Month: July 2016
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A Knuckle Sandwich for Breakfast, dear?
I punched my husband in the face this morning. Right in the nose! Of course, I thought he was some weirdo trying to attack me in a hotel. Yes, I […]
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The best of false advertising
Yesterday, I wrote about false advertising. Looking up the most famous examples took me down a wonderful rabbit hole of the worst offenders. It made me laugh, so I thought […]
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K.F.C., ads and wallpaper paste
Yesterday, I got into a heated discussion with my son about how it’s possible for KFC to have so many secret spices. My son insisted the commercial he saw in […]
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No politics at all !
Just reminding everyone that I have a new book out – “As Long as I Have My Own Bathroom” – which is great summer reading while you’re on vacation, but […]
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Too many ninjas in my life
After 2 years of longing, my husband finally got the object of his dreams – a Ninja Blender. He was sucked in 2 years ago on a trip to the […]
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A day at the beach
While many of our friends were posting pictures from their beach vacations on the Mediterranean, we were on the Texas Gulf Coast where we were subjected to warnings about avoiding […]
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My children are brought to you by …
One drawback of having children in Sweden who NEVER see t.v. commercials is that they become quite overwhelmed by them when we visit the U.S. After about a week, my […]
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Customs video FAIL
As usual, when we arrived in the U.S. last month, we were subjected to a special video that re-played every three minutes while we waited in the long line at […]
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I need this trash can
Smithsonian Air & Space Museum trash can. Forget the Wright Brothers’ plane, Apollo 11 and the Spirit of St. Louis – where can I buy this trash can?
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Back from Bacon-Land
We’ve returned to Sweden this week after a 3 week trip to the U.S. – or as it really should be called – “Bacon-Land.” They might as well change the […]
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Dulles -steampunk or old and freaky?
So apparently at Dulles airport, when you need to get from one terminal to another, you ride in a boat/car/train. I have never seen this in my life. First of […]
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Finally enough pickles
One of the nice things about our trip to the U.S. – I can finally get enough pickles on my hamburger.
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