RIP MCA

Just heard that Adam Yauch passed away. Sobering and sad news. When I was in High School I remember hearing about these guys from across the bridge. They called themselves the Beastie Boys. They don't play any instruments and they RAP??? White, Jewish guys that did rap!? Mkay... One of my friends got a hold of a copy of Cookie Puss and we were like what is this?  That's just wack! Before long, I was rockin' out to (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) in 1987. Fast forward 20 years and that song comes on in the car and my two sons, ages 15 and 13, are shouting out the chorus and fist pumping and I'm like wait, what?  That's MY song! Whaddya doin? The Beastie Boys changed the face of music. Rest in Peace Homeboy. Viva MCA!

There's a first time for everything

This is my first post. I have resisted blogging because I feel like my opinions are my own  and I don't need random strangers on the internet giving me aggro about them. I like to post reviews of things that interest me or annoy me or that I think will help other people make purchasing decisions. I wanted to have a centralized spot to be able to do that instead of having random reviews on amazon or Best Buy or wherever. So I may post about makeup one day or a coffee maker the next or a new local restaurant or a movie that I saw. That's why I named this blog thisnthat. So. Here goes.....

Right now, I have a million things to do today and I must get up off the sofa to do them.