(image: LEGO/Traveller's Games/Lucas Arts)
The LEGO series of video games by game developer Travellers’ Tales have been some of the most engaging and fun family games to hit platform/PC gaming in quite a while. Based on very popular movie franchises, the LEGO games provide hours [...]
[Two years ago, I got to go to my first Wondercon as a member of the "media elite." With Wondercon 2010 just a few weeks away - April 2-4 - I thought we'd show off a few pix from those nostalgic days of yore.]
Talk about Geeky!' [...]
That’s how I went to Europe with a couple girlfriends the summer I was 19.    I had a suitcase, a Eurail pass, and a vague idea of where we were going.  The plans changed daily; Air France lost my suitcase; [...]
This Tween Tuesday, Liz Atwood is wondering how to get her boys moving again after they lapsed into screen addicts during the recent snow.
Is any month longer than February? The calendar says it has only 28 days, but it feels like an eternity. Here’s [...] 
Question: Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street? 
I’ve had an awful cough for the longest time (much better now). Before that, I was travelling, and before that it was Post-Holiday Season, Holiday Season, Settling In, and Whatever. Just when I think I’m feeling better and can [...]
So the bloggy brunch - it actually happened! When we walked down to the lobby the concierge said “Can I help you ladies?”
I said: “Yes. This might sound strange, but I am looking for the Wienermobile.”
All three of us stifled back some laughter and he said “Actually, I know exactly what you are talking about and it was [...]
I recently read an article for parents about the great new games on iPhone and iPod to entertain youngsters when you are busy, when you’re waiting for appointments, when kids are bored. I began wondering, “What did mothers do before the Electronic Age?
How did they keep youngsters occupied? How did they [...]I recently read an article for parents about the great new games on iPhone and iPod to entertain youngsters when you are busy, when you’re waiting for appointments, when kids are bored. I began wondering, “What did mothers do before the Electronic Age?
How did they keep youngsters occupied? How did they [...]We’ve been talking about losing weight and childhood obesity quite a bit this past week, so I think it would be the perfect time to announce the following giveaway. While I have not actually used this product, I was asked to host a giveaway. 
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We’ve been talking about losing weight and childhood obesity quite a bit this past week, so I think it would be the perfect time to announce the following giveaway. While I have not actually used this product, I was asked to host a giveaway. [...]
I spent today trying to catch up on it. Anna kept me up most of the night last night. After a brief sleep, she was up and full of energy and conversation between the hours of 11 pm and 5 am with only a few catnaps in between. No joke. [...]
we've already established that cross-country skiing is odin's favorite winter sport, which he loves even more than - gasp - hockey!
so, we're all a little sad that today was the last day of practice. but i suppose we [...]
[...] Here is what I know: blog readers that either do not blog themselves or do blog but didn't go a particular blogging conference cannot bear to read lengthy, gushy post-conference wrap-up posts. And I don't blame them. Before I started going to conferences, I hated them too. Now, of course, [...]
Although I rarely do reviews here, I like getting PR pitches for the same reason I’ve always like mystery gifts and grab bags- like the proverbial box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get.
When most of my blogging was about my kids, I [...]
My mom says she thinks I need less sleep than other people because I am often plagued by insomnia yet still function. She might be right. But I do need my sleep and if I don’t get it I crash. For me, crashing looks like depression. [...]
Good News: I finally have an appointment to get my teeth worked on at the local dental school at a far more affordable $400 a tooth. The antibiotics have cleared up most of my pain, thank GOD.
Bad News: You know how I chipped the upper bicuspid on the right side [...]
Social media as it exists today for businesses is a relatively new concept. As much as it seems everyone and their grandmother has a Twitter account or a Facebook fan page, the truth is the majority of companies out there are just dipping their toes in the water.
As with any [...]
