, but last night Angela made a great meal from Savory Skillets and a simple salad of iceberg lettuce, mini carrots and fresh chunked tomatoes. The pasta was the Rosemary Chicken Ravioli & Alfredo, and man was it good. I don’t know that I [...]
The Incredible Hulk (Review No. 2) »
By Trevor A. I’m not a very big Hulk fan. I mean, you should already know how “obsessed” I am with Spider-Man, so there really is no time to learn more about Hulk, or Iron Man, or the X-Men. I know somewhat about this comic series thanks to my dad’s collections of old comics, but [...]
It’s time oil went the way of the dinosaur »
By Glen A. Gasoline above $4 a gallon. The price of oil exceeding $130 a barrel. We thought we had it bad when gasoline hit $2.50 three or four years ago. The Saudis are supposed to be stepping up oil production in the near future, in attempt to drive down the cost of oil, and [...]
The Incredible Hulk »
By Glen A. I might be among the few people out there who really did enjoy Hulk, the first attempt at bringing the green monster from Marvel Comics to the big screen. I never really collected Hulk comics growing up, but I am more or less aware of the origin story and do know that [...]
Imagine: A world without wires (Wish list) »
By Glen A. If you are married and really like electronic gadgetry of all kinds, you will identify with what I’m about to write. If you aren’t married, or could care less about computers, video games, stereo equipment or televisions, then you’re probably not reading this, anyway. I want a world without wires. Sure, I’d [...]
Kung Fu Panda »
By Glen A. To say the Kung Fu genre is well-worn, even within the cartoon-animated world, would probably be an understatement. Very little that is new is coming out of anywhere these days, or so it seems, so what’s one more take on yet another overly explored tale of martial arts ascendency? What would happen [...]
Boom Blox (Wii) »
by Trevor A. Boom Blox for the Wii is a very interesting game. It’s more of a party game than anything else, but there is a lot to do in single player mode. The game consists of various puzzles where you must throw [mostly] baseballs at an obstacle to knock down all the gems. Usually, [...]
Live Free or Die Hard (DVD) »
By Glen A. I am a fan of the Die Hard series, and am somewhat a fan of Bruce Willis, although, outside of these movies and the Moonlighting television show, I can’t say I’ve seen all that Willis has done. I liked him in Unbreakable, too, but that’s probably the extent of the movies I’ve [...]
Sonic Drive In (Fast food) »
By Glen A. A Sonic Drive In has finally arrived in our area, and a few days ago, my son Trevor and I were in the vicinity and decided to try it out. Knowing only what I know about the place through their commercials (you know, where the one guy laughs at jokes made by [...]
The Golden Compass (DVD) »
By Glen A. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, the second movie to be produced from the Chronicles of Narnia series, is out in theaters now. It hasn’t done as well as its predecessor at the box office, but did get more positive than negatives reviews. By contrast, The Golden Compass, another movie based on [...]
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (DVD) »
By Glen A. Who would have thought American History could be so entertaining? Someone must have, because in 2004, National Treasure debuted and not only took a clever and somewhat scholarly twist on a well-worn treasure hunt theme, but did it while staying PG, something I’ve heard to be just as big a gamble as [...]
Rock Band (PS3) »
by Trevor A. I’ve been in the music business since July of 2007 when we first got Guitar Hero II on PlayStation 2. Things started out slow since I was a beginner, but after months of practice I finally reached the level of Expert. There are still quite a repertoire of songs I still can’t exactly accomplish [...]