Who doesn’t love a good mashup in the creative world of geekiness? You can mashup characters, shows, movies, and songs to create something completely new. This has also been the case with holidays for sometime, allowing everyone from independent artists and small business, to larger commercial ventures to celebrate “Christmas in July” or summer luau […]
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Dear Parents, About a week ago in a local Facebook group, a nice lady reached out to other parents regarding her two college-aged kids and whether or not she was unreasonable for thinking it was time her kids covered their own car insurance and phone bills, especially as there had been some large shifts in […]
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This year, we took our son on a surprise (and last minute) trip to New Orleans, Louisiana to see The National World War II Museum. It’s rated as one of the top museums in the country and the best for the subject matter. I did, what I thought, was a lot of research into ghost […]
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This year, we took our son on a surprise (and last minute) trip to New Orleans, Louisiana to see The National World War II Museum. It’s rated as one of the top museums in the country and the best for the subject matter. I did, what I thought, was a lot of research into ghost […]
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The first month of 2022 was a successful reading month for Sophie. In this month’s Between the Bookends, she shares a range of books from educational books for kids to informative non-fiction for adults, an LGBTQ paranormal detective drama to a book that helps you plan your own funeral! As always, she hopes you’ll find […]
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This month, season 2 of the PBS Masterpiece series All Creatures Great and Small had its U.S. premiere, and I had it pre-purchased and ready-to-go on good old Amazon Prime well in advance. This is one of the few series I just couldn’t wait to dive back into for several reasons. Many of these reasons, […]
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As I write these words, I am being told many things by many weather stations. Some people tell me we are getting 6 inches. Some that we are getting between 12 and 24 inches. My husband is wistfully preparing for the 36 inches of his youth. Whatever may come, we will not be going very […]
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I have lived in the US for nineteen years now—in Maine for all nineteen of them. My parents moved over when my eldest son was starting kindergarten, so have now been here for almost eight years. In that time, they have been home to England twice alone, and our whole brood managed to get over […]
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About a week ago, a series of promotional stills for the second season of Netflix’s Bridgerton dropped, and if it is possible to squeal in “Dearest Reader,” then that’s effectively what I did. Also, if you read that in Julie Andrew’s voice, we just might be able to be friends. Regency romances are one of […]
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Covid has me stuck in a reading rut. In the early days I found myself collapsing with a Fresca and some Animal Crossing at the end of each day. Midway through the pandemic times I switched to a movie and crochet project to while away my evenings. While my family all still thoroughly enjoy spending […]
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When planning our trip to New Orleans, we knew we wanted to do a paranormal tour of some kind. We ended up going on two different tours by two different companies. Witches Brew Tours and Jonathan Weiss Tours. We paid for both of these ourselves with no reimbursement from either company. Witches Brew Tours Witches […]
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When planning our trip to New Orleans, we knew we wanted to do a paranormal tour of some kind. We ended up going on two different tours by two different companies. Witches Brew Tours and Jonathan Weiss Tours. We paid for both of these ourselves with no reimbursement from either company. Witches Brew Tours Witches […]
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Geek Links are cool stories that we’ve found elsewhere on the internet that we think our readers will love, too. Today we’ve got the results of the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards, for the 100th anniversary of the first and most famous of the awards, the Newbery Medal for the “most distinguished contribution to […]
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Geek Links are cool stories that we’ve found elsewhere on the internet that we think our readers will love, too. Today we’ve got the results of the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards, for the 100th anniversary of the first and most famous of the awards, the Newbery Medal for the “most distinguished contribution to […]
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The Lunar New Year starts right at the beginning of the month this year, with 2022 marking the Year of the Tiger This is a year for brave people, as tigers are known to love challenges and adventure. They are active and confident, but according to the site ChineseNewYear.Net, Tiger’s confidence lost it the position […]
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Many of us have gained new hobbies while we’ve been at home in the past two years. (Yes, it really has been that long.) One of mine has been dipping my toes in the world of being a GM and not just a player. My kids have started picking up being tabletop role-playing gamers. These […]
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Roll call! Who has left the house and wondered, “did I lock the door?” and then turned around to go back and check or had anxiety the entire time you were out because you were unsure and had no one to call and check? ::raises hand:: One day after coming home to the house being […]
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In plenty of time for Women’s History Month in March, Ridley’s Games has come out with a couple of products that highlight notable and inspiring women from the past couple of hundred years. We can learn about them and be reminded of their accomplishments and struggles as we put together a 1000-piece circular puzzle or […]
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Many of us have gained new hobbies while we’ve been at home in the past two years. (Yes, it really has been that long.) One of mine has been dipping my toes in the world of being a GM and not just a player. My kids have started picking up being tabletop role-playing gamers. These […]
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One of the most common questions I am asked about Role Playing Games (RPG) is: How do I start? Followed closely by: How do I introduce it to my kids? In all honesty, it all comes down to storytelling. Bonus points for cute characters and visual cues but the real appeal comes from a game […]
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One of the most common questions I am asked about Role Playing Games (RPG) is: How do I start? Followed closely by: How do I introduce it to my kids? In all honesty, it all comes down to storytelling. Bonus points for cute characters and visual cues but the real appeal comes from a game […]
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The Moon and Earth are close neighbors, but they look very different. From space, the Earth is blue with water, white with clouds and snow, and has green foliage covering much of its continental area. The Moon, on the other hand, is gray. Lighter gray, darker gray. Its most notable surface features are thousands of […]
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The Moon and Earth are close neighbors, but they look very different. From space, the Earth is blue with water, white with clouds and snow, and has green foliage covering much of its continental area. The Moon, on the other hand, is gray. Lighter gray, darker gray. Its most notable surface features are thousands of […]
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In November, I love that short resting period between Halloween and Thanksgiving, just before the Christmas holiday rush, but when the craziness stops in January I can’t help but feel a little melancholy. We go from a fall and early winter filled with holiday activities from the spooky to the sparkly, then into a cold […]
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I have lately been obsessed with K-dramas, bingeing series after Netflix series as this pandemic continues. While I began this journey into the unfamiliar (I’ve never been to Korea and don’t know the language) as an escape from reality, I was surprised to realize that the series Her Private Life helped me uncover a truth about […]
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I’ve written before about how I started vision therapy back in June and gave an update when I started the therapy exercises. There’s been improvements and challenges since then, and I felt like it was time to give another insight as to how things have been progressing. As a very brief summary of my eye […]
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Though what I’ve reviewed below is intended to be used by gamers/for gaming, I’m not really a stereotypical gamer per se, but always appreciate a good chair and good headphones. So, these products are really for everyone. Computing tools aren’t all about your computer, monitor, mouse, keyboard, and what have you. The extras can also […]
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The (brief) entirety of The Golden Palace has dropped on Hulu, and I am more than here for it. If you weren’t dedicated to The Golden Girls in the 80s, here’s what you missed when it ended: Dorothy (Bea Arthur) got married and moved away, and the remaining three girls bought and moved into a […]
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The (brief) entirety of The Golden Palace has dropped on Hulu, and I am more than here for it. If you weren’t dedicated to The Golden Girls in the 80s, here’s what you missed when it ended: Dorothy (Bea Arthur) got married and moved away, and the remaining three girls bought and moved into a […]
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Van Gogh is one of my favorite painters of all time. I’ve always felt a connection with him because of his mental health struggles. His work, Starry Night, is my favorite painting of all time. When I heard there was going to be a special Van Gogh exhibit in my hometown of Orlando, Florida I […]
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