Just put some pictures online of my sister Sheila’s visit to IL; you can find the gallery here. Sorry, it’s password protected for family viewing only.
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27Jun
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23Jun
Recently I tried the two new flavors of Mountain Dew themed on the World of Warcraft. Now, unlike some other people who write and post online, I’m not a pro and I didn’t get any Dew comped to me. Instead I had to trudge out and buy it myself. I got the Alliance Dew (the blue one, it’s Dew with Wild Fruit flavor) at 7-11 and the red Horde (Dew with Cherry Citrus flavor) at Walgreens. Not sure why each store only had one, but I’m OK with it since they are only a block or so apart from where I work.
Once I saw that brilliant blue color, I decided to try the Alliance Dew first. I cracked into this wild fruit dew and was impressed. It had a mild fruit flavor that overlaid the normal Dew taste. I found this to be a refreshing drink – not too heavy or sugary. The only drawback is the deep blue color – it can dye your insides. You can get the drift of where this is going – and how it comes out in the end.
The Horde Mountain Dew is red, a deeper red that Code Red Mountain Dew. I tried this flavor a day later so I had a fresh take on it compared to the Alliance blend. The Horde Dew is Cherry Citrus flavored and I found that mixture to be very enjoyable. It hit the tongue well and was more refreshing than Code Red. Though I like Code Red at times, it can be too sugary and sweet for my taste. I wouldn’t mind if the Pepsi people decided to replace Code Red with this flavor blend once the GameFuel flavors are off the shelves.
Overall, I was pleased with the taste of these two special Mountain Dew blends. I am planning to buy them again over the summer for as long as they are available to spice up work and summertime activities. Still, neither one of them is as good as Baja Blast Mountain Dew.
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26Mar
I’m a Lotus Elise!
You believe in maximum performance and minimum baggage. You like to travel light and fast, hit the corners hard, and dance like there’s no tomorrow.
“Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.
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15Mar
AUGS band – in which my daughter plays the flute – was rated I+ (perfect score!) in an Illinois Grade School Music Association district organizational contest. They sounded great! You can see and hear for yourself in the video below. This video is about 50 MB so it might take a little while to load, but it’s worth the wait!
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23Feb
OK.
The kids and I watched Madagascar 2 recently, and it was a relatively harmless movie. It got a few laughs and chuckles from the crowd (all three of us) here. Some of the loudest laughing came from scenes where Moto Moto was wooing Gloria the hippo. For those of you who haven’t seen the flick, Gloria is a female hippo – ’nuff said. Anyway, Moto Moto has a couple of scenes where he’s singing and dancing, like this one here. So this was the source of much hooting from the kids. We had to watch the extra scenes with the music videos for the movie also.
So, as I saw this for the fourth or fifth time, I realized that this was the PG version of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s Baby Got Back. This staple of ’80s early rap is still a fun trip down memory road.
It also shows that savvy filmmakers will make movies that appeal to various age segments. I remember taking the kids when they were much younger to movies that really were only for them. There was nothing there for the parents. Madagascar had some humor and innuendo that adults got while providing belly laughs for the kids. I think that I like all of the Pixar movies for much the same reason.
Overall, I simply liked the movie just because it allowed us to spend some fun time together.
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