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Your guide to summer TV premieres
Oh the brainless, wonderful glory of prime time TV is here to save the day… that is, if you decided to keep your cable. Most of us have had these days: we get home from work with to-go food in our arms. It feels like too much effort to actually take off our shoes, so [...]
entertaining \ Food \ party
Easy peasy party prep tips
So you’re throwing a party… now what? The excitement of sending out invites and seeing responses come back is intoxicating, but there’s a reality check attached: you are committing yourself to the care and feeding of a bunch of your friends! You want to get it right, but you want to have a good time [...]
Cooking \ Meal \ Mother's Day
Delectable Mother’s Day dinners at home
Mom’s never outgrow the love of homemade gifts from their kids. Make dinner out at a fine restaurant your Plan B. Plan A should include a well-planned homemade meal including multiple offerings, her favorite desserts and beverages. The point of this isn’t to torture yourself in the kitchen but to create a personalized experience that [...]
What you can do to be a part of National Bike Month if you don’t have a bike
May is National Bike Month. According to the Bike League, National Bike Month is “an opportunity to celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons we ride.” I won’t be participating on two wheels this year because my bike was jacked in January, but I will do my best to support National [...]
Cinco de Mayo \ Drinks \ party
Cinco de Mayo drink recipes that don’t suck
“Welcome to my Cinco de Mayo party, here’s a beer with a lime in it.” If that sounds like something you are going to say on May 5th, then let me go ahead and break the bad news to you: your party is going to be super stupid. If you want to throw a Drinko [...]
best games \ Nintendo \ Wii
Wii party games that aren’t for total dorks
The Nintendo Wii is hands-down the very best game console when you want to keep a large group of people entertained. Here are six of the very best party games. Boom Blox. Steven Spielberg made a Wii game! At least, his company did and it’s really awesome. Kinda like Jenga, except sometimes it’s your job [...]
The Kentucky Derby: an excuse to party with class
No kegs here. Just classic American fun! The 20s-30s are pretty difficult ages when it comes to partying. A few of our friends are still stuck in keg stand mode, bare chested, flushed, and sweaty. The rest of us are eager to leave those days behind and host a party that seems a bit more [...]
Bake sale \ Share Our Strength
Get baking for kids in need
Want to show the nation you care while cooking up some tasty treats that you can share with your friends? Look no further than the Great American Bake Sale on April 20-22, the perfect option for serving a worthy cause – hungry American kids – while demonstrating culinary excellence. With 1 in 5 kids in [...]
Easter Bunny \ Rabbit \ Rabbit of Caerbannog \ Watership Down
Beware the BUNNY!
Let’s get one thing straight. If you like bunnies, you are dead to me! Actually, if you like bunnies, probably, you have already been killed by one. It is just a matter of time. They are neither fluffy nor adorable. They are creepy little creatures that look funny at you; especially the white ones with [...]
Make a new tradition, make an Easter tree!
Easter has always managed to be one of the most boring holidays ever! Somehow, my cliché recollections, which usually start with a TV-like generic transition, have never been about events that took place during Easter. For that reason, I initially presumed that there was something wrong with this holiday. Why hadn’t I been feeling IT [...]
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