Monthly Archives: August 2010

Fried Beer, Fried Chocolate… Fried Lemonade?

The Texas State, known for family, fun, football and of course — Fried Food. And not just your typical fried chicken and french fries. They are well known for unique fried foods, coming up with new ones each year. This year is no different with the new Fried Beer and Fried Lemonade. (How they fry lemonade is beyond me, but then they also have Fried Frozen Margarita there this year too). Last year, my wife and I went to the … Continue reading

My frustration with HughesNet

It seems that calls these days come across as awkward and impersonal… and when I speak of calls, I am talking about calls with customer service agents. Good customer service in many forms, in my opinion in on the decline. For me, this happens on several levels in 2 places: The customer service on the phone and what you (don’t get) get in person. I guess what caused me to want to write this post was the terrible communication that … Continue reading

Lessons from a store window mannequin

True Fashion: “Like underground kickboxing, finding the perfect ensemble requires flexible limbs, a balanced knowledge of styles, and a willingness to go shirtless in compact, windowless rooms.” Ok… so I can’t take all of the credit for this quote; It came from the great daily deal gurus at Groupon. If you are looking for some good daily deals in your metro area, Groupon is a great place to start. My wife and I just got a good deal on an … Continue reading

Movie Clip: The Oregon Trail! – The Official Trailer

Okay, so while I truly believe this to be a fake movie, this is pretty funny that people went to such great lengths to make a movie trailer about the 80s video game that people played on floppy disk on pre-windows 95 computers. I remember those days! The blog says you’ll learn nothing from the video game, and they are close to right… Okay, okay… maybe yo could learn something. I remember learning that when a  person get hypothermia that … Continue reading