We are down to four remaining contestants for season 10! Please note: SPOILERS past this point! There will be 2 songs from each contestant again tonight: the first song will be one that inspires them and the second will be from the song book of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Lady Gaga will be this [...]
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About eighteen months ago, we were looking at the year ahead of us and considering the trips we had in store. We planned a trip to see my family in San Francisco, several trips to the Philadelphia area for Sesame Place and various farm-ish things around there, and some possible long weekends in other nearby [...]
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At a recent girl-get-together weekend, we all sat around and talked about who would play us in our big screen debut. Some names were tossed around for who would play moi, and I was ever so honored to have Kate Winslet win the nomination. I love Kate. Big ole girl crush. Yes, I envied her [...]
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It’s a fact. Saturday morning cartoons just aren’t the same anymore. Our children and their children will never get to appreciate the awesome sound of the Looney Toons/Merrie Melodies theme song that alerts you that hilarity is about to ensue. However, we do have the advantage of teaching them about these classics through the wonderful [...]
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Having music during any workout for me is a MUST! With the weather giving me more chances to walk outside, I am pumped to get some new tunes loaded on my iPod to keep me motivated! Also, I was able to get a great treadmill on Craigslist a few weeks ago, so that will keep [...]
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We are down to the top five! This week, the contestants got to work with Sheryl Crow–a good choice of guest artist! SPOILERS AHEAD! First up this week is James–he’s singing a 30 Seconds to Mars song–he’s definitely in his element and has the ability to woo a crowd. He’s got the pipes! Jacob is [...]
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In light of my request for book suggestions yesterday (have you put in yours yet?), today we will explore the world of e-readers. There are so many out there, especially once you include tablets, so how do you pick which one is right for you? Size Does Matter First off, you need to decide how [...]
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You groan, but you know you’re going to use this one at least once today. You’re welcome.
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Minimal Movie Posters is a new site that takes our favorite movies and reimagines the movie one-sheet as minimalistic art. It is reader submitted and some of the pieces are quite stunning. A few years ago Sound of Design took famous album covers and reworked them in a similar fashion. We wonder if you can [...]
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It’s finally May, which means that the unofficial start of summer is so close I can taste it. Summer, for me, means lots of book reading on family trips. My friend lent me a few books by essayist/music critic Chuck Klostermann. If you know me, and would love to read books that basically mimic my [...]
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