Life is all about expectations, isn’t it? Having heard that that Space Jam: A New Legacy was an abomination and the worst thing since sliced rotten bread I was prepared to be complacent in a Warner Bros. train wreck. However, Space Jam: A New Legacy firmly had the pulse of kids aged six through nine in its advertising, so I gamely took our youngest to the theater to see it. Don’t get me wrong, the film is a complete hot mess that attempts to mash up every single Warner Bros IP into a package that will entertain everyone. The result is that there are a couple of funny jokes amid countless movie scenes, puns, or characters that younger audiences won’t get or appreciate.
How are you doing? Have you been staying active and healthy? If you have healthy habits and are eating clean, chances are you have a lot of energy—but what if you don’t?
It must be tempting to take a long-running show, especially an animated one, and make a movie or two from it. The potential profits can certainly be greater, but the work in making, at the minimum, a 90-minute movie is daunting. From the studio’s perspective, if the show has been on the air for a decade or so then audiences, especially those younger ones will forgive an hour and a half that’s subpar. While it might be a slog for parents, they should know better and simply allow the kids to experience some ‘big kid’ time as they see said film for themselves. That’s the way that audiences should look at The Spongebob Movie: Sponge On The Run. Those in the audience who are six to eight years old will be mildly amused and those who are nine and up will find a couple of things to laugh at but will be bored overall.
Book design is an under-appreciated art. And to be fair, books, especially illustrated books, work just fine the way that the vast majority of them are laid out. It’s only when a book comes along that shatters the established mold that you realize how efficiently, and creatively a book can become. North Pole/South Pole: Pole to Pole: A Flip Book is one of those books. The key to its fun is in the flipbook, phrase. If the book weren’t accompanied with illustrations that are on point and text that’s informative and to the point, then that phrase could also have been a cheesy gimmick.
The result is an engaging illustrated book that utilizes every square inch of every page with its text and illustrations. Moreover, it’s a non-fiction book that loosely tells a story and concisely wraps it all up. The twist that makes the book unique is also head numbingly simple, yet could also be difficult to pair up with the yin to its yang.
Losing a pet is one of the hardest things that some people will ever cope with. To most people, pets are family members, and losing one is just like losing one of your close family members. It can truly feel like losing a child to some. Having worked in the humane society world for years I know all about the joys, frustration, and pain that our animals bring us. Pets are there for you when others are not. That pet may have been their only true companion. The fact that these pets were always there for them may have made them more valuable to them than their human friends on a daily basis and in moments of crisis. The deep sense of grief experienced by some pet owners is beyond what many other people understand. The depth of the emotional pain we experience after any loss is directly related to the power of that relationship in our lives. It is difficult to imagine how painful the grief of the loss of this companion is to the griever if we have never had a similar attachment to an animal. If a close friend of yours (or a family member) has recently lost a pet, there are ways that you can help them get through this stressful and emotional time for them. Here are a few ways to help a friend through the loss of a pet:
The movies are back baby! Bit by bit, and with each new release seeming to beget a bigger slice of the ‘normal’ life that we all loved back in 2019. Space Jam: A New Legacy is coming to movie theaters on Friday, July 16. Daddy Mojo is pleased to give away 5 four-packs of tickets to the Atlanta sneak preview of Space Jam: A New Legacy when it airs for the first time on July 13.
This sneak preview of Space Jam: A New Legacy will be at 7:00 PM on July 13. Our giveaway for one of the 4-packs of tickets will end at 7:00 PM on July 9. All you have to do in order to enter is to leave a comment in this post. We love for things to be simple and nothing is easier than leaving a blurb in the comment section for this post.
Am I getting too old for animated films? That’s the question I posed to myself after being utterly bored with four out of the past five animated films that I’d seen. Our boys like those four films well enough, but it was also hot outside, so perhaps they just wanted to sit on the sofa too. We were unanimous in our love for Mitchells Vs. The Machines. After watching The Boss Baby: Family Business my animation faith is restored. It’s a very funny movie that surpasses the original in terms of originality, emotional feels and overall look.
Boss Baby 2: Back in Business is as funny too. It’s not funnier than the first one, but given the overall superiority of the aforementioned terms, it is a better movie. And who would’ve thought that? It’s a property that had a great first film, was turned into a funny television series on Netflix, and has come back to theaters even better. Templeton, how very Empire Strikes Back of you.
A basement is a huge perk for homeowners, but unfortunately, it’s often a space that is closed off and not thought about enough. Most homeowners (especially if the basement is unfinished), just push the project off to the side and do not really make use of it. And I get it – unfinished basements feel dark and dingy, so at best, you might just use it as storage, or perhaps you’ve put a spare fridge or your washer and dryer down there. But finishing a basement opens up an entire world of possibility, not only giving you quite a bit more usable square footage in your house, but also upping your home’s value. While finishing your basement might be a big investment, it’s almost certainly one that’ll pay off. Check out some of these ways to make your basement more enjoyable, finished, or not:
Waterproofing
One thing that most people hate about a basement is that it always feels musty and damp. If this is the case, your basement probably has some issues with water. First of all, you want to make sure that you waterproof your basement because you do not want to run into mold issues down the road — trust me. Then, once you get that issue figured out, purchase a good dehumidifier. It is a quick fix and it will help keep your basement comfortable – especially during the summer months. It will not only help it feel better, but if you had (or have) bugs, it will help protect against them, as well.
Add in a pool table
What better way to make a basement more enjoyable than to add in games, such as a pool table, like this Olhausen Coronado Pool Table from Absolute Billiard Services? This one was handcrafted in TN and constructed of solid maple or oak. Plus, it is available in 35 different finishes and comes with all playing essentials, which includes four cues, bridge stick, wall-mounted cue rack, set of billiard balls, 8-ball and 9-ball racks. It also comes with a lifetime warranty! Absolute Billiard Services does not just sell pool tables, though. They are a full-service billiard company focused on providing master-quality work matched with exceptional customer service. They move, recover, assemble, disassemble, calibrate, and repair all makes and models of pool tables including antiques. So, if you need help moving, repairing, or maintaining your new pool table for years to come, definitely call them. Their ratings are fantastic and they have over 17+ years of experience!