If you missed the SAG Awards Sunday night, I won’t blame you if you did. There are WAY TOO MANY back-slapping awards shows on TV. However, if you weren’t watching, aside from Wynona Ryder’s facial expressions, you missed one of the great acceptance speeches of all time. David Harbour, star of the Netflix series Stranger… Read More Hollywood, Time To Rise Up
On a day like today, when our democracy is teetering on an uncertain cliff and despair is the mood for so many, I wanted to try and hold on to some positivity. Because as depressing as I find today’s events to be, I have to try and find the learning moment for my girls. They… Read More Thank You, President Obama
There are so many contrived hashtag holidays now, it’s easy to be jaded by them. But #WinniethePoohDay is not one of them. Because it’s impossible to be jaded about Pooh. That happy-go-lucky big-bellied honey lover is pure, unfiltered happy. I mean, there’s a reason The House on Pooh Corner remains so popular among kids and… Read More Happy #WinniethePoohDay
Our family watched the Christmas classic Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer the other night. We saw it on DVD, which not only gave us the flexibility to watch it on a night that was most convenient for us, but it also provided an opening so that I could tell the girls how, when mommy and daddy were… Read More Adventures in Parenting: The dark side of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Talking Star Wars never, ever gets old. Especially when we’re talking about Star Wars swag. Because no franchise has better ‘stuff’ than Star Wars. I dropped by the PIX11 Morning News to show a table full of interesting products tied to the debut of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (If you want a spoiler-free… Read More The Force is Strong with this Star Wars Holiday Gift Guide
I love Christmas music. You heard me! (copyright: Matthew Berry) This time of year, the sounds of the season bring a bounce to my step and put a smile on my face. As a kid in the stone age of FM Radio, the arrival of the holiday season was doubly exciting because it meant the… Read More 12 Great Songs – My Perfect Holiday Playlist
What is it about collecting, that metaphorical itch you just can’t scratch? I’ve been blessed/plagued by it for as long as I can remember. I’m a big comics fan, as is probably obvious to anyone who follows me here or Instagram/Twitter. For a good 20+ years, I collected comics, doing the whole bag & board thing,… Read More The Allure of Collecting, and Hey! I scored the cover art to Neil Gaiman’s American Gods!
I spend lots of time at my kids’ school. They’re fortunate to go to the type of school that encourages active parental involvement. One of the benefits of spending so much time on campus is learning new things about my children. For example, I know from other parents and teachers that Talia is clearly a… Read More Kids & Memories Of My Dad
If you follow me on social media, especially Instagram, then you know I have an irrational love for all things Pumpkin. The fall for me is all about Pumpkining (not sure if that’s a word, but I like the way it reads and sounds). Sadly, my fascination with this product of the Cucurbitaceae family is not shared… Read More 5 Treats To Try On #NationalPumpkinDay –
Earlier this week, I sat down to watch the new film, Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie with Alexia and Talia. I was given a screening link ahead of the film’s one-day theatrical release that’s happening today, a special event put on by Fathom Events. Mind you, until very recently, I had NO IDEA what Yo-Kai Watch was.… Read More What in the world is a Yo-Kai Watch and how does my daughter know about it?
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