Category Archives: Austin
You won't believe the price of designer clutches that look exactly like potato chip bags. Vid with runway shots in blog.
Christmas gift alert for the ladies. There's a fabulous, designer made leather clutch that has vibrant colors and looks........ just like a bag of Lay's potato chips. And not just any old bag of Lay's...
Oct 21, 2022 Glenn Dettwiler / CC
Where and when to watch EVERY holiday special including the elusive Charlie Brown ones.
You won't be able to see "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" anywhere on regular TV this year and maybe never again. Apple has the rights to all the Charlie Brown specials now. Last year, PBS was a...
Oct 20, 2022 Jackie / CC
Halloween candy HUGE price spike. Looks like I'll only be able to afford to hand out pencils this year.
A few months ago I talked about the world's biggest chocolate factory having to shut down and how I bet it'd cause a huge jump in holiday candy and baking prices. Guess what? According to the US Burea...
Oct 20, 2022 Luke Jones / CC
Women's obesity linked to air pollution. How much and how in blog.
Air pollution is one of the reasons middle aged women gain weight. That's what the findings of a new study support. The study, which is published in the journal of the American Diabetes Association, s...
Oct 20, 2022 Ken Acks
Netflix is adding cheaper Ad Plan option soon. Details in blog.
Netflix finally announced what it'll cost if you buy the service with ads. It'll be $6.99 a month with ads. That's the same price as Hulu with ads. I think I'm paying 15 bucks a month for Netflix righ...
Oct 18, 2022 Abhijit Bhaduri / CC
Pumpkin Spice Granola - This week's At Home Pumpkin Spiced recipe.
This week's Pumpkin Spice Make At Home recipe is Pumpkin Spice Granola. It looks a little daunting from the number of ingredients. Fear not. You've probably already got 90% of them at home like baking...
Oct 18, 2022 liz west / CC
Servers, promotionally dressed as Power Rangers, subdue real criminal in restaurant. Interview vid in blog.
Restaurant workers dressed like Power Rangers stopped a crime in real life. Apparently they were doing some kind of promotion at a Ramen place in Oakland called Noka. They were dressed like Power Rang...
Oct 18, 2022 BikerKarl2018 / CC
Smell from bag causes international flight to turn around and land. Hazmat suits called in.
A flight had to be turned around and landed because of the stink coming from a passenger's bag. Last Wednesday night, a flight that had left Miami for Barbados, then had to go back because a carry-on ...
Oct 17, 2022 Satoru Fujiwara / CC
I finally watched the new Munsters movie. I'd better spent my time cleaning my gutters with my tongue.
Last month we were all wondering if the trailer for the new "The Munsters" was a joke or really representative of the movie because it was so bad. Wonder no more. I pulled it up on Netflix yesterday. ...
Oct 17, 2022 Steven Miller / CC
Man suing golf course for not giving him truck he won in tournament. I'm pretty sure he's going to win in court too.
A country club in Arkansas promoted a truck for a hole in one. Now they're trying to back out. It was difficult to begin with. They specified a certain hole during a tournament. They posted pics of th...
Oct 17, 2022 Bob Park / CC