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Apple: A Household Name

Chances are you have one of their products in your pocket, your house or in your car. You can’t...

Hamilton: An American Musical

Have you ever thought, “I’m going to sit down at the old piano and compose a musical. I’ll...

Trader Joe’s

You don’t have to be a nonconformist or a geek to like Trader Joe’s. But it probably...

Betty White

If Betty White’s life were a TV show, it would be titled “Everybody Loves Betty”....

Christopher Walken

You either love Christopher Walken or you like him. Nobody really dislikes the man; how could you,...

Yes, Pinterest is the Lifetime Network of the Internet. I don’t know if there are studies to...

Asheville

Asheville is a little out there, sure. It surfs the waves of a rapidly changing culture, and...

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8 Best Song Intros Ever

These are the songs you wanted the disk jockey to shut up so you could hear from the start: 8....

Album: "Frank Sinatra: The Capitol Years"

Posted by Robin on Dec 8, 2010 in Music | 1 comment

It’s cheating in a way to have a “Best of” album honored...

Kid Stuff: The Polar Express

Posted by Robin on Dec 7, 2010 in Holiday, Kids Stuff | 1 comment

Children’s author Chris Van Allsburg created this beautiful Christmas...

Holiday: Andy Griffith Show Christmas Episode

Posted by Robin on Dec 6, 2010 in Holiday, TV Show | 1 comment

This is the first time a single episode of a TV show has been featured on this...

Film: The Movies of 1979

Posted by Robin on Dec 5, 2010 in Film | 1 comment

What makes some movie years better than others? Perhaps it’s...

Food: McDonald's French Fries

Posted by Robin on Dec 4, 2010 in Food | Comments Off on Food: McDonald's French Fries

(Originally posted March 31, 2009) So I decided to start a new blog devoted to...

Directors: The Coen Brothers

Posted by Robin on Dec 3, 2010 in Actor | Comments Off on Directors: The Coen Brothers

I have both brothers down as Directors, because they’ve shared those...

Holiday: Toys for Tots

Posted by Robin on Dec 2, 2010 in Featured, Holiday | Comments Off on Holiday: Toys for Tots

We all know, and are grateful for, the toughness of our U.S. Marines. But since...

Americana: Vanity License Plates

Posted by Robin on Dec 1, 2010 in Americana | 3 comments

According to experts, and experts know stuff, there are about 10 million...

Song: "Rock Around the Clock"

Posted by Robin on Nov 30, 2010 in Songs | 1 comment

Here are two minutes and eight seconds that forever changed the music...

Travel: San Antonio River Walk

Posted by Robin on Nov 29, 2010 in Travel | 1 comment

San Antonio is too large to be a “well-kept secret.” And...

Travel: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Posted by Robin on 10-28-09

Person: General George S. Patton

Posted by Robin on 1-3-10

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