One 12-year-old's adventures on Planet Earth
Ready to check an Alaskan cruise off your bucket list? Alaska is often a once-in-a-lifetime adventure with jaw-dropping scenery. But it’s also a credit-card-buster, so you want to make sure that you squeeze out every ounce of fun and adventure from your trip. I recently went to Alaska on the Norwegian Cruise Line's Bliss and the memories... Continue Reading →
For English class last year, I had to make up 10 new words with suffixes, prefixes, and roots derived from a list of Latin and Greek roots. Honestly, I'm not sure exactly what they were trying to teach us in this assignment. But I gave it a shot, and I made up some pretty funny... Continue Reading →
Quick post today: Who says that wrapping presents isn't fun? My dog would disagree with you. Because I just discovered a useful tip for you to remember when you next run out of wrapping paper. Save the empty roll! Dogs love to play with them. My puppy is throughly addicted to it! My bundle of... Continue Reading →
There’s a bloodbath this Christmas. At the center of the flock of vultures, the Christmas movie Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is being torn to shreds for being “sexist,” “homophobic,” “racist,” “offensive,” and all-around politically incorrect. I’m twelve. I’m likely closer to the Santa mythos than anyone reading this article. And I think it’s about time someone my... Continue Reading →
Help me pressure CBS to renew the Magnum P.I. reboot by clicking here now. It's a great new spin on a classic that NEEDS MORE TIME to find its audience! “I know what you’re thinking.”This classic Magnum P.I. quote certainly applies right now. Because I really do know what you’re thinking: There are more important petitions to sign... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was an important day in American history. Thirty-five years ago, the movie A Christmas Story was released. I can't believe I let that slip by without marking the occasion until now! In my house, it's not Christmas until we watch A Christmas Story at least 17 times and put up our leg lamp in all... Continue Reading →
In 2010, Rob Jones was deployed to Afghanistan where an IED exploded, resulting in the above-the-knee amputation of both his legs. Story over, right? Wrong. Rob is a Marine, through and through. So the loss of his legs did not stop him. There is a Marine saying, “Semper Fidelis,” and it means “Always Faithful.” Rob... Continue Reading →
As most of my readers know, I have a tremendous interest in learning about the Japanese language and culture because I would like to move to Hawai‘i one day, and there are a lot of Japanese tourists and residents there. When looking for a job in Hawai‘i, it is a huge asset to know Japanese.... Continue Reading →
Ice cream. Something that has NOTHING to do with what I'm blogging about today. But everyone loves ice cream, and I'm hoping you'll be drawn into my urgent plea: Please buy something from one of my Amazon links below. I got this blog thinking it would be so cool to be an "Amazon Associate." It's... Continue Reading →
