Random Thoughts: Despicable Me 4

Of all the Despicable Me Movies and Minion Origin Stories, this one was unnecessary. The first movie is about a villain that gives up villaney to become a girl dad. The second, covers the difficulty of a career change and people in a past can make it difficult to change.  I mean Dr. Nefario literally... Continue Reading →

Apples, Apples, Apples

Were your apple choices restricted as a kid? I recall having Red Delicious, Granny Smith, and Gala apples in my house on a regular basis. I never really put much thought into it. During college, a friend introduced me to Pink Lady apples, which automatically takes me back to Grease. But that's not what today's... Continue Reading →

Finish That 365 Day Book

Do you have a book that went from To Be Read to Currently Reading, but you haven't picked it up lately? Is it a regimented self-help book? There's several possible reasons why this book came off the TBR list. Like, having a goal that you want to achieve. Maybe a family/friend recommended the book and... Continue Reading →

Things To Consider Before Using Instacart

It seems the more society advances, the further away necessities are located. Think about the grocery industry, local establishments were put out of business by the vast inventory provided by large chain stores. Mobility determines how frequently customers are able to visit super centers that took out ma and pa stores. This is partially why... Continue Reading →

Why Is It 90 Degrees But Feels Like 99 Degrees

You know whats annoying about summer to me? Its the fact that you can't trust the forecast. I don't mean the cliché of a polar opposite weather forcast. I mean anticipating how hot it's actually going to be. Many smartphones have built-in weather widgets. You don't have to engage with the app, because the icon... Continue Reading →

Why Stores With Card Readers Can Only Take Cash During Power Outages

Did you know that electricity impacts card readers? Before asking is this common sense, let's really think about what a card reader is doing. It turns out a card reader is one component of a Point Of Sales (POS) System. For establishments with older cash registers, it's a separate tool the cashier uses ton input... Continue Reading →

Paolo In Tokyo: My Top 5 Day In the Life

You know what's interesting about Social Media. In the beginning, it was very hard for creators get their audience to follow all of their accounts. To be fair, social platforms want users to stay on their app or site for as long as possible. This is because they need to prove that their platform is... Continue Reading →

Rebranded Web Applications: Mix Is StumbleUpon

Hello readers, I'm proud to say I am projected to surpass my blogs views from 2012 this year. Those following my blogs journey know that Magnify Your Style started in 2012. I've been working hard to get my views back to Day One Performance. So, I periodically check my analytics. This lets me know what's... Continue Reading →

What is Hopequesting

You’re not doomscrolling, you’re hopequesting.  You need those tiny pieces of joy from seeing friends and strangers share their art, their good news, their wacky unique selves.  We need light to live.  And we find it in each otherAaron Corwin As the quote spells out, it's the opposite of a popular pasttime, Doomscrolling. One might... Continue Reading →

Who Remembers It’s Happy Bunny?

As of late, memes have become a normal part of communication between friends, strangers, and dare I say enemies. Social Media and Smartphones make it possible for people to communicate this way. However, memes were here way before cellphones were able to send and receive multimedia messages. That's what makes imgur's post funny to me.... Continue Reading →

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