Well, heck. Wednesday snuck up on me…maybe because it feels like Tuesday. Memorial Day does that to you, kicks you all off balance so you don’t know what day of the week it is. But it IS Wednesday and my blog day, so I’ll just get after it So, I’m in this weird stratosphere – [...]
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1. Set it up with well done introductory movies. Some (Number One. Loudly.) can argue that Iron Man 2 sucked. But Iron Man did not. Thor had some weaknesses, but held up on all the important points: Shirtless God, emotional family conflict, epic battles. Captain America also received some criticism for feeling like an introductory [...]
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I realize most people are busy getting ready to kick back and enjoy the day, so I thought I’d share the Ohnoutka quick Memorial Day Checklist for those who found a few extra minutes to visit the blog today. First and most important, Time to Stop and Remember those brave men and women, both past [...]
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Forbidden Fantasies by Jodie Griffin * I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* After fifteen years of marriage, Jessica Meyers’s sex life is, well, a little predictable. Her handsome husband turns her on, but missionary style once or twice a week? It just can’t compare to the [...]
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EDITED: You guys are cracking me up with you comments! Keep them up. I have come to the conclusion that growing old isn’t for sissies! Some of us here are just babies with smooth skin (*glares at Keri Ford*). Or still having children. (*stares at Shawna’s huge pregnancy bulge*) On the other hand, some of [...]
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And no, I don’t mean the “Hey, baby, wanna get lucky?” kind. I’m talking Fords, Chevys, big ol’ Dodge Rams. I just went three full days without seeing a single pickup truck. Where on earth could this kind of insanity happen, you ask? Yep, that’s New York. The Big Apple. This hick’s been in the [...]
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Or just, boys will be boys, maybe? Or maybe Keri Stevens described it best last week with needing advice on boys in the summer and their bickering. I don’t know how Stevens’ boys will grow up, but I can tell you the Iverson boys from the Roughnecks only…partially grew out of it. They punch on [...]
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I’m not talking about book proposals or anything like that. I’m referring to real proposals of the will-you-marry-me kind. A friend of mine just became engaged. I’m so happy for her. She’s giddy, planning her wedding, and hopelessly in love. This made me reminisce about my own proposal and the whirlwind months that followed. So I thought [...]
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Warning! Lesson Time! Put your thinking caps on. This will only hurt a little. Technology wins another round! LOL Here’s hoping I’m not the only one behind the times with all this new technology popping up. How many of you know what a QR code is? (I’m imagining the song from Jeopardy here as [...]
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Fallen Angel (Club Burlesque #2) by Logan Belle * I received a copy of this book from Kensington in exchange for an honest review* By day, Mallory Dale works as a paralegal in a top Manhattan law firm. But by night, she’s known only as Moxie – a bombshell burlesque performer on the rise. Her [...]
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