So as some of you may know, Chris is a big fan of sparkling wine. I can’t say I mind it either. We really like Trader Joe’s Loise d’Estreé French non-champagne sparkling wine. It tastes great and is a bargain…
Minor Differences: Advertising in the Mail – Part 2
It turns out that not only does USPS deliver ads, but they will pass along a strange variety of other things if the price is right. Have a look at the video to find out what we found next:
Minor Differences: Advertising in the Mail – Part 1
A minor difference between the US and the UK is advertising the post. Growing up, I remember my parents reading the ads that came with the Sunday paper. We don’t actually subscribe to any papers, but despite this, every Wednesday…
Duolingo and the Beauty of the Streak
So today is my 900th consecutive day using Duolingo. Duolingo is a free, online language learning website. It tries to make a game out of learning, so it’s fun and addictive like most other online games, but with an arguably…
Lego Valentine
I have a greatly reduced interest in Valentine’s day compared to most women. Marrying someone with another February birthday only increased this disinterest. Basically, our birthdays are within a week and a half of each other, so the idea of…
Jess’s Birthday (and Temperature Gun)
So the next few blogs will be slightly behind compared to the events they pertain to. Our birthdays are both in mid-February and we decided to take a whole week and a day off, resulting in 12 consecutive days off…
The TARDIS and the 3 Kinds of Hobbies
Recently, I felt like I was lacking in hobbies that didn’t involve reading or writing, so if I felt too tired to read, I didn’t have a lot to do. Chris and I talked about this and I believe we…
‘Early’ Birthdays and Fun with Time Zones
This year, we have decided to celebrate Chris’s birthday what some might consider early. His birthday is indeed the 17th of February, but he was born early in the morning in the UK, so he considers the evening of the…
Review: Eiko 81184 – SP105/41/MED – 105 Watt Spiral Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb, 4100K, Medium Base
In September, Chris decided to move his Lego city out of the office and into the unused dining room as we have several other locations to eat and eating in the darkest corner of the house didn’t really have a…
LEGO Simpsons 71006 The Simpsons House
The Simpsons house has been one of our favorites. We have rewatched a fair amount of the first half of the series in the last year, so it was very fresh in both of our minds. More than that, the…