Xbox Upgrade Is One Step Closer To The Future
I’m firmly convinced that when my daughter is old enough to play video games, I’ll hand her a controller and she’ll look back at me, baffled, asking ‘What’s this, Dad?’ The controller – with buttons...
View ArticleAngelcare AC1100 Baby Monitor Review
Now that I’ve had a few months to actually use all this stuff, I’ve decided to go ahead and start reviewing some of the baby stuff we accumulated in preparation for little Reese to hit the scene. The...
View ArticlePure Comedic Genius
Perhaps I’m turning into an old man ahead of my time, but I often get frustrated with the lack of quality in today’s entertainment. Very few TV shows and movies these days are worth the time...
View ArticleUshering In Babysitting 2.0
With our little babyguru getting older by the minute, it’s only a matter of time before Mrs. Guru and I are going to start needing a babysitter. We’ve got a good solution now, trading off nights with...
View ArticleMy Name Is Ricky, And I Am A Cord-Cutter
When I was a kid, my sister used to babysit for a family that didn’t have a TV in their livingroom. The parents kept the TV in a closet, and they brought it out with a DVD player periodically, and let...
View ArticleGoogle’s Project Glass Will Change The World
Earlier this year, it was revealed that Google was working on a special pair of glasses – glasses with a built-in camera, display, and interface of some sort – like a wearable smartphone. Eventually,...
View ArticleAmazon Prime Now Includes Classic MGM Movies and TV Shows
In a move of brilliance, Amazon has inked a deal with MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) that will allow it to serve up tons of old MGM movies and TV shows to customers of Amazon Prime. As the streaming wars...
View ArticleLosing The Man On The Moon
Neil Armstrong passed away this weekend. I wasn’t alive when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon – in fact, I don’t even believe that my parents were married at that point in time. However, I’ve known...
View ArticleBatman: Dark Knightfall Stop-Motion
Confession: my little brother usually had much cooler toys than me, including a full lineup of Batman action-figures, along with the Batmobile and a bunch of playsets and whatnot. That didn’t stop me...
View ArticleEating Out In Eureka Springs, AR
This autumn, my wife and I took a trip to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, to get away for a while. Only 8.5 hours from Fort Worth, it was a great weekend trip, and Eureka Springs has a ton of little places...
View ArticleUsing The FitBit One
I suck at being healthy. I drink quite a bit of beer (and not that ultralight crap, either), eat terribly, and I have a strong aversion to exercise. In my early 20s, this wasn’t an issue – my...
View ArticleIn Praise Of Camping
I’m blessed to have been introduced to ‘camping’ as a young child. I don’t remember the first time, but as a kid, we ‘camped’ so much that the various trips run together in my memory. It’s funny to me...
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