Netflix’s runaway hit original series in Spanish: “Club de Cuervos” is set to release Season 3 on September 29, 2017. The show is about a brother and sister rivalry for the management of a soccer team. The production value is excellent, the writing is fresh and authentic, and the acting is superb. If your only […]
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46 inches of rain
On Friday, we knew that that Hurricane Harvey had made landfall in Texas, but we thought we had some time before its effects would be felt in the Houston area. So, in a (now clear) moment of arrogance, we drove over to check on my mother before “it got bad.” My mother lives with my […]
Halfway through Harvey’s visit to Houston
Hurricane Harvey hit landfall in Texas on Friday, August 25, 2017 as a category 4 hurricane. It’s that largest hurricane to hit Texas since 1961. Although the impact to Houston hasn’t been from the hurricane itself (it’s downgraded to a tropical storm) the torrential rains have devastated the city. Depending on the newscast, we’ve received […]
Make a last-minute Pinhole Projector to View the Solar Eclipse
Tomorrow is the solar eclipse … which you already know unless you’ve been living under a rock or completely offline and away from any kind of media. If you were smart, or siply better organized and prepared than I am, then you ordered the correct type of “eclipse glasses” weeks ago so you would be […]
Drink more water!
Whether you believe that we have to drink 8 glasses of water a day or not (and there’s some debate over how much water we actually need every day), I think we can all agree that most of us don’t drink enough of this liquid. I personally drink more caffeinated drinks than almost anything else, […]
Video Pick: Homemade Pineapple Soft Serve
Looking for a great cool treat that’s (sort of) healthy? This “3-Ingredient Pineapple Soft Serve” from Real Simple hits all the marks. All you need is frozen pineapple chunks, frozen bananas, and coconut milk. (Did I forget to mention it’s dairy-free?) And the best part is that you can definitely try out other fruit combinations! […]
