Monthly Archives: July 2009

Shoes Glorious Shoes! And Toys!

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Kari Lucin

Yesterday they blocked off the street and threw a Crazy Days sale type thing downtown. The streets seem to be back to normal today, but I believe a lot of the businesses are still having fabulous sales. The shoes above … Continue reading →

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The Babes of Star Trek

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Kari Lucin

An astonishing amount of female eye-candy is featured in Star Trek, the original series. It seems like every episode has some new, scantily clad female guest star, who usually falls hard for Kirk, but sometimes, just for a change, goes … Continue reading →

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Vampires, Pirates and Hit Men

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Kari Lucin

Farmtown and FarmVille are supremely popular games on Facebook these days, but I have spent a little time trying out three other Facebook games: Vampire Wars, Mafia Wars and Pirates: Rule the Caribbean! The three games are all by the … Continue reading →

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Mad! Mad I Tell You!

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Kari Lucin

If you can’t be on television, at least you can create a picture of what you would look like on television, provided you were on AMC’s hit retro show, Mad Men. At left, you will find a representation of what … Continue reading →

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Release Your Inner Hussy and Sing

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Kari Lucin

I’ve gotten several, uh, interesting responses to the dating advice featured on this blog yesterday, so I thought I would share them too: From my insane, gifted friend Adam: From my knowledge of movies, this is best done by breaking … Continue reading →

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How Not to Be Single

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Kari Lucin

Quite a few people have given me some fairly dubious advice that can loosely be called "dating advice" over the years and I would like to share some of it with you. Now normally, I avoid talking about my personal … Continue reading →

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You Want the Cute?

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Kari Lucin

You can’t handle the cute!

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Pineapples Don’t Just Grow on Trees You Know

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Kari Lucin

I play Farmtown, as I have had occasion to mention before, and I had gotten through planting an entire field of virtual pineapples by the time my brain finally kicked in. (It’s a slow starter, okay?) Wait a second, I … Continue reading →

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Ruminations on Star Trek

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Kari Lucin

Thanks to Hulu and CBS, I have been watching Star Trek (the original series) online now for a couple of weeks, lazing through an episode or three a night when I get home from work. While I’ve seen many of … Continue reading →

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Surviving the Family

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Kari Lucin

I went to my family reunion this weekend and I’d like to provide a brief report of the major events. I didn’t strangle any of them. They didn’t strangle me. (This is the larger accomplishment, in my opinion.) My children’s … Continue reading →

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