If there is one thing I’ve learned over the past decade or so of playing trivia games with the ‘Pods trivia team (shortened version of Miskatonic University… Read more “Trivia Recap – Game # 657 – April 1, 2022 – Virtual Stump! Format”
Trivia Recap – Game # 656 – March 30, 2022 – Virtual Stump! Format
Boy, and we thought the trivia questions from the previous night’s virtual trivia game were hard! Missing the first three trivia questions of a trivia night is… Read more “Trivia Recap – Game # 656 – March 30, 2022 – Virtual Stump! Format”
Trivia Recap – Game # 655 – March 29, 2022 – Virtual Stump! Format
Not the best set of trivia questions for our two-person team in a recent Stump! virtual trivia game, where we missed questions about horror films (I know,… Read more “Trivia Recap – Game # 655 – March 29, 2022 – Virtual Stump! Format”
Oscar Nominees 2022 (Films Released in 2021) – Based Entirely on Die Rolls
I’ve revived a blog “tradition” that died for a couple of years in a row because of the pandemic. Or maybe it was because I was too… Read more “Oscar Nominees 2022 (Films Released in 2021) – Based Entirely on Die Rolls”
If True Crime TV Shows Had a Rock ‘n Roll Soundtrack
I just recently finished watching yet another true crime TV series, in this case, “Secrets of the Morgue.” Ever since I was a young girl who enjoyed… Read more “If True Crime TV Shows Had a Rock ‘n Roll Soundtrack”
A Tall Woman’s Take – The Women of the Copper Country
Imagine you’re a woman in 1913 and living in what is now called Calumet, MI. Before doing that, you will need to know some things about the… Read more “A Tall Woman’s Take – The Women of the Copper Country”
REVISED MAY, 2021: How Dry They Are – Michigan State Parks With Alcohol Restrictions
The Michigan State Parks system turns 100 years old in 2019. This is part of an ongoing series of blogs about Michigan’s State Parks. This blog was… Read more “REVISED MAY, 2021: How Dry They Are – Michigan State Parks With Alcohol Restrictions”
So You Have An Emmy, Grammy, Oscar AND a Tony? GET OUT! List of EGOT Winners (as of August 8, 2021)
There is a an “elite” group of entertainment folks who have all four competitive awards for theater, movies, TV and music – which means they have at… Read more “So You Have An Emmy, Grammy, Oscar AND a Tony? GET OUT! List of EGOT Winners (as of August 8, 2021)”
Life Is Good In A Trivia Game When…
You get a question about The Evil Dead AND move up from dead last in a packed virtual trivia game and move up to fourth place at… Read more “Life Is Good In A Trivia Game When…”
In Defense of U2’s “Rock ‘n Roll” Status to Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher, who was apparently some guy in Oasis (which broke up in 2009) or something almost 30 years ago or so has recently been squawking about… Read more “In Defense of U2’s “Rock ‘n Roll” Status to Liam Gallagher”
A Day In The Life Of Christopher Tracy (COMIC)
Note to courtroom jockeys – any resemblance to any and all characters in the following comic to real people living, dead, or undead is strictly coincidental. Also… Read more “A Day In The Life Of Christopher Tracy (COMIC)”
Meet My New “Pet!”
My husband and I went to lunch at a local Mexican restaurant today, and I was in the mood to have the meal just the way I… Read more “Meet My New “Pet!””
How Did My 2022 Oscar Predictions Compare to the Winners?
So how did my completely random Oscar picks measure up against the winners? I used a couple of dice to randomly “pick” 2022 Oscar winners, as I’ve… Read more “How Did My 2022 Oscar Predictions Compare to the Winners?”
NO EGOT This Year For Lin-Manuel Miranda
I can’t be bothered to watch awards shows of any kind. It’s all part of my “Can’t be fucked” personality: I was, however, rooting for Lin-Manuel-Miranda to… Read more “NO EGOT This Year For Lin-Manuel Miranda”
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