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Divergent is the worldwide mega book best seller with a strong female lead. I didn’t read the book-and I’m over 30-and I’m not a girl. Having said that, you don’t have to be a girl to like this movie, but it would certainly help if you were under the age of 20.
Continue reading Divergent might satisfy fans of the book but that’s it
I’m not getting paid for this by LeapReader or Barnes & Noble in any way. Through March 23rd at selected Barnes & Noble locations LeapFrog is having a hands on learning event in-store. Combine free with LeapFrog and it’s an event that needs to be spread far and wide.
Continue reading Get a free LeapReader book at Barnes & Noble
Prior to being a dad I was an eco guy. I wrangled social media for an eco organization and wrote all manner of blog posts about sustainability and the environment. Every month I contribute to the SC Johnson Green Choices blog. This March 17-23 is National Wildlife Week, it’s the longest running educational program from the National Wildlife Foundation.
Continue reading 5 simple ways to do something for National Wildlife Week #Spon
It’s a cliché to say that Cancer sucks, but it does. It’s the world’s worst night club with the DJ only having one song, it’s one you don’t like and it’s being repeated all night. That song is a Cancer cell, a rogue cell that keeps cloning, over and over. If it spreads, or metastasizes then it’s going to other organs and will cause real damage, in many cases terminal. St. Baldrick’s is happening soon, it’s a fundraiser to raise money for children’s Cancer-can you help?
Continue reading St. Baldrick’s is this weekend-Can you help?
As a child I went to our local nature center and now as a parent I take our two boys to our local several times a month. To that point, if you’re ever in Greensboro, North Carolina the Greensboro Science Center is awesome and well worth your time. Curious Critters Volume 2 takes a close up look at some of the critters that you’ll find featured at your local nature center in a way that’s educational and fun for children of all ages. As a dad, and a photographer, I’m also drooling over the photography, which is vivid and has and depth of field that makes the details on the smallest creatures really stand out.
Continue reading Curious Critters Volume 2 dazzles with crisp photos
One barometer of how old my children are is the shows that they watch. Both boys love Thomas, but back when our first was young the transformation from real to computer animated trains threw me for a loop. Now the computer animation is what I expect from Thomas, Cranky and his other friends on Sodor. Now our 2 year old watches Thomas the Train with his older brother, while he tries to pretend he doesn’t like it.
Continue reading New on DVD, Thomas & Friends: Spills & Thrills-good train fun for toddlers
Last week I wrote about the #FrozenChefMadness challenge. It’s a chance for you; yes you, to win $800, $250, $150 or $100 for creating an original dish using items from the frozen foods section. For my dish I pondered the situation of people who love BBQ shrimp, but want it in an enclosed sandwich form with tater tots on the outside. It can’t be done you say? Read on and taste the March Madness.
Continue reading The Pick and Roll BBQ shrimp Peroigi, #FrozenChefMadness
This is a sponsored post. I am a Kmart blogger, though all opinions are my own. At the end of a long cold winter areas that need improvement are more apparent. In our home they may not be bad areas, but just rooms that need something new. Granted certain areas, specifically the ones where the children tend to play or watch television are those that need the most new things. The Kmart Semi Annual Home Sale can hook you up with the accessories, or the main components to fully bring it from gloom to room.
Continue reading Changing the rooms from winter to spring with @Kmart #AD
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