Clark W. Griswold

YesVideo and Clark W. Griswold: A Late-Night Lightbulb Moment

February 5, 2014 by Lisa Leave a Comment

They say your best ideas come in the middle of the night and for me, that is definitely true. I was thinking about my trip to San Jose tomorrow to visit YesVideo and really about their company and the company mission. (There are nights my brain goes into over time…. pretty much every night.)

If YesVideo had been around when Clark W. Griswold was partaking in his Christmas Vacation shenanigans, things would have been much different for him in the attic. Sure, he’d have dressed up in the fur stole and chic 1950’s hair wrap, but when he was done patching his house from his temporary loss of sanity, he’d have shipped his videos to YesVideo immediately.

Bringing memories back to life is what YesVideo does best. It’s the company motto. In the video, you see Clark watching the movies he’s lovingly looked at and held, while the song playing in the background is about the Christmas feeling and watching the ones we love. The look on his face is what I imagine everyone who receives their videos from YesVideo has. It’s love and pure joy, punctuated with tears and wide-eyed amazement.

Clark W. Griswold is the ultimate family man. Not only would he bring his memories back to life, I’m sure he’d take a trip to YesVideo as an educational trip to show his kids how it’s done. Or help. (I’d bar the doors, YesVideo.)

How do you feel when you’re revisiting your old home movies?

On a Stream of Air: The Ultimate Family Vacation

October 11, 2010 by Lisa Leave a Comment

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Since this isn’t National Lampoons Family Vacation, I think it’s safe to say that we’re really not interested in going to Wally World with the Griswold’s. But the idea of doing a cross country trip here in the US is actually not a bad idea, because while putting together a vacation where money is no object is one way to think about an ultimate family vacation. The real ultimate family vacation has one other constraint removed, and that’s time.

Time seems like it is in short supply for everyone. The more progress we make technologically, the more complicated things become. For me, I would just want the luxury of time to visit all 50 states with my husband and son. I want to spend time in them, cover them from end to end, see all the quirky finds. I also want to travel in an Airstream. Yes, look at me like I am crazy. But, I have the picture of 50’s travel chic, capri pants, kitten heels and twin sets. While I dreaming, my husband would be Cary Grant and I would look like Doris Day.

With my luck, the Grand Canyon would be closed when we got there and my husband would do his best Clark W. Griswold imitation by taking a donkey hostage and forcing it to take us on a scenic route, straight down hill. Seriously though, I would love the thrill of stopping where I wanted to and exploring the less taken path visiting quirky attractions like the worlds largest ball of string, America’s Stonehenge, and Lenny the Chocolate Moose.

But the best part of the trip for me would be pure, unadulterated time with my family. Driving around the country, visiting towns we’ve never heard of and laughing together. To me, that is the ultimate family vacation. Just us, without worrying about the time constraints of vacations end and our biggest challenge being where to stop next.

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Budget Holiday Decorating Newsletter

November 12, 2009 by Lisa Leave a Comment

I was asked by a friend if I would do a Budget Holiday Decorating Newsletter. o_0. What is a blogger supposed to do? First, I emailed my friends and said “who wants it”. Then, over to Twitter and Facebook. Now, I have several dozen people signed up!

Wow. I will say it again. Wow.

If you want to receive my newsletter, email me at daily pinch at gmail dot com. I will also be posting the items I conjure by magically waving my mouse over here at A Daily Pinch.

There will be photos, crafts, recipes and whatever else I think of. I might even do a budget friendly Christmas gift buying guide. Oh,and for those wondering, I will also throw in some Thanksgiving goodies as well!