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Mrs Enginerd TV Shows and Movies

Morgan (2016) 

This movie felt like D.A.R.Y.L. and the Bourne Identity’s baby. A genetically engineered biological AI is developed and trained to prove that a machine can be taught to act human to give it an edge. A cold and calculated risk manager (played by Kate Mara) is sent to determine if Morgan, model L9, is not […]

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Kubo (2016)

This movie is a wonderful work of cinematic art that is difficult to review without spoiling the ending. In essence, it is the story of an origami folding, guitar wielding, magical boy whose only pleasure in life is to listen to his mother’s bedtime stories about a legendary warrior that fought the Moon King and […]

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Mrs Enginerd Project Zach

10 Tricks To Get Your Dog To Sleep Better At Night

My 2 year old puppy Zach wasn’t sleeping through the night after we decided to ween him off sleeping with us. At 65 lbs of pure lean muscle, his doggy nightmares were resulting in bruises and scratches that couldn’t be avoided as long as he shared our king sized bed. He didn’t like sleeping in […]

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Mrs Enginerd TV Shows and Movies

Voltron: Legendary Defender on Netflix (2016)

DreamWorks has partnered with World Event Promotions and Studio Mir to revamp the legendary Voltron:Defender of the Universe anime series. Known as GoLion in Japan, the story for the new series was modified to present a more technologically advanced Earth and to retain the lion to uniform color relationship that was blown away when Sven […]

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Mrs Enginerd TV Shows and Movies

Odd Mom Out (TV Show)

Bravo has concocted a little gem of a show by Jill Kargman that makes fun of the life and tribulations of Upper East Side/Manhattan moms. Running for two full seasons, the satiric comedy features Jill, a Jewish woman who married an upper classman, and her daily struggles in thr posh world of preschools and prestige […]

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Game Reviews Mrs Enginerd

Concept (Board Game)

Have you ever wondered what Charades would look like if played like Pictionary? Are you bad at drawing but good at putting ideas in pictures together? Then Concept is the game for you. The goal of the game is to use the images on the board and the subcategory markers to hint what concept is listed on the […]

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Adulting Château Enginerd Mrs Enginerd

7 Tips to Stage Your Owner Occupied Home

Even though our house has been on the market for 60 days and has had a lot of interest – 30 viewings and counting – it hasn’t gotten a single offer. The main reason is that many people can’t visualize themselves in an owner occupied home so you must provide enough of a canvas for […]

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Mrs Enginerd Project Zach

Zach and the Big C

A few weeks ago Rescue Pup revealed to Zach’s followers that one of his tests came back as inconclusive for malignant mast cell tumor cancer.  This means that a biopsy must be performed to validate if in fact it is MCT and how severe his condition may be. While we all decide how to proceed […]

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Love and Marriage Mrs Enginerd Weddings

Make Your Wedding Day Yours

Recently, I noticed wedding sizes have shrunk. Between people canceling last minute and costs to fly “back home” becomimg prohibitive, many have to err on the side of caution and stick with a budget rather than with guest counts. Also, and in my opinion, not a lot of people are 100% looking forward to spending […]

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Book Reviews Mrs Enginerd

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

Books find me and this gem was front and center in the nonfiction aisle at the Hudson News at Seatac airport. Erik Larson took great care in researching and communicating the story of the Lusitania’s passengers, crew and support staff, presenting the human side of the tragedy; the background of the disaster includes accounts of […]