Bored while waiting for the storm to pass?

The Orlando Sentinel had a great blog posted on Monday (Aug 18) by RichardTribou with an interesting way to spend the time while waiting for a tropical storm or hurricane to pass through.  He says, “Get your beverage of choice and sit back and... Read more

Webkinz adding “My Page”

My daughter was playing on Webkinz the other day and had a new option under her menu called “My Page”.  We checked my account (yes, I have a webkinz!) and my other daughter’s account, but no one else had this nifty new button.  A quick... Read more

Xbox 360 failure: Wii now have Miis

Just barely beyond 18 months and our Xbox 360 died. We aren’t even heavy gamers. I imagine we averaged 2-3 hours per month since we bought it. Yet, when we flipped it on last weekend to play a game, we saw the dreaded Red Ring of Light aka the... Read more

Going to the Pepsi 400

I have been a NASCAR fan for years - many years, but have never been to a race.  That will all change tomorrow.  For the first time I will experience a NASCAR race in person.  And of all races for my first time, I get to see the Pepsi 400 at Daytona. ... Read more

Furry friends for everyone

Did you get it? The Sims 2 Pets Expansion pack was released Tuesday, October 17. I’ve been anxiously awaiting this pack as I think it will be the best yet. Rather than waste gas driving to the store, I hopped on the EA Downloader and grabbed... Read more

Time for carving pumpkins

Every year we take the kids to a pumpkin patch and let them select a pumpkin to carve. In the early years, they would pick out a pattern and Daddy would dutifully carve the picture. Now that they are a bit older, they took on the entire task of carving... Read more

The Sims are finally settled in on the desktop

The desktop may be the final place for my Sims after all. I played part of the weekend on the laptop and it wasn’t as clear as the flat screen monitor. I guess I’m spoiled now. The laptop also gets very hot, which makes it uncomfortable after... Read more

Reconnecting with the (new) neighborhood

Now that the network is playing nice and the machines are all speaking, I thought it time to finish installing my toys on the XPS. I haven’t played the Sims 2 in several months. I was really surprised it had been that long, but when I checked... Read more

Excuse me, I think I lost something

They are a group of 11 young men. They weigh around 200 pounds each. They seem to have gone missing shortly after the end of last season. They tend to wear garnet and gold.They answer to the name of “Florida State Seminoles Offense”. Please... Read more

Our newest addition

Over the holiday weekend we added a new furry friend to our household. Zi is an eight-week old Pug who captured our hearts and is now part of the family. After the initial “get to know you” period on day 1, all of the dogs seem to be getting... Read more

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