The Mouse, age 7, invented a superhero named Rainbow Warrior late last month. Her mind is a wheel that never stops spinning, even when it veers off into a ditch. Round and round and round it goes. She and I created her hero’s logo in Adobe Illustrator and then she […]
It’s holiday gift guide season. Let’s do the holidays right this year.
We are not in Chile or New Zealand. It is not winter here. Not even close. And our toilets flush clockwise! Okay, so do theirs…but still, my point stands. In twelve days time (the 12 Days of Christmas in July, you guys!!) I will drag the extension cord around front, […]
They are everywhere. Normally, this would trouble me, and it might still (see: the ubiquitous Angry Birds), but for now and I happy to witness the success and cultural expansion of the greatest video game for kids, Skylanders, and its related franchise. Here are some of the Skylanders-related products we […]
No pigs in or out of blankets, zero infantile quiches, and rarely ever an evil egg. We four enjoy all of these delicacies very much, for sure, but save for officially-sanctioned family Christmastime visits to my mom and dad’s house, we don’t do hor-d’oeuvres. So when the Hickory Farms Home […]
I’m going to continue to spend the next couple of months trying my damnedest to put product into your hands with the intention of helping with the cost of your Holiday shopping. Screw the windbag politicians trying to win your vote, I am doing something (albeit, something very, very small) […]
There aren’t a ton of great Halloween songs. Christmas, it is not. But, but! this new one from Gustafer Yellowgold’s most recent DVD/CD Year In The Day qualifies, and kills! I played “Werewolves Rock,” and 9 other somewhat seasonal-ish Autumnal tunes, on the very special Halloween episode of the OWTK […]
Maybe, maybe something like this could get me back into a shopping mall. Do yourself a favor today or tomorrow: Carve out 3 1/2 minutes of your busy, Christmas shopping weekend and watch this elaborate & exuberant Happy Holidays greeting – singing/dancing flash mob style – from T-Mobile. It might […]
