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Ten-word Movie Reviews:

May 11th, 2007 · 10 Comments

Taking a leaf out my friend Markk’s book (see Five Word Coffee Shop Reviews), I thought I’d do a quick review of 3 “kids” movies I’ve seen this year + a rating…

Spidey 3 - Venom will scare little children, romance will bore everyone else. (9 out of 10)
Meet the Robinsons - Script written by monkeys [...]

Tags: Reviews

The Dangerous Book for Boys (+ a couple o’ Movie reviews)

March 31st, 2007 · 15 Comments

Written in the style of the “Boys Own” literature, this book has a nostalgic (1950s) feel to it. Reading it is like reading a very long “Annual” or magazine: you find yourself flicking through for the most intersting articles.
Many of the articles (or chapters - which range from one to ten pages long) simply weren’t [...]

Tags: Handy Hints · Reviews

A Freakin-Out Father (with a great blog)

March 21st, 2007 · 2 Comments

Think you’ve got it hard as a Dad. Check out this Christopher’s life at Death by Children:

Lice Lice Lice Baby (dealing with the creepy crawlies in your kids’ hair)
My Eyes Burned Out By Boobs (getting confronted with your daughter’s … womanhood) [Glad I have boys!]
Happy Pulaski Day (getting scammed by your son)

My life’s a breeze.

Tags: Reviews · The Male Approach

Kids & Computer Addiction

February 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Appreciated many of the thoughts in a video at Keeping Kids Healthy TV. It deals with some of the concerns around too much computer use by kids these days.
Being male (= impatient), I’d probably start 6 min 30 sec into the video when the psychologist comes on.
NOTE: I am not a computerphobe. I’m using one [...]

Tags: Family · Reviews · Talkin' About THEIR Generation