Game review: Pat Sajak's Lucky Letters: TV Guide Edition

I almost feel dirty writing this review. Pat Sajak's Lucky Letters game is basically a crossword puzzle. This particular version is all about television shows. The levels are broken into decades so, if you happen to know more about television shows from the 90s, you can choose that decade. Then you won't be bombarded with questions from shows in the 70s. If you know a bit about television, the game is extremely easy. Most of the questions are from extremely popular shows and even if you come upon a show you don't know, you can skip that one and you'll eventually solve it after answering the rest of the puzzle. The game was fun but it was all fluff. I haven't even finished the 60 minute demo and I'm already bored with it after finishing three decades. Skip this game and try for something a bit more difficult.

Branson, MO

I've always wondered about land for sale Branson, Missouri. It's always been like a mini-Vegas or something. Yakov Smirnoff has a show there. There's a bunch of dinner theaters there. There's a Chinese circus show. It seems like anything you can think of....there's a show in Branson. So that makes me wonder - is it a cheesy type of knock-off town or is it really nice? And why would people live in such a tourist town? I guess I'll just have to visit to find out.

Knight Rider

I probably should have talked about this earlier. Last week, my husband and I watched the Knight Rider movie on NBC. I thought it was a pretty good show. Yeah, people are going to complain about something but, you know what, the thing is based on a television series that was filled with cheese and impossible stunts. You can't really expect gold to come from anything Knight Rider related. One of our friends complained about KITT's car spoilers appearing when he went into "Action" mode. (I still prefer Super Pursuit Mode!) He said that the dual spoilers weren't necessary. However, KITT was doing around 200 mph. The car would need some sort of downdraft on the rear to keep it from spinning out all the time.

Anyway, I really hope they can spin this off into a television series. I liked that the KITT's new driver is Michael Knight's son. I like Val Kilmer's voice for KITT. I like that they changed KITT from just being bulletproof to having nanotechnology that allows him to fix himself when he's damaged. More please!

Game review: Big City Adventure: Sydney, Australia

My daughter really enjoyed playing the Big City Adventure: San Francisco hidden object game with me. So I decided to give the Sydney, Australia version a try. I did play this with my daughter as well. The game takes you around the main tourist attractions of Sydney to find a variety of objects. Just before each level, there is a tidbit of information about the location so there's a bit of educational value tossed in with the entertainment. When you complete a location, you are rewarded with a token in the shape of something related to that location. For example, you might get a koala-shaped token from the zoo.

My daughter and I enjoyed this version of the game as much as the San Francisco version. Most of the words are easy enough for a young child to read them without much help and most of the objects are fairly easy to find as well. This is definitely a game that an adult could play with a child while still enjoying the game. Both will be able to participate so it won't turn into an instance where the adult does all the work and the child just watches. The game is still fun if you play it by yourself, especially if you are interested in Australian attractions.

Babies Galore

A couple of my friends are currently pregnant. Of course, they are going to need cribs when the little ones are born. I keep looking at the Emily crib. Man, there is some gorgeous furniture there! It almost makes me want to have another baby just so I can buy one. Though I don't particularly want another child. Just the one is good enough for me, thank you very much.

Music review: Green Day - One For The Razorbacks

kerplunk.jpgArtist: Green Day Members: Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, vocals), Mike Dirnt (bass), Tre Cool (drums) Album: Kerplunk Release date: 1/17/92 Video link: Via YouTube

Lyrics: Juliet's trying to find out what she wants, but she don't know Experience has got her down Look this direction, I know it's not perfection, it's just me... I want to bring you up again now

I'm losing what's left of my dignity A small price I'll pay to see That you're happy Forget all the disappointments you have faced Open up your worried world and let me in

Juliet's crying cause now she's realizing love can be Filled with pain and distrust I know I am crazy, and a bit lazy But I will try to bring you up again now About the song: I've always loved Green Day's older music more than their current albums. Maybe it was the "emo teenager" in me that felt a connection to songs like this. Songs about how love can suck and life isn't always roses. Now that I'm older, these songs don't cut nearly as close as they used to but they still bring me feelings of nostalgia.

Life Insurance

Most people do not carry enough life insurance. For some people, it's because they don't want to think about death. However, it's my opinion that a majority of people just can't afford to pay for life insurance. It is worth getting a term life insurance quote though. Maybe you can afford a couple dollars each month so that your family can be cared for after you are gone. Yes, it's a scary thing to think about but it's even scarier to think about your family living on the streets because they couldn't afford the rent or mortgage payment.