Ferris Bueller’s Day Off board game

I remember seeing Ferris Bueller’s Day Off for the first time and thinking, “Daddy would hate[1] this movie. It’s about a kid skipping school for the Best. Day. Of. His. Life….and an evil school principal[2] and dingbat secretary, too!”[3] Now, many years later, it’s a board game. I can’t wait to find this to take to […]

Seeing Myself Differently

[I wrote this on January 18, 2011, but then didn’t get it published before something counter to the entire idea derailed me. I appreciate my lack of memory when it comes to these things. I can’t remember what set me off, but re-reading this post, I do remember what I felt about myself that night.] […]

Free Admission to National Parks

If there any national parks you want to visit, these are the days to go (or avoid, depending on your point of view.) http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm Jan 15-17: MLK Jr Birthday weekend April 16-24 June 21: first day of summer Sept 24th Nov 11-13: Verterans’ Day weekend

Dynomite

Pretty impressive that this ONE guy did the WHOLE thing a Capella! It’s REALLY good at 2:00 in…and then at 3:20 he shows how he made it. Hat tip to Leanne H. for showing me this one that tells a little about Chanukkah (and that led to a whole group of similar parodies). Thanks, Leanne!

Oops [They] Did It Again

Erroneous and hurtful oversight #4 by a “friend” happened this week. (In most ways it wasn’t as bad as the other times, but in one way it was way bigger!) This is getting old. I’ve tweaked settings, so I’m down to only seeing online posts by accident. Short of unfriending/blocking, I don’t know how else […]