Top Gun Maverick Offers Up More Than Just Great Action
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Top Gun Maverick Offers Up More Than Just Great Action

It was the summer of 2019, and Drew and I were sitting in a movie theater watching the previews for Ford vs. Ferrari when I saw the trailer for Top Gun Maverick for the first time. Even though it was just a few scenes set to the iconic Top Gun anthem, I immediately got goosebumps. To say I am a fan girl of Top Gun would be a huge understatement.

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Have You Played Your Wordle Yet Today?
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Have You Played Your Wordle Yet Today?

Have you done your Wordle yet today?

Man, yesterday’s was tough! It took me four tries, but I finally got there.

If you aren’t familiar with Wordle, it is the online word game that has taken the internet by storm. I am not on social media that much, so my husband Andrew introduced it to me. We are pretty competitive, so we are always looking for new games to play.

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Why Being a Barry Manilow Fan is Such a Guilty Pleasure
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Why Being a Barry Manilow Fan is Such a Guilty Pleasure

I have a confession to make: I am a big Barry Manilow and I have been for years. I first saw him in concert in the late 1990s, and again about 8 years later with my mom. And yes— I own his box set as well. While I am not ashamed of being a “Fanalow” I definitely think it is a guilty pleasure. Only true fans will understand and not give that familiar grown when you want to have your own little carpool karaoke when one of his iconic hits like Copacabana, Mandy, and Can’t Smile Without You come on the radio. I say, turn up the volume!

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Sex and the City: The Movie – Why the Return of Carrie Bradshaw Matters
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Sex and the City: The Movie – Why the Return of Carrie Bradshaw Matters

So I have a confession to make. Despite being a big (not huge, but big) Sex and the City fan, I never saw the series in its original airing. I didn’t have HBO at the time, and so I didn’t get on the Bradshaw bandwagon until I was able to rewatch the series in syndication. But watching it after the fact didn’t make me love it any less. I connected with Carrie for several reasons.

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