
My grandmother is rolling over in her grave, I’m sure. As someone who was born with a green thumb, she would spend hours in the garden tending plants, weeding the beds, and trimming flowers. She could look at a plant and in seconds, tell you not only what what it needed, but what it DIDN’T [...]
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You may have run into a Facebook post over the weekend, but in case you haven’t heard, we lost another hero. Chris Kyle, U.S. Navy Seal, and most successful American sniper in history, was murdered Saturday in Texas. Police have made an arrest in the case.
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Seems like a good day to ponder retirement. My mother is working her last day today, and starting tomorrow, will no longer have to brave the roads at 6am every day. Also, Donald Driver’s retirement became official, when he made the announcement during an interview on ESPN. That got us talking this morning around the [...]
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We men have all heard it. That voice coming from the other room saying, “Put that down and help me clean!” We then spend the next 5 hours of our Saturday being sent from one room to another with a rag, a bucket of cleaning stuff we have no idea how to use, a vacuum [...]
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I wake up this morning, and what do I find? My truck in a cocoon of ice! This might be a common occurrence in January in other parts of the country, but it is darn strange weather here in the U.P.! Be careful when you are out and about today. Walt has enough to talk [...]
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Someone asked me, if money were no concern, and you could do anything you want, what would you do for your Valentine this year? Well, getting past the fact that I HAVE no Valentine, I sat and thought about it for a while. After what seemed like an eternity (because I was waiting for a [...]
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It is rumored that all six Bonds – Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig – will appear together for the first time ever at the 2013 Oscar’s, to mark the movie franchise’s 50 year anniversary. Oscar tickets might be a little tough to snag, so be sure and [...]
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Advocates of a TV blackout on inauguration day ceremonies are cheering today, as the first ratings numbers are in. While these are not final results, they do give an indication that HUGE numbers of viewers tuned out this time around. Did you watch, or skip it all?
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Convincing people to NOT watch a presidential inauguration is normally not too tough. Let’s face it, most of us would rather watch a Honey Boo Boo re-run than sit through hours of political double speak and hot air! Well, this years numbers may be even lower than normal. Seems that there is a fairly large [...]
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Congratulations to Michael Hoffman of Marquette! Michael’s name was chosen at random in our Toarmina’s Pizza Party Combo giveaway! Thanks again to EVERYONE who attended our Two Tickets to Paradise Givewaway, and we look forward to seeing you at the next great event!
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