Top Five Destinations of Flagstaff
I shouldn’t wonder why I didn’t find my love of the outdoors while I was a Boy Scout. Most of my memories involve either missing home (because my good friends weren’t a part of my troop), peeing on things with a bunch of other boys, only taking...
Top Five Movies of Alice Eve
Let me try this one out on you: If Alice Eve is this awesome I can’t wait for Alice Day! Of course, if you, like me, use Christmas Eve to open presents and never have celebrated an All Saints Day in your life but have pranced like mad in a costume on...
Top Five Destinations of Durango
This morning I got to thinking about my past addresses. The most recent ones come easy, 601, 4415, 1340 and 1712, and the ones growing up do as well, 1817 and 1814. Just looking at those numbers, and you are right if you say there may be a little selection...
Top Five Movies of Heather Graham
Since I’ve been born, I’ve had a connection to the lovely Heather Graham. That’s because we were born on the same day, though different years. I could say the same about Tom Selleck, Oprah Winfrey, Jeph Loeb, W.C. Fields, Adam Lambert, Hank Conger...
Top Five Destinations of Colorado Springs
Have you ever sat in the first row of an event? My first time that I remember came behind home plate at Sky Sox game in Colorado Springs and I have to admit, I was not impressed. Yes, I got to see the movement on pitches a lot better than I had before....
Top Five Movies of Amanda Seyfried
Trying to compose this sentence, I’ve stopped and started as I finally figured out a way to concisely say, I like information. Back in the days before the internet, I had three indispensable reference books. The Leonard Maltin movie guide (and why I...
Top Five Destinations of Cheyenne
I find the stories behind our names to be interesting. For example, my parents got the idea of the name “Jason” from Jason Robards. Many people have names that have family significance. When I lived in North Platte, Nebraska for a short time in my...
Top Five Movies of Toni Collette
Popping into my mind today was the thought of watching “United States of Tara,” starring Toni Collette and Rosemarie DeWitt and created by Diablo Cody, because I dig what all three of those artists do. It’s on Netflix Instant now, so I can catch...
Top Five Movies of Diane Kruger
I know we all have different versions of what is hot, but let me tell you, in my opinion one of the hottest things is a woman that can speak multiple languages. Traveling with a girl that can break out unfamiliar syntax and ask directions or find a cool...
Top Five Destinations of Casper, WY
Sometimes I need a break. On a road trip that can mean plenty of things. Sometimes, I stop by a roadside plaque and find out something about the history of the land. Sometimes I pop out and take a hike to move and stretch my legs. Sometimes I find a nice...
Top Five Destinations of Pocatello, ID
Sometimes I pick a city out of a virtual hat and try to see if I can find five things to do there. Sometimes, I struggle and wonder why I gave myself such a challenge. (The answer is simple, so that I’m always ready for the next road trip wherever it...
Top Five Movies of Tina Fey
This may be a cliché, but when I think of Tina Fey, I think of the smart girl that’s portrayed in teen movies as the ugly girl because she wears glasses. I think Tina has cultivated that image in “30 Rock” through her character Liz Lemon and her...
Top Five Destinations of Billings
How many events do you know that you know the name, but don’t know anything else about it? If I start broad with something like The Civil War or World War II, I’m sure you and I can both point to Gettysburg, Antietam, Sherman’s March to Atlanta...
Top Five Movies of Annette Bening
Have you ever hated a movie universally beloved? I’m not talking about one that is hyped to a huge extent and then lets you down because of your expectations (like many of the people I know that saw “The Blair Witch Project”) but going to see a...
Top Five Destinations of Kalispell, MT
With regards to the weekend, I rarely like to plan farther ahead than Thursday, maybe Friday. Sure, if there is a concert, comedy show or convention, then yes, I’ll need to plan further ahead for the good ones. However, most weekends are best when you...
Top Five Movies (and Performances) of Mila Kunis
Even though we’ll always view celebrities from afar, we still get glimpses of the person behind the curtain. (Get what I did there? You see, Mila Kunis stars in “Oz the Great and Powerful,” based on the world created by L. Frank Baum, originally...
Top Five Destinations of Spokane
Personally, I find it strange that I’ve never visited Spokane. But Jason, you might reply, in the scheme of things, not many people have ever visited Spokane. Sure, I say, but I’m not talking about people that have never left the confines of the Ohio...
Top Five Movies of Susan Sarandon
I had no idea that Susan Sarandon was 66. The moment I saw her birthday on IMDB (October 4, 1946) it stunned me. So, I looked at the rest of her filmography and realized that her first role came when she was 24 in 1970. She did “Rocky Horror Picture...
Top Five Destinations of Eureka, CA
Three things come to mind when I think of the word “Eureka.” Second is the legendary (emphasis on “legend”) quote attributed to Archimedes when he connected water displacement with his own volume when stepping into his bath. I would bet that’s...
Top Five Movies of Emma Thompson
I truly can’t remember when I first fell for Emma Thompson. Was it when MTV used to show “The Young Ones” late on Sunday nights and Emma guest starred as one of the young twits from Footlights College, Oxbridge? Was it watching “The Tall Guy”...
