When I heard Dave Barry’s story about embarrassing his teenage son by picking him up from school in a Wienermobile (true story!), I thought I’d try his advice. He suggested that one of the easiest ways to get attention from teens was to sing. I’d add to that a bit by saying that song choice [...]
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Make Your Car a No-Phone Zone
Posted in cars, children, culture, education, family, life, parenting, personal, teens, thoughts, tagged No Phone Zone, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, safe driving, should you text and drive, teen drivers, texting while driving, unsafe driving on April 29, 2010 |
Did you know that driving while texting is the same as driving after having had four drinks? This fact becomes especially important if you have teen drivers. April 30 is National No-Phone Zone Day, declared to raise awareness about the dangers of using a phone while driving. I’m on board and signed the pledge. Will [...]
Read a Book, Give a Book
Posted in books, children, education, entertainment, family, fun, reviews, sponsored review, tagged books for kids, can I read online with my kids, childrens' books, iPad, online books, Pearson Foundation, Penguin, Penguin Young Readers, We Give Books on April 25, 2010 |
Regular readers of this blog know how much I love books. I’ve co-chaired the Book Fair at our kids’ school for several years, taught Junior Great Books (another program I strongly support) and, for a brief time, considered starting another blog devoted to books. I love books. I encourage my kids (and others’) to read. [...]
This Champion is a Nice Guy
Posted in entertainment, personal, sports, tennis, tagged Andy Roddick, Champion of SEOpen, is Roddick a nice guy, Miami tennis tournament, Roddick beat Nadal, Roddick v Nadal, Roddick wins, Sony Ericsson Open, tennis championship on April 5, 2010 |
Recently, my family and I had the pleasure of enjoying some of the best tennis the world offers at the Sony-Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida. We saw Rafa Nadal defeat David Forrer then witnessed Andy Roddick take down Benjamin Becker. After those matches, Roddick upset Nadal in this match: Shortly afterward, we actually met [...]
More Contradictions Are Enough to Make Me Sick
Posted in culture, domestic policy, politics, thoughts, tagged Congress, constitution, did the stimulus bill work, does the stimulus bill help my state, find out the facts, hcr, health care, health care reform, health insurance reform, how does the stimulus bill affect us, learn the truth about your country, MSNBC, no more dittoheads, Obama, president, president Obama, Rachel Maddow, stimulus bill, what does the stimulus bill do, what is the stimulus bill on February 18, 2010 |
Who needs health insurance reform? Anyone who answers that question with anything other than “We do!” should watch the following videos which explain just a bit of the hypocritical, political games being played in Washington. Note that the clips provide proof of the contradictions directly from the speakers’ own mouths. In trials, we used to [...]
Some Kids Want You to See The Lightning Thief
Posted in books, children, entertainment, family, fun, movies, reviews, teens, tagged go see the Lightning Thief, Harry Potter is no Percy Jackson, Lightning Thief is good, Logan Lerman, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Rick Riordan wrote the book, we liked the Lightning Thief, you should see the Lightning Thief on February 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
At their urging, the following is a guest post written by my children: You may have heard of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, the movie that came out Friday, February 12, 2010. Many people have been calling it a Harry Potter knock off. To begin with, the book series is not another [...]
The Lightning Thief – Not Another Potter
Posted in books, children, entertainment, family, movies, reviews, teens, tagged Harry Potter is no Percy Jackson, Heroes on NBC, Lightning Thief is good, Logan Lerman, Percy and Peter from Heroes, Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson is more like Peter, Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief, Time to get over Potter on February 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Have you heard about this action/adventure movie starring a couple teenage guys and a girl who defeat villains in the midst of great special effects? You know, dark haired protagonist, no glasses. Wait…does he wear glasses? NO, he does not. He most definitely does not wear glasses. Were you thinking of Harry Potter, Ron and [...]
Simple Snacks Often Satisfy
Posted in children, family, Food and Drink, parenting, personal, tagged after school snacks, family food, graham crackers, kid-friendly snacks, nutella, snacks, snacks for kids, snacks for picky eaters on January 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I often wonder whether most families experience the challenges of at least one picky eater. I suspect they do. Well, I know we do. It’s my son. I can’t criticize him too much, though. I was the same way. Didn’t like my corn touching my mashed potatoes, despite the fact that my sister loved mixing [...]
2009 Top Picks – Best Video Games for Preteens
Posted in children, entertainment, family, games, Nintendo, reviews, Sony PS3, video games, tagged 2009 top picks for video games, best games for teens best video games for preteens, best games for tweens, best video games of 2009, best video games of the year, DS games, EA, EASports Active, Legend of Zelda, Mario and Luigi and Bowser, New Super Mario Bros, newest Mario game, Nintendo DS, Nintendo video games, Nintendo Wii, PS3, top picks, top picks for preteens, top picks for tweens, top video game picks, video games, which games should I buy, Wii game for family on December 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
To satisfy those of you who rely on our video game recommendations, here are our favorites for 2009. I’ll provide more detail and artwork soon. For the Sony PS3: Madden NFL 10 DJ Hero (Bundle with Turntable) Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (Rated E 10+ This is a must-have for the boys [...]
Swine Flu Vaccine – Yes or No?
Posted in children, family, life, parenting, personal, thoughts, tagged H1N1, ParentsAsk, should I vaccinate my kids against the swine flu, swine flu, vaccines on December 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Now that some of the relative hysteria has lessened, it’s probably safe to ask: should I vaccinate my kids against H1N1? I found this video and still ask the question: Swine flu vaccine: Dangerous or safe? So tell me, what do you think? But before you answer, read this…
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