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Movie Mania: What’s Hot, What’s Not and What’s in Theaters and on DVD/Blu-ray! Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Vacations & Family Time!
May 7, 2013 | 
Author Oblivion:starring Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Melissa Leo (virtually unrecognizable as herself), Andrea Riseborough (*plays Vika) and Zoe Bell along with a much larger cast.
Plot
The majority of mankind has been evacuated, leaving just a few solitary drone repairmen remaining on the planet’s surface. Their job is simple — stand guard over the ruins of a once-great empire by patrolling the skies, and ensuring the drones continue to function. Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) is nearing the end of his mission to extract resources essential to the survival of the human race when he witnesses a spacecraft fall from the sky. Upon investigating, Jack discovers the capsule contains a mysterious woman. With mission control watching his every move from high up above the clouds, Jack embarks on a spectacular adventure that will not only challenge everything he’s been taught about mankind’s most defining battle, but perhaps alter the entire course of human history as well.
Comments ClosedNew #Whirlpool Appliance Dies in Less than 24 Hours; #WhirlpoolCorp & #WhirlpoolCare Hears About It & Wonder What to Do!
In case you don’t know what I am talking about, I wrote a post entitled It’s Not Mercury Retrograde When an Appliance Breaks Down– Particularly the NEW Appliance! . It was about a new (as in right out of the box) Whirlpool Gold® ENERGY STAR® qualified 25 cu. ft. 4-Door French Door Refrigerator that died in less than 24 hours upon plug-in. The quibble I had with Whirlpool is that the owner’s manual was not on display with the refrigerator on the sales floor nor did the sales associate at the store where it was purchased KNOW that the company policy was that the refrigerator should NOT BE USED at all for food storage within the first 24 hours. One only finds out about this when the refrigerator is delivered and your old one is GONE — and the food is sitting out waiting to go into the new refrigerator.
When Is a New Restaurant NOT a New Restaurant– Or Do Posted Opening Dates Have a Purpose?
Down where I live near the beach, we have a “main drag” that is definitely a great “walk” and it’s filled with chain stores plus some interesting indie stores (a Powell’s is a candy store that has homemade gelato, ice cream, sorbet and every kind of vintage & imported candy they could find and is next door to a chi-chi higher end boutique that has some really nice shoes and clothing–with price tags to match). The area is known for a bit of quaintness mixed with lots of fun places to hang out and dine. However we have had a lot of changes on “the street” of places to eat– as well as other areas. Lately, it’s been interesting on how to find out when something is open because despite Yelp, Facebook and their own websites, the information seems to be incorrect or just plain missing.
Comments ClosedTwitter-rific Guest Blogger @PlanetShark’s Sally Asks “Are YOU a “Hashtag Hussy”?
Thanks to @Planetshark for this timely and useful article. Read it and figure out if your are creating robust content on Twitter or just “busting the bird” (as in Twitter)!
Comments ClosedNew York Times’ Stephanie Clifford Talks about Crazy Sizing of Women’s Clothing!!
This is an excerpt from an extremely well-written article by Stephanie Clifford from the New York Times about the insanity of the inconsistent sizing of women’s clothing. I am going to excerpt parts of it here and then comment about it — because I am no slouch at being able to figure out what size I am. As a former stylist (photography, videos, fashion shows & celebs), fashion editor (online and in print) and consultant to fashion brands, I have some serious fashion credentials behind me. The frustration that women had at the height of the jeans trend had me writing 25 different versions of how to find the best-fitting jeans for your body type. I could even fit you over the phone and give you 3-5 brands and styles and one would be perfect.
What a Girl Wants, What a Girl Needs: Lark Lennox Needs a New Dress!
Lark Lennox has been a very busy girl/woman. (She is both in my book and a good friend.) You will find her popping up with lots of shopping stories soon and this is just the first of a batch that I am happy to post. Mostly because I got to live through her shopping experience in the world of Saks, Bloomingdales, Rent the Runway and one of my favorite fashion designers, Nanette Lepore!
Comments ClosedBlack Friday Could Actually Mean SPAM Friday! Had Enough Turkey, Try Some Spam!
I like writing my blogs–otherwise why would I do it? I also like getting comments. I got a comment on Black Friday that I thought was kind of funny– but then I realized it was from “Ellen DeGeneres“.. but then I realized it wasn’t Ellen at all but a spam commment. I checked the other 9 comments left to be moderated and each had a celebrity name tied to it. Each was from a different email address, but the IP addresses were identical and so were the URLS that they tied to each post.
Sometimes I wonder why I ask for comments but this really was a prize– because it was spot-on dead and each one of the comments had to be deleted.
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Star Trek Into Darkness Disappoints: What About Star Wars? Entertainment Mogul, Steve Dooner Posts Guest Blog from
This post was originally seen on Facebook, written by Steve Dooner , a man with an incredible entertainment background and a distinctly unique history of start-ups. Thinking outside the box is part of his MO or he wouldn’t have accomplished everything he has. However that said, this is a man who appreciates great entertainment and movies- among them Star Wars and Star Trek collections.
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