When I was in school (back in the day), one of the highlights of our young school lives was the arrival of the A/V Cart. If you're not old enough to remember this from your own school days, A/V is shorthand for Audio/Visual (you're welcome) and the cart would usually hold a movie projector and possibly a record player. Eventually the A/V cart ...
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For the Love of Hydrangeas
I have a love/hate relationship with my hydrangeas. I love them when they're blooming and they're loving me right back, looking so happy to see me every day that they can't wait to give me gorgeous, long-lasting blooms. That's pretty much what our relationship is like right now. They bring the awesome every single day.But I hate ...
‘Inside Out’ Review: Pixar Touches All the Emotions
I didn't know how they were going to pull it off. I'm talking about Disney•Pixar here.I had seen the cute trailers and even watched the first 20 minutes of the new Disney•Pixar film, 'Inside Out,' and I was still unconvinced that they could pull off what they were attempting. In this brilliant animated feature, Pixar ...
Getting My Hands Dirty
I love my garden.I love getting my hands dirty as I plant and re-pot and freshen my flower beds. It's not that I don't own gardening gloves. I do. Multiple pairs. But there's something magical and healing about feeling the soil on my hands and touching the roots as I gently press the plants I'm re-potting into their new larger containers. ...
The Surprising Pixar Press Event for Inside Out
Back in January when I had the sweet opportunity to visit Pixar and Skywalker Ranch (I will drop this into any conversation when given the chance, but that's not important right now), I had the good fortune to preview about 20 minutes of the new Disney/Pixar film, Inside Out. Read all about that here.This preview whetted my ...
The Battle of the Cuban Heritage Day Tshirts is ON!
Our good friends at Habana Brand Clothing have done it again and hit it out of the park (pun intended) with this wonderful one-of-a-kind-collector's-edition Tshirt for this year's Cuban Heritage Day at Dodger Stadium. The game will be on Sunday, July 12th, but the Tshirts are already on sale and you should get one ASAP, before they run out. ...
I Love Coffee – A Winner
One of the most fun things about doing giveaways is reading over your comments. When I do, I often wish I could give every single person who entered a prize, but sadly, that's not possible, at least today it's not.Anyway, the way I choose a winner is I take the number of comments (excluding any duplicates) and enter that number into the True Random ...
I Love Coffee… – A Giveaway
I'm wearing a hairnet. And I'm posting the photo on the internet for the world to see. And I'm pretty okay with it. WHO AM I??I have a wonderful giveaway for you today. But let me just tell you how it came about.The Cuban Heritage Day Committee (of which I am a proud member) had a meeting at the Gaviña Coffee Roasters plant. You ...
SPAM® Bag of Fun Winner
You always manage to surprise me. Because just when I thought maybe I was the only one who had any memory of the deliciousness of SPAM®, you guys bring the good stuff.Croquetas made with SPAM®?? COUNT ME IN! The winner of the Wonderful SPAM® Bag and all of its Spammy contents is... ...
The Spamerican! Tour Surprise – A Giveaway
I was recently invited to cook with celebrity chef Sunny Anderson. I know. Shut up. Of course I was going to attend! The surprise was that she was kicking off The SPAMERICAN!TM Tour and would be cooking - wait for it - with SPAM®. FYI: The SPAM Brand invited me to the event and provided me with a gift bag like the one I'm giving away. All the ...
