08
Jun
Ready for a trip down memory lane? GUOM has seen much traffic to a past post from fellow 40ishers reminiscing about the Ready Ranger backpack (thanks for all the comments!). While reviewing my link backs, I found this page that looks at 70s comic book ads. On the page, folks discuss the ads and a [...]
05
Jan
About a week before Christmas, my son came home with an exercise for his Dad, yep…parents get homework these days! My task? Write about the best Christmas gift I ever received as a child. I fondly remembered a wonderful gift called the Ready Ranger Pack by Aurora. It was an amazing use of [...]
10
Nov
The most important thing you’ll do all day is to thank a vet for your ability to live in a free nation. No matter what your political affiliation, it is because of the men and women of the armed services that you have the right to believe what you want and to say what you [...]
03
Apr
The Associated Press (AP) posted this tory about a 101 year-old Washington man who just passed, with flying colors, his drivers exam. Below is a snippet from the article:
LANGLEY, Wash. (AP) - Alden Couch just celebrated his 101st birthday. And he passed his Washington state driver’s test with flying colors, if you listen to him. [...]
02
Apr
This ain’t no April Fools joke folks. You can now download music from iTunes in a higher quality format and without Digital Rights Management. This means you can now use some of the music you have purchased from iTunes on any device as long as its for personal use. It’ll cost you 30 cents more, [...]
26
Jan
Read the - Fox Wants YouTube User Who Uploaded ‘24′ Premiere Before Airing News Story
We recently discovered 24. Thanks to; my brother’s very generous Barnes & Noble Christmas gift cards, my B&N 10% off membership card, an additional B&N membership 15% off coupon and the recent B&N buy one season of any series and get [...]