I’m watching mine right now

A couple of years ago, I finally made the leap to HDTV. I am now completely spoiled and don’t know how we ever lived without 50″ of real estate within which to best view “Storage Wars.” Heh. I remember being so pleased with myself for snagging...

Ice cream for everyone

If you remember the ice cream maker giveaway that happened earlier this summer, you may recall that it was this bad boy that I gave out—the Cuisinart ICE-30BC 2-quart model. It’s the nicest machine I’ve ever owned, and what’s not to like about...

Point-and-shoot for less

If you’ve been looking for a decent point-and-shoot camera, you might want to take a look at today’s Big Steal at Meijer—they’ve got the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS6 for just $143 shipped. Sure, it’s refurbished, but it’s also over $100...

Rock Band for the brickheads

Last Christmas, I finally ponied up and bought the Taylor Swift Band Hero bundle for our Wii, so that we’d have all the instruments. And then I gave the kids Lego Rock Band. You may be surprised to learn that even my teenager would rather play the Lego game than...

Flip underwater, if you like

Remember when Flip camcorders were new and exciting and hideously expensive? Yeah, me neither. But I do remember when it was announced this past spring that Cisco would no longer be manufacturing the Flip line. And then I knew it was only a matter of time before the...

Turtle!

Because I’m mean, I once spent a goodly portion of a road trip trying to convince my children that I’d shouted, “Turtle!” because I saw a real, live animal strapped to the top of a passing car. Eventually I had to admit that I was merely...

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