Whoa! Out of nowhere today comes a brand new trailer for Skylanders Giants! This funny skit stars the soda-fiend Alchemist, the new bird character (with a hilarious Scottish accent), a skeptical Slam Bam, Cynder, Terrafin, and Eruptor. Listen for the Seinfeld quote “they’re real and they’re spectacular”. We also see […]
Funny how I thought what I was doing was merely fostering a bit of independence in my daughters. Turns out, what I may have done instead or in addition to, is issue an open invitation for a possible health insurance billing scam. ********** The girls and I were at the […]
I’d like to return here, to follow up this post, and say with cheery glee that I’ve been rocking my Oral-B ProfessionalCare SmartSeries 5000 with SmartGuide like a champ – twice daily, stars, happy faces, and all that. But if I tried to make that claim, I’d be a big […]
Bright, sunny, and warm: those were my goals for the June episode of the hottest (why not?) kindie music podcast in all the land. I think I accomplished all three with these ten songs. Here’s the playlist for June, enjoy!: Sugar Free Allstars “All On A Sunday Afternoon” from All […]
While it doesn’t pervade every morsel of my writing on OWTK, I make it no secret here: I dislike capital P princess culture. A lot. So when I heard of a three book series based on, or at least incorporating, the princess big 4 (Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Rapunzel), […]
OWTK’s West Coast Gaming Correspondent Cooper McHatton has published a thought provoking post over on his own website on the subjects of reading, escapism, and what it means to grow up from a media consumption standpoint. He has framed the conversation around the depressing books he – and most every […]
OWTK’s Helpful Idea #7: Public Bathroom Etiquette Hey fellas, this one’s especially for you. Yeah, you dude. When you’re wrapping up the hand washing after doing your business in a public bathroom, go ahead and pull down an extra paper towel – it’s okay I’ve checked with mother nature, she’s […]
The fun won’t last forever. No, this isn’t a Debbie-downer treatise on childhood’s carefree exploits. The delight of the new-ish iOS/Android app Pepi Bath, like the responsibilitylessness of youth, lasts for only so long. But when it’s fresh, it’s soooo great. The app, designed for iPhone/iPad as well as for […]
