The One Where Julie Offers Alternative Turkey Day Viewing Options

Originally posted in 2021; edited for content and clarity. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Most of us have our Thanksgiving viewing favorites, and while football and Planes, Trains and Automobiles are classic staples (as is my dad’s personal fave, watching the backs of his eyelids), here are some not-so-traditional suggestions: Everyone has their favorite Friends Thanksgiving episode.Continue reading “The One Where Julie Offers Alternative Turkey Day Viewing Options”

My Favorite Pop Culture Stoners

Initially published in 2021, this post has been edited for content and clarity. HAPPY 4/20, Y’ALL!!! Why do we celebrate cannabis culture on April 20th? According to legend, the holiday’s roots date back to 1971, when a group of teens in San Rafael, California, used the term “420” for their search for an abandoned cannabisContinue reading “My Favorite Pop Culture Stoners”

The Twelve Nights of Halloween

I am in the midst of my first annual “Twelve Nights of Halloween” celebration. Halloween is my favorite holiday – y’all can have your Christmas and your Thanksgiving and your Easter, but leave me the season of tricks, treats, thrills, chills, bonfires, corn mazes and horror movies. I typically spend a couple of nights watchingContinue reading “The Twelve Nights of Halloween”

How I Met Your (Mother’s) Music

The first in a series celebrating my all-time favorite movie and television soundtracks. ******************************************************************************************************** One of the many things I love about How I Met Your Mother is its original songs – from the delightful theme song to “Let’s Go to the Mall”, “Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit” to “P.S. I Love You”, “MarshallContinue reading “How I Met Your (Mother’s) Music”