Having finally seen Star Wars, The Last Jedi, I have a few thoughts about the entire franchise. I’m grateful that I only paid the RedBox fee. Had I paid movie theater prices for that movie, I would have walked out and demanded a full refund. I saw enough entertainment in…
Author: CoffeeSwirls
There was a gun scare in my community this week and I’m angry
Yesterday an alert was sounded that a white man wearing black clothes with a backpack and holding a rifle was seen in the vicinity of a Waukee school. This caused the schools to be put on lockdown, an outdoor elementary track and field event to be moved from the High…
TIL that Prince recorded the album version of Purple Rain in a Minneapolis nightclub
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Where were you four years ago?
I was making last minute preparations for the following day. A great day!
To Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the murder of Martin Luther King
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“Restless” from the album “Vice Verses”
Watch this video on YouTube Until the sea of glass we meet At last completed and complete Where tide and tear and pain subside And laughter drinks them dry I’ll be waiting Anticipating All that I aim for What I was made for With every heartbeat All of my blood…
Switchfoot and the Art of the Bridge
Anyone who knows me well knows that I have a love for the band Switchfoot. Their music, the interaction they have with the fans, the words that Jon Foreman writes, the whole enchilada. I became a fan when the album “The Beautiful Letdown” was in stores, so that would make…
Buh-Bye YouTube Red. Facebook is on notice.
I’ve been a YouTube Red subscriber for years now. Ad-free videos, YouTube original content (which were pretty lame, to be honest), YouTube Music, and so on. It cost a little something each month, but in exchange, I had a wealth of information and entertainment in front of me. I could…
Trying out wine for the first time
Dayna has expressed an interest in trying out wine. Since I have VERY limited knowledge of wine, we discussed it and decided to try some red wines. I love shopping at Trader Joe’s, their Kenya coffee is the bomb, and they also have a decent (I think) wine assortment. Most…
NFL Playoff Predictions: Wild Card Round
Welcome to the Wild Card Round of the NFL Playoffs, the one week where the home stadium is a true advantage, with the home teams historically winning 75% of the time. With that in mind, here are my predictions. Titans at Chiefs I live in Iowa, where you only see…