“What would you do if you won the lottery?” That’s the popular question going around this past week, with the Powerball swelling to high $$ levels. Some of the questions to address is: What is the first thing you’d splurge on? What car would you buy? Where would you make your “most used” house? Would …
Month: February 2015
With the show coming to a close this week, and having given everyone 5 days to watch the last episodes, it is time to discuss. In the end the show turned out very nicely, progressing characters along in mostly believable ways, from releases and regressions, to setbacks and deaths. All the emotions were toyed with: …
Boston Part’s 1 and 2 After the USS Constitution I headed off on a walk of the neighborhood, passing by Winthrop Square. As with the rest of Boston, it was very snowy, and I didn’t pass many people walking on the street…and minus one or two large groups, I think I was one of the …
PART 1 HERE After the Irish Potato Famine Memorial I tried to go to the Boston Massacre Site and Old State House, which was unfortunately closed for the day. And with the weather as it was (and me first wandering off in the wrong direction) I paid a few $ for a taxi to go …
This past weekend I went to Boston, staying by a college friend and her husband. I left for Boston at 3PM on Thursday after work, prepping for a long rush hour drive. Thanks to Google Maps though, I avoided 30 minutes of traffic on the West Side of Manhattan (approaching the George Washington Bridge area) …
Yes, I know, I’m weird like this, but I still get (and read) actual paperback magazines. In the last week though, combined with really poor US Postal Service (or as they call it: Another day at work), I have had to make two calls to Customer Service for my magazines, and was very pleased with …
The much hyped $20 playbook from the NY Lottery has finally arrived. Advertised as “Like 6 $5 games for $20” and “122 chances to win” it features six pages of games, that can’t be detached and used separately. The theme for it is “Gems” with the games being named: Ruby Red 7s (20X Get a …
I spent the last two nights in the city again, Sunday night ahead of the storm and Monday night to prevent having to drive on icy roads as well as being in the city in case someone else couldn’t make it in. Both nights were spent at different hotels, the Hotel Mela and Cassa. Hotel …
The 57th Grammys are coming up on Sunday, and I wanted to throw out some of my predictions and/or favorites from among the nominees. (Warning from the start, I am not a Sam Smith fan, so he has potential to ruin all my picks.) Record of the Year – Shake It Off by Taylor Swift……..she’s …
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