Category: TV and Movies

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After Dinner Chillaxing

Last Sunday’s family dinner was so good – my mom and sisters out did themselves this year! I know that I ate too much, but I couldn’t stop. I should have skipped dessert, but evidently I have no willpower when it comes to coconut cake. Besides, everyone else stayed seated at the table and kept eating, too. It would have been rude to get up and leave the table.

After dinner the guys went into my dad’s “man cave” and watched some TV. Dad has satellite and gets so any channels he never misses anything important. For only about $40 a month, he gets just about everything out there, including 61 HD channels. Since we all pitched in and bought him a flat screen HD TV at Christmas last year, getting all those HD channels from his Satellite TV is a really sweet feature.

This gave me a great idea for his birthday present this summer. I think we should pitch in and buy him the NFL special package on Direct TV called, The Sunday Ticket. This is only available on Direct TV and it gives you ALL he NFL games, with no restrictions like blackouts, and they are all in HD. Once you watch an NFL game in HD and see how much more detail there is, you can never go back to regular TV and enjoy the game as much. Trust me on this!

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Safe and sound

One thing I love more than anything else in this world is my daughter. She is the light of my life and I would do anything for her. I also like to take steps to protect her from harm. One way I do this is to ensure that when she is online, she only visits sites that are good for her. When she wanted to play online games, I thought I would check out what she was playing before I let her do so.

I checked out a number of games sites that were online. There are thousands of online games to play and I wanted to be sure she only played good clean ones. That’s why I was happy when I found a site called gamehous.com. They have a number of games to choose from that are just plain old-fashioned fun.

I like the fact that my baby can stay at home and still have a lot of fun. It’s good to know that she is safe upstairs in her room playing online games. Sometimes she brings her friends over and they play together. I think that builds character and helps her socialize. The world is a better place because of my daughter. I am glad to help ensure that she is safe and sound.

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Skipping the Golden Gobes Awards Tonight

There are a lot of people who are so caught up in the entertainment industry and all the celebrity gossip that they cannot imagine skipping the Golden Globes Awards tonight. I’m pretty sure there are still some people who take going to the movies very seriously. One of my married friends has a long term standing date with his wife to go to dinner and the movies every single Friday night – no exceptions.

The last movie I saw in the movie theater pretty much convinced me that I cannot afford a regular movie going habit. The price of two movie tickets plus a tub of popcorn and two drinks was about $50. That is just crazy expensive. A family of four would blow $100 on just one movie. Who can do that in today’s economy?

I looked at the IMDB web site for a list of all the nominees and I have to admit that I have not seen any of the movies nominated and only one or two of the TV shows nominated. It would not be fair for me to offer an opinion on who should win any of the awards – I have not seen them and would only be voting on previous roles or scuttlebutt from the office water cooler.

I wait until morning and read the list of winners in the newspaper or maybe one of the online sites. For me, watching the Golden Globes would be a total waste of time and attention, so I’ll be skipping the awards show tonight.

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3D TV

One thing we have all been hearing about lately is the new 3D technology that has been spouted as the latest craze. Before we get too excited about it though, we need to look at some of its drawbacks. The first major drawback is the money that will be needed to purchase the new TV that is required. Our old TVs won’t be able to work with the new technology and will have to be replaced.

Another drawback will be the necessity of wearing 3D goggles to view the shows produced. That may be uncomfortable as well as a turnoff. There are still more problems with the technology that will occur. In order to redo the thousands of shows for 3D will be problematic for studios as the process to update the shows is difficult and time consuming. My opinion is that this is a technology that will not catch on anytime soon!

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Apple Harvest Season

Everywhere I look there are apples being sold, as October is the middle of apple harvest season. The roadside stands are full of them, the local orchards are advertising everywhere, and the grocery stores have many varieties in the produce section – all begging to be taken home to someone’s kitchen and cooked.

I like to eat an apple just out of hand rather than cooking them into something fattening. Let’s face it, most recipes that include apples also include butter, sugar and flour. Why add all that fat and cholesterol to something that tastes great right off the tree?

My favorite apple variety is still the Red Delicious Apple. This is the apple that I grew up with – my mom kept a bowl of apples on the kitchen table as a centerpiece and we were encouraged to eat an apple any time we ran in the house and complained of being hungry.

I heard that Johnny Depp lost about 100 pounds for a movie role by eating nothing but apples and drinking nothing but coffee every day for about 4 months. I find it interesting that the apple was considered healthy enough to replace all food for that long a period of time. He seems to have suffered no ill effects from starving his body like that for the movie role.

 

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The Zoo

I love audio books I have never been much of a reader but I will tell you that audio books are a truck drivers best friend they are a great way to keep you entertained during the long hours of driving when you are sick of listening to the radio because you have heard the same songs over and over. I am currently listening to a book called The Zoo. It is great and it is keeping me on the edge of my seat. It is about animals going crazy and attacking people for no reason all over the world and the scientist who is trying to prove to the world that it is actually happening and he is not crazy if you haven’t read the book you should and if you don’t like to read do like me and listen to it.

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That was awesome

I just finished watching Battleship. That was one of the best movies ever! I love having cable. The onDemand feature is cool for when you don’t want to go to the theater, but want to see something new. Today it was totally worth it to buy that movie. I just wish that they lasted longer than twenty four hours. I wouldn’t mind watching it again, but I have to work. Oh well, maybe I will buy that one on DVD. It is definitely worth it.

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Avengers

I just went to the movies to see Avengers. It was awesome! I have always loved Marvel Superheros since I was a kid. Over the last few years, Hollywood has put out Marvel hero movies in record number. Iron Man just plain rocked! Now with all of them together in the Avenger series, I know for a fact that a second one will be forthcoming. As soon as it comes out on DVD, I plan to buy it. I may even reserve it ahead of time on Amazon if I can. In, can’t wait for the next one mode. Woop!

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Movies

We have been watching a whole lot of movies lately around our house. I am not quite sure why but I think it must be a lack of interesting things to watch on regular T.V. I think we have had our fill of repeat shows and we need something new.

Of course, I am looking forward to the NFL season coming up. The problem is that it has not arrived as of yet. Until then, I guess we’ll be found at the video store.

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Informed Decision

Thanks for the guest post by Esteban Vinson

I am in the process right now of comparing prices on different tv plans. I like to do my research before making a decision to go with a certain company over another. Of course, I want the least expensive option, but only if the service and selection is good. That is usually the fine print that you have to really dig to discover. I’ve found a lot of information online to help in my research. My wife is pressuring me to just go ahead and pick a company and go with it because she wants to get the tv set up quickly. I do too, of course, but I like to make informed decisions, and that can’t always be done on a set time table. I think it’s because the kids are out for summer right now, and they are driving her bonkers. I told her she should just go rent movies in the meantime, but for some reason, she was not satisfied with that option. It’s short term, though, and I explained that to her.