Category: Movies

Ingen reklam, tack

Today on our podcast on Sweden, we talk about postal delays, movie theaters re-opening and aqueducts. We also shine a...

Let’s go to the movies!

Apparently, some theaters are open again in Stockholm! Not very many, but a few. There are maybe about 10 movies...

How to make an Ewok

Step 1: Get very furry cat. Step 2: Make it reach for toy in the air. Step 3: Success!

Meet Magneto! Or… not.

I saw this ad today for an event coming up in Stockholm. I thought “oh! I can meet Ian McKellen!”...

Last-minute gift ideas?

For the person who has everything… Well, I bet they don’t have THIS!      

A passion for chainsaws

These job ads get more specific every day. Today’s copywriting ad states that they would prefer an applicant who is...

Stakeholders

Every time I read a job ad that includes any mention of “stakeholders,” I just think of an angry mob...

Bathroom decoration

My son ran out of a restaurant bathroom in Italy very frightened. “I can’t go! This man with a huge...

Hulk’s pants

Dinner time is an important meal for the whole family to spend together. We talk, learn about each other’s day,...

Brothers… all the same

My youngest son was talking about how he wishes we could hurry and invent teleportation. “We’d already have it if...

Movies

Took the kids to the movies yesterday to see “Fantastic Beasts” and they were literally on the edge of their...

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...

12 Angry Birds

My youngest son was extremely excited yesterday when looking over our movie list and seeing that we had “12 Angry...

Cancellation requirements

I bought some tickets for a show tonight. I had the option of buying cancellation insurance. I decided to look...

Dolomite!

My family and I are spending a week in Italy near the Dolomites. Sadly, 2 are under age 12 and...

I have a (5th grade) dream…

I visited my 5th grade son’s school earlier this week and I noticed kids’ projects taped to the wall for...