While on vacation in Miami, I received an advertisement in my Instagram feed for the Balloon Museum Miami. Usually, I just ignore the advertisements, but the photos on the Instagram page looked amazing. The Balloon Museum’s website describes the exhibition as “a format created by a curatorial team that designs and realizes contemporary art exhibitions […]
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Frost Science Museum: Cource Flickr (CC-BY SA 2.0) DadsDoingDishes is on vacation in Miami. And yesterday, we attended The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Miami, also known as Frost Science. This is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in exploring the wonders of science and the natural world. Located in the heart
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Love, Loss, and Bargains: A TJ Maxx Poem You may be familiar with the 1999 hit romantic comedy film “10 Things I Hate About You” directed by Gil Junger and starring Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles and Larisa Oleynik. One of the most memorable parts of the movie takes place towards the end of the movie,
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It Was Not the Soccer: Jamie Carragher Saying “Internationale” The UEFA Champions League (UCL) 2023/2024 season came to an end on Saturday, May 31, 2024, when Real Madrid beat Dortmund 2 – 0 in the final. It was an exciting game to end a great UCL season filled with a dazzling display of football talent,
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Book Review I enjoyed Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune. The book traces the Astor family from John Jacob Astor’s arrival in America and his meteoric rise to become the nation’s wealthiest man, to the subsequent generations who both maintained and squandered the family’s vast fortune. Anderson Cooper’s narrative is engaging, making
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Premier League Championship Sunday lived up to the hype. My son and I got up early and watched the fabulous pregame show together. He was hoping his Arsenal would get the break it needed to win the Premier League. I knew Manchester City was going to be unstoppable, but anything can happen in the Premier
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The 2023/2024 Premier League season is nearing its thrilling conclusion, with fans eagerly anticipating the outcome of one of the most exciting title races in recent memory. The title race will be decided on Sunday, May 19. Manchester City, led by Pep Guardiola, arguably the greatest manager of all time, are on the verge of
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Credit: PostSecret About 15 years ago a friend of mine told me about a blog called PostSecret. The premise was simple: (1) an anonymous individual sends in a postcard, and (2) the postcard contains a true secret the sender has never revealed. The postcard may get posted on PostSecret. The idea sounded interesting, but I
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I have written about how exciting and wonderful the English Premier League title race can be. As I watch more about soccer in Europe, I am learning more about the fans and terminology. This past weekend I became familiar with the terms “bottling” and “bottle jobs.” The term “bottle jobs” is a slang expression often
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch When my wife asked me if we should get a Nintendo Switch for our son, I had to think about it. Was he too young for a gaming console? Would the Switch affect his motivation to go and play outside? On the flip side, I knew playing the Switch
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