July 1, 2016 | Daddy Mojo

Denny’s brings the fluff with their new pancakes #DennysDiner

Hey, we’re an Ambassador for Denny’s and were compensated for this post. All thoughts, even the fluffy ones, are our own. My wife sometimes makes pancakes on the weekends and the boys love them. And they are good-but it turns out that many visitors to Denny’s had the same thoughts. 44% of folks who visited Denny’s liked their pancakes, but thought that the best pancakes were the ones that they made at home. With the gauntlet thrown, the chefs at Denny’s went back to the kitchen and came out with a pancake that is 50% fluffier.

The new recipe has fresh buttermilk, flour, vanilla and eggs. Sure that’s close the same as the recipe you’re using at home, but (no offense to my wife) these are much fluffier. Does a fluffy pancake equal a tasty pancake? The taste aspect you’ll just have to trust me on, however, the size aspect we have proof.

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Stranger Things on Netflix, near flawless, older family viewing #StreamTeam

Hey, we’re part of the #StreamTeam for Netflix and were compensated for this post. All thoughts are our own. Ten minutes into the premiere episode of Stranger Things I stopped watching. Whenever my wife or I find a fabulous new program, without the other one present, we stop watching it until the other one can join in. We’ve been streaming for just over four years and have only done this three times, the first was Sherlock, the second was Person of Interest and the third just happened with Stranger Things. It’s a Netflix original sci-fi show that succeeds based on what it doesn’t show, love of the time period, quality of writing and acting.

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Let’s Play – Building a new park from scratch in East Point

We are a Play Ambassador for Let’s Play and were compensated for this. All thoughts are our own.

It’s good when great things happen locally and that’s just what happened when the City of East Point was awarded a $20,000 Let’s Play grant from Dr Pepper Snapple Group and KaBOOM!. The park is less than a mile away from the house that I lived in for 10 years, and still own today. It’s rewarding to see the neighborhood that I love get the attention that it deserves.

Jefferson Park is a neighborhood in East Point, Georgia and they were one of the winners of the $20,000 grant from Let’s Play. This means that the park will be torn down and a brand new, state-of-the-art playground will be put in the same spot.

Normally it takes weeks to install a new playground. However this new park will be built in one day. On September 9, 2016, dozens upon dozens of neighborhood volunteers will transform the area into a place that children will spend hours playing. I’m in that neighborhood several times a month and know that there are lots of children in the area that will benefit from the new structure.

What do kids want in a playground?

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A Tiger Tail, by @MikeBoldt, a first day of school tale kids will relish

Kids are weird. Having said that, I’m weird and so are you. There is something about all of us-at one point or another, that we thought we were different, uncool, strange or utterly alien. The difference is that kids are brand new to being different and find it tougher to deal with. A Tiger Tail, (or what happened to Anya on her first day of school) by Mike Boldt is the story of a girl’s first day of First grade and her strange new appendage.

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Invader Zim is becoming one of our go-to all age comics, here’s why

There are a couple instances where I miss not having cable. One of those is for the sporting events and the other is for missing out on some of the children’s shows. Invader Zim is on Nickelodeon and issue #11 of the self titled comic is out now. We’ve read the past four issues of this series and it’s quickly becoming one of our go-to, can’t miss all age comic books.

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All age comic books for July 27, 2016

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Every Wednesday is new comic book day at your local comic book store. Some weeks are better than others and this week is jam packed with some fabulous all age comic books. In humor comic books fans of Adventure Time will want to check out Adventure Time Comics. This is a new title that allows different creators-who are also fans of Adventure Time to draw and script their own adventures. It’s in line with SpongeBob Comics and how there are a couple different incarnations of him in any given issue.

Bone, Coda-the 25^th Anniversary, Darkwing Duck, Finding Dory, Shrek and Scooby Doo Team Up are out too. That last title is priced perfectly at $2.99 also, which makes it very simple to pick up for the kids. The Pink Panther #3 is out, we’re not a fan of that title for a couple reasons, but our 6 year old likes it.

In superheroes, Future Quest is a fun title from DC Comics that ages 10 and up will enjoy. The content is great for any age, but the amount of reading will put off anyone under that. It features Space Ghost, Johnny Quest, Bird Man and lots of other classic Hannah Barbera characters. There are lots of twists and turns that make this a plot rich series that young readers will want to follow.

Power Rangers Pink, Teen Titans #22 is a good title for ages 10 and up, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #60 and a classic TMNT Coloring Book, plus a classic DC Coloring Book are out.

Action all age comic books sees the series finale of Haunted Mansion, an Invader Zim trade paperback, Sonic the Hedgehog, Transformers and much more at your local store. A great book for all ages is What Is It? by Dustin Nguyen, who does Li’l Gotham and others. This is a book about the wonders of not knowing what something is and trying to figure it out. Its vocabulary and pacing, combined with the dreamy art make this a great good-night book.

This is not an all age comic book, but Predator Vs. Judge Dredd Vs. Aliens #1 is out this week. The title alone wills us to pick it up for us to marvel at the mash up.

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SpongeBob Comics #58, great value, art and laughs for 6 and up

I got in trouble the other day with my wife. It was busy and I needed the kids to watch something so I told them that they could watch SpongeBob. D’oh. There are just a couple words that they use in the show that our kids picked up and we’d rather not hear in the house. Mainly they use ‘stupid’, combined with the attitude that keeps Bikini Bottom off of our television screens for now. However, we do not have any issue with SpongeBob Comics. Issue #58 is a great example of that with detailed art, a busy, fun plot in this comic that jams lots of entertainment into its 32 pages.

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The Pink Panther #2, a disappointing, mixed bag of mayhem

When I read The Pink Panther preview for Free Comic Book Day I was pumped. It was a fabulous, funny return of a classic character that I really enjoyed reading as a child. The first issue of the comic book let down our expectations a little bit, but was still enjoyable. The Pink Panther #2 is out-and while still being mildly enjoyable continues its downward trajectory.

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