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Friday Flip Offs are the brain child of The Kludgy Mom. It’s just a way to vent and get rid of your “weekday angst,” by virtually flipping someone (or something) off. Some might call that passive-aggression. But I call it misery loves company. So here are my Friday Flip Offs for this week. To the [...]
Tags: Edward, Firefox crashes, Friday Flip Offs, Mickey D's, the freak next door, well this is embarrassing
You know, there are a lot of big name celebrities today who got their start (or at least got their best initial exposure) on 80′s TV shows. In many cases, the roles these stars had were small, but they sure launched some Titanic-sized careers. Here are my Flashback Friday picks for 5 of the best [...]
Tags: 21 Jump Street, 80's TV, Bosom Buddies, Bruce Willis, Captain Jack Sparrow, Die Hard, Facts of Life, Full House, George Clooney, Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Moonlighting, Titanic, Tom Hanks
I’m just sitting here thinking about Christmas, and how different it is now from when I was a kid. I mean, the things kids get today is a far cry from what it was in my increasingly distant youth. Today’s gift lists include things like iPods, Xboxes, cellphones, and flat screen TV’s. Hmmm…back in the [...]
Tags: Barbie's Country Camper, Beam me up Scotty, Bionic Man, Christmas Past, Egg Ship, Electronic Detective, GI Joe, Malibu Barbie, Mork from Ork, Portable Cassette Player, Shazbot, Six Million Dollar Man, Star Trek Communicators, Steve Austin, William Shatner
Ever have one of those days when you just want to stay home from school (or work!)? You know, hang out with your friends, borrow your best friend’s father’s Ferrari, take a trip into the Windy City, and jump onto a float to sing in a parade that has the onlookers dancing, as the float [...]
Tags: Alan Ruck, Dirty Dancing, Ferris Bueller, Jennifer Gray, Legend, Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Michael Jackson, Spin City, Thriller
Way back in “the day,” when I was about 10 years old (1976, to be precise), one of my favorite TV shows was Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, about 2 female superheros–reporters by day, who battle all manner of villains in skin-tight body suits and capes. They have their own secret hideout, the Electrabase, lots [...]
Tags: Deidre Hall, Dyna Girl, Electra Woman, Empress of Evil, Leggs, Room 222, Spinner
What do you get when you cross: With A place on the list of the Top Ugliest Cars Ever Made? {Yeah, OK, that too} But no, what you get is: Yep, AMC’s questionable brainchild of the 70′s: The Pacer. And why, you ask, is this my Flashback Friday post topic for this week? Simple really…because [...]
Tags: AMC, ford pinto, Gremlin, pacer, ugliest cars