Only two days into our 21 day exercise and weight loss program, we are already trying to sabotage each others diet by offering extra helpings, empty calories, and favorite desserts.
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Christmas Music
The Christmas Season has come and gone but I am still listening to Christmas music. Other years have felt like a struggle to keep listening but something feels different this year. Other years waiting until after the Epiphany to take down our Christmas tree and decorations felt like procrastinating. This year it felt like we…
Discover Something New (and Old) at the Field Museum!
I had the privilege of enjoying Father’s Day at the Field Museum in Chicago. This was our first visit to the historic museum and we look forward to returning soon. We managed to walkthrough half of the permanent exhibits in the four hours we spent at the museum. This is definitely a place where…
Jurassic World
Jurassic World is an action romp that plays like a night club remix of a top forty hit from the early 90’s. Continuous overt and covert references to the original masterwork won’t let you forget how terrifying and truly awesome Jurassic Park was the first 3 times you watched it. The nostalgia is an enjoyable…
Avengers: Age of Ultron
This was an entertaining film but felt more like an Avengers’ Reunion with character calling out catch phrases. Where the first Avengers film was a tour de force, a collision of larger than life heroes united like continental plates, Age of Ultron felt more like a collection of cameos. Despite the build up as an…
A Goldmine in your Basement
Plastic bins have become the “go to” solution for storing, sorting and battling clutter. However, despite the immediate satisfaction of cleaned out closets and cleared off countertops, these bins.can actually serve to increase household clutter over time. An empirically observed phenomenon in manufacturing industries reveals that as inventory capacity increases, inventory increases over time with…
Sell Your Clothes, Keep Your Thoughts
“Sell your clothes, keep your thoughts.” This sage advice from Thoreau’s Walden seems prescient. Though he could not foresee the “been there, done that bought a t-shirt” culture of contemporary American culture, Thoreau’s admonition to live a simpler life stands in even starker contrast to the Stuffocation we face today.
Into the Woods
Into the Woods was a well produced film. I was unfamiliar with the musical prior to Disney’s 2014 feature film, and found the score as well as the lyrics to poignant and fresh. Just like any good fairytale, they have improved with age and resonate with significance in the time and culture of their telling.…