Dad to two boys living in rural farm country.
Normally when we review an album it is a new release but odds are you have never heard of The Influents and they are worth a listen. I would group them as a Pop Rock type of band but some of their songs have a punk, folk, or even country feel to them. The band […]
We recently received a promo copy of Red by Taylor Swift. First the artwork with the album was above average. It had a nice vintage look to it. Overall the album was good but something kind of ironic as our least favorite song was the title song, “Red”. “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” […]
10. It’s your money. The county commissioners, governor, state officials, legislators, president and members of Congress you vote for will decide how much of our wealth to invest in public services and how to fairly share the tax burden. 9. It’s your children’s education. You elect local and state school board members who set public […]
We go to Wal-Mart. It is not our favorite store but we occasionally shop there. We prefer Target over Wal-Mart as far as big box stores go as most of the generics Target sells work very well while hardly any of the generic items are Wal-Mart are useable.
The time has come for cell phone upgrades. Now this is a magical time in our house as everyone bombards Sprint’s website and sifts through all the new options. Free, $80, $200 – all phones are fair game at first. The narrowing begins and typically two or three phones make it to the final round. […]
You may be asking yourself, “Why should I bother to vote? Does my vote count? It’s not likely that there’s going to be a tie and my vote will be the deciding vote. The same people will win whether I vote or not. So why should I vote?” These are good questions, and it is […]