How cool would it be to give these adorable Link and Zelda sets for Christmas to your kids or Grandkids? Or if you are me, get it for myself when no one is looking?* Back in the day when The Legend of Zelda first came out, I played that game for 2 weeks straight until … Continue reading A Link To the Past BFG’s
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Take Your Breath Away BFG’s
Talk about taking your breath away. This Medify MA-125 Air Purifier, can literally take your breath and filter it. And your house. * When I was an amateur shaver, I remember the trepidation I felt when I first put the electric shaver to my face. The trepidation was much worse than the actual shave. After … Continue reading Take Your Breath Away BFG’s
How the Mighty Has Fallen BFG’s
The American Dream is to become Assistant to the Regional Manager. Purchase the regional manager shirt by clicking the link.* We have this thing in America called the American Dream. It's the hope, belief, or dream that anyone that lives here, no matter how poor, unintelligent or resource deprived can with a little ambition, make … Continue reading How the Mighty Has Fallen BFG’s
Closing Time BFG’s
Get some Creatine. In Season 8 of The Office, Andy starts singing Closing Time as part of his everyday routine to close out the workday. After doing it several dozen times, everyone in the office is sick of hearing it, except for one surprise character, Stanley. Stanely sings it with gusto, not because he likes … Continue reading Closing Time BFG’s
Logging In As a New Character BFG’s
I've been simultaneously listening and watching the movie Ready Player One a lot in the last month. A lot of fans of the book hated the movie, because they are wildly different. I was lucky enough to have seen the movie first and the read the book, so the movie didn't taint my feelings of … Continue reading Logging In As a New Character BFG’s
Universe Hopping BFG’s
I'm a big fan of the Transformers Universe. From the moment I watched the first episode, I was Transfixed. It hooked me because of the robot changing to the car thing, but there was something simple that Transformers did that made Transformers so much more relatable to me than say, Star Wars. Like most Sci-Fi, … Continue reading Universe Hopping BFG’s
Dad Jokes BFG’s
I've had quite a story arc with my sense of humor. When I was a child, I was fairly serious, and the only thing that was funny about me was my hair. My mom was really bad about taking care of my it, so even when it was a formal occasion, she would somehow forget … Continue reading Dad Jokes BFG’s
Alien Invaders BFG’s
Do you ever wonder where you were when significant things happened in your lifetime? I've lived on this greasy rock for half a century, so a lot of time to wonder. I've had almost no involvement with most of the world's significant world events, but I often wonder what insignificant thing I was doing at … Continue reading Alien Invaders BFG’s
Vamping with Vitterness BFG’s
The Office is my favorite show for a lot of reasons, but my favorite reason is Michael Scott. Even though he is the boss, and I never will be one, I identify with him the most, because we are so alike. Being incompetent is the biggest similarity, but there is also our constant need to … Continue reading Vamping with Vitterness BFG’s
Experience Points BFG’s
When I was 6-8 years old, my family lived in Long Island, NY. Our house had this big backyard with a strip of forested trees that my brothers and I liked to explore. We spent hours in that forest trying to find the shortcut to Narnia. We never found Narnia, but I believe some creatures … Continue reading Experience Points BFG’s
A Phone by any Other Name BFG’s
I remember the first time I texted. It was 2003, and my wife got me one of those tiny Nokia pay-as-you-go, rectangular, gray, tiny-buttoned relics. I had no use for this thing, because I've hated talking to people in general since birth, but more specifically on the phone. She insisted that I get one so … Continue reading A Phone by any Other Name BFG’s
Bitter Rivalry of the Week: Dopamine vs. Serotonin BFG’s
Recently, I've been getting back into the swing of writing my book again (which is why you haven't been afforded the pleasure of as many blogs as you used to get). In order to get back into my headspace of booking again, I've been listening to a lot of writing podcasts. I use them to … Continue reading Bitter Rivalry of the Week: Dopamine vs. Serotonin BFG’s
Pilot Light Bitter Friday Giftures
No one ever really thinks too hard about this, (except maybe me) but every year on or around June 21st, in the Northern Hemisphere, we get the highest number of hours of daylight. A lot of people don't think about it, because it's too early in the summer to think about it. Some kids are … Continue reading Pilot Light Bitter Friday Giftures
Rotational BFG’s
I've heard of some people that have lived in the same place, and the same home all their lives. I don't know if I can even comprehend that kind of situation, because I've been a nomad all my life. In chronological order, I've lived in California, New York, South Dakota, Idaho, 8 different locations in … Continue reading Rotational BFG’s
This post went to the birds BFG’s
When I lived in Seattle the weather was much milder, and there were a lot more trees, the birds loved hanging around there. When I lived there, I was raising young kids, so there was a competition between the birds and the tiny humans about who could be louder and prevent me from sleeping the … Continue reading This post went to the birds BFG’s
Chyron’s and Ticker’s and HUD’s BFG’s
There are two different kinds of people in the world. The ones that thrive being around other people, and the ones that thrive being around not people. If left to my own devices (ie computer devices), I could go months before needing human contact. As long as I have a couch, a TV, and some … Continue reading Chyron’s and Ticker’s and HUD’s BFG’s
Bored Games BFG’s
When I was in junior high, it was perfectly acceptable to be outside all day long with no adult supervision. In fact, most parents expected it. I would often get on my 10-speed bike and go for epic bike rides around the city. It was Sioux Falls, SD, in the 80's, so it was the … Continue reading Bored Games BFG’s
World Building Bitterness
I like to brag to my kids that back in the early 90's, I worked outside in -30-degree weather. Awesome humblebrag, huh? I didn't walk to school uphill both ways, so this is my version of miserable suffering my kids need to know, anytime they get mad at me when the wi-fi doesn't work for … Continue reading World Building Bitterness
Out of Focus BFG’s
I remember a unit of science in 7th grade dedicated to learning about kinetic energy. I couldn't imagine what kinetic energy was then, because it was only a concept and I'm a visual learner. I know what it is now, because for the last several years, I've been one of the adult leaders of a … Continue reading Out of Focus BFG’s
The Laws of Bitter Motion BFG’s
For my parent's 50th anniversary in 2015, they decided to take their whole family on a cruise. That included their five kids (which I am one), their spouses and their kids. None of my "core" family had ever been on a cruise, so we were pretty excited. I ended up eating a lot of Mickey … Continue reading The Laws of Bitter Motion BFG’s
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