Concert-ing: The Cure at Lakefront Arena May 10, 2016

The Cure, like the Replacements, have had an immeasurable effect on my life.  Once, I became a fan, I became obsessed.  People often mistakenly state that the Cure’s music is depressing.  I have never found the music actually makes me depressed.  When the music reaches into depression, like on Pornography,…

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Reviewing: Quick Hits

Since we are both AP teachers, we have been a little preoccupied with getting our kids ready for the last couple of weeks.  So a couple of quick thoughts before we pick up our regularly scheduled blogging/podcasting. I’m not impressed with episodes 2 and 3 of Game of Thrones.  Pacing…

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Reviewing: Game of Thrones Season Six Episode 1 Review

Let me get this out of the way:  I don’t care if Jon Snow is dead or not.  It won’t affect my feelings toward Game of Thrones.  Anyone watching Game of Thrones should know not to become too invested in any character.  This isn’t a story with protagonists and antagonists. …

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Running: WDW Inaugural Star Wars Dark Side Half Marathon

Welcome our new guest blogger, Cristina’s sister, Cara!  You can read about Cristina’s inaugural WDW Star Wars 10K race here. For a long time, I had a dream of doing a half marathon in Disney World.  When they announced the first Star Wars half marathon in Disneyland, I really wanted to do…

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Running: WDW Inaugural Star Wars Dark Side 10K

One of the top things I nerd out about is Star Wars. If you’ve read this blog for long, I think that becomes apparent very quickly. So when Walt Disney World said that they were starting a Star Wars Dark Side Half Marathon, I was stoked. Star Wars and Disney…

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Unboxing: Sufjan Stevens and The Replacements

It’s another video where I ramble on about some of my favorite albums.  And yes, I already own these albums on vinyl.  I’m a collector not a horder! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqqpkqDKG8] Go to our YouTube channel to check out more videos from us!

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