According to the Chicago Sun-Times (via Common Sense Media), be prepared to skip the movie trailers the next time you take your kids to the theater or pop in a DVD.
Since April 2009, movie previews are no longer “approved for …
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New “semi-pro” blog at mrmerlot.com
I wanted to let you all know that I’ve started a semi-professional blog at mrmerlot.com. I’ll be using that site to post technology and other articles that are not family-related. That way, I can keep theroades.com clutter-free from all my …
First Week on P90X
Like 98% of the general population, one of my new year’s resolutions was to exercise more and lose weight. Thankfully, unlike most of those other folks, I actually have a plan and launched it a few days before new year’s …
Posted in life stuff, reviews
Update: Cell phones and plans
A while back I polled readers for guidance on getting a new cell plan. After much deliberation, we finally made a decision…and it wasn’t any of the options we were originally considering.
Again, our requirements were as follows:
Minutes – at least …
Tagged with: ace, cell phone, m520, mobile, plan, samsung, sprint, verizon
Posted in life stuff, reviews, technology
Posted in life stuff, reviews, technology
Time to reevaluate my cell phone plan – I need YOUR help!
I have been with Verizon Wireless for many years now. Every two years, they send me a reminder to renew my contract. Now this is a dangerous move for Verizon: what if that’s the reminder I’m waiting for to switch …
We Wii? Oui oui!!
YES, Christmas is exciting again!
I realize this post is being written waaaay after the fact (I’ve been a bad blogger this year!), the Roades family had a wonderful Christmas. We stayed home this year, opened presents from …
Chuck…not as bad as I thought
In a previous post, I complained that Chuck was a little too campy for me. I’ve since changed my mind. In fact, House recently got mistakenly bumped on the Tivo (user error) for Chuck and I found I preferred the …