Archive for Entertainment
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Show Us Your Desk and Win the LG 23 Inch Smart Monitor
I got up last saturday morning and got an email from Nick at LG saying he dug this blog and some of the technology articles we've wrote. He wanted to see if I would be interested in trying out one of LG's new Smart Monitors and doing a little review on the blog about my experiences. I have a pair of...
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2008 Popular Halloween Costume Ideas
Halloween is creeping (oooh spooky) up on us pretty quickly so it's time once again to start thinking about popular Halloween costume ideas. If you don't remember last year's list, let me give you just a taste. It included things such as Rob & Big's Bobby Light Costume, the diaper wearing astro...
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Brain Performance Exercise Games Make You Smarter… Kinda
As we get older... and we are getting older, there are certain brain functions that could benefit from a brain sharpening exercise game. What? Now I have to have an exercise routine for my brain? It doesn't involve heavy lifting don't worry. Thanks to brain improvement sites you can play fun game...
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Mark Wahlberg in Lowell To Film Micky Ward Movie – The Fighter
Finally, the "Irish" Micky Ward movie The Fighter is a reality and it's filming right here in Lowell. Yesterday afternoon, actor Mark Wahlberg, who will play Lowell boxer Ward, met with scouts for the movie in the lobby of the Lowell DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Lowell to discuss possible locatio...
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8008135 Things To Do Before I Die
Be the best Dad I can be. Convince Erin to get a tattoo of my name on her butt. Wake up In a Boston Gutter Go skinny dipping at Hampton Beach at night. Be a film extra. Own a bar and gri...
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Awesome Charlie Brown Theme song played on Bass
Great video playing some Theme to Charlie Brown with a little finger tap improve on a 6 stringcBass guitar. "Linus and Lucy" is a jazz piano piece written by Vince Guaraldi and made popular in many of the Peanuts animated television specials. Although originally intended only for the Peanuts charac...
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For Those of Us Who are NOT Well Traveled. Try Valium When Flying
I never travel. Let me be real clear about that. Never. The last time I was on vacation was in October of 2000 and that only lasted 3 days due to a series of horrible events. Cursed when it comes to travel? You betcha. But for one reason or another my husband and I have decided to go on a cruise th...
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Hope Dworaczyk on the Cover of Playboy
The April edition of Playboy magazine features Seth Rogan and Hope Dworaczyk on the cover. Males very rarely make the Playboy cover and Seth Rogan is the first one in almost a decade. As for Hope Dworaczyk she is the girlfriend of NBA basketball star Jason Kidd and once upon a time was a contestant ...
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Nanerpuss Remix Video
I have been known to play with my food and could see myself doing something like this. I want a Nanerpuss t-shirt. The original commercial was good, but the Nanerpuss remix was even better. Everyone Loves Nanerpuss. That's a fact of life. The sooner you embrace that fact, the happier you'll be. ...
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Comedian Richard Jeni Dead of Apparent Suicide
The news broke this past weekend that Comedian Richard Jeni had died at age 49 of a gunshot wound. The cause of death has not officially been deemed a suicide but the facts coming out certainly point in that direction. A 911 call was made on Saturday morning from the West Hollywood area. The call...
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Why An Angel on Top of the Christmas Tree
Have you ever wondered why we put an angel on top of the Christmas tree each Christmas? Well here's the story of how it all began... When four of Santa's elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the Pre-Christmas pressure. Then...
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Roman Polanski Wants the Sex with Minor Charges Dropped
Lawyers for Roman Polanski, a fugitive for 30 years in a notorious sex case involving a 13-year-old girl, filed a request Tuesday to dismiss the charge against him because of prosecutorial and judicial misconduct. The motion alleges that a documentary about filmmaker released earlier this year re...
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Newton’s Cradle
Newton's Cradle is a clever device that not only demonstrates a pendulum, but also shows the Laws of Conservation of Momentum and Energy. Friction and damping effects are also observed. This device is often used as a toy to amuse people. Newton's Cradle was invented in 1967 by English actor Simon Pr...
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Did Steve Jobs Have a Heart Attack?
Apple PR has yet to respond to rumors online and on twitter that Steve Jobs was rushed to the hospital with a heart attack today. With Apple's recent stock drop and the current state of the financial market right now it doesn't seem unlikely. I'm constantly checking the San Jose Mercury, Sunn...
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Muppet Show to Return to TV After 27 Years
[caption id="attachment_1067" align="aligncenter" width="460" caption="Muppets Show Return"][/caption]The Jim Henson-created characters may be on their way back thanks to a new Disney Film. In the movie, written by Forgetting Sarah Marshall star and writer Jason Segel, the Muppets reunite to save t...
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The Retards in Tropic Thunder Are Under Fire
Calling someone a retard in a big budget Hollywood movie might be funny but was is more retarded is that people want to protest and get the movie shut down because they used the phrase 'retarded' in the movie to describe (trust me you just gotta see it) another character. [caption id="attachment_...
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Giant Shark Offshore of Boston Massachusetts
Fishing out on Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary on a perfect calm day we saw some action on the horizon and decided to check it out. As we approached we could see the dorsal and tail fin of a large shark. Typically a basking shark which are very harmless we came very close to observe i...
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Organize A Neighborhood Block Party and Meet Your Neighbors
[caption id="attachment_988" align="alignright" width="300" caption="neighborhood block party"][/caption]It seems that a lot of neighborhoods have lost their community feel. The best way to get that back? Organize a neighborhood block party for your neighborhood. There are tons of great reasons t...
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I Got New Kids On The Block Concert Tickets At Free Ticket Exchange
When I was younger I was a HUGE New Kids On The Block fan and it kind of embarrasses me to say that I guess I still am. New Kids On The Block reunion tour tickets went on sale for my area and they sold out pretty quickly. Bummer, I guess I'll have to wait for the next New Kids On The Block reunio...
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Sunday Afternoon Activities
So what are you doing this weekend. Well we're sitting around all day just cleaning the house rather than going out and having fun in this crappy Massachusetts weather....
