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The Emperor’s New Groove was released theatrically in 2000 and at the time reminded me very much of Hercules from a few years earlier. The story was decent but a number of time-based anachronisms were in place. It was a bit weird and while it was a success, it wasn’t the blockbuster Disney hoped for….
I make three lunches in the morning. Two for my kids in school and one for my wife who teaches kindergarten. We use almond butter due to peanut allergies in schools. I pull out the almond butter, place it on the counter. After opening the lid to spread it, and realize I have no knife….
The soap, as it often does as it nears the end of its usefulness, had broken apart into two pieces. It was during bathtime and Ciárán (age 5) was getting washed. I was hoping not to lose either of the pieces, and had mashed them together to form an approximation of a singular piece of…
Frankie Go Boom is one of those crazy comedy film with intertwined characters that seems like a good idea on paper. There’s Charlie Hunnam (TV’s Sons Of Anarchy) as Frankie, a guy hiding out from society in a camper in Death Valley. His parents (played by Nora Dunn and Sam Anderson) get him to come…
The Bubble Guppies return to DVD with Sunny Days, an interesting, if seasonally appropriately named, collection of episodes. If you’re not familiar with the show, it’s a semi-science based educational show on Nickelodeon for the Nick Jr. block of programming. The core group is a school of merpeople, their teacher Mr. Grouper, and the Bubble…
Dora Rocks is the latest DVD release of Dora The Explorer- and only features 3 episodes. Dora Rocks Baby Bongo’s Big Music Show Little Mapp For about the same amount of money you could pick up Bubble Guppies Sunny Days which features literally twice as much content. As great as Dora The Explorer is, what…
Took the crib apart over the weekend. That felt weird. It needed to happen, but it’s been 10 years. Xavier transitioned into a regular bed a month or so ago, and it’s been going as well as could be expected. It’s easier for him to get out of bed, but there’s less danger of him…
Here is the one picture I have for this week. It’s Ciárán and Xavier at the zoo this morning. I have a bit of stuff to say, but for the uninterested, here’s the picture. Ugh! Alright, so for Mother’s Day Laura bought a new digital camera. This was a purchase we had been mulling over…
This morning we went to the orthodontist. Again. Last week August had an issue with his braces where the piece that held the rubber band that holds his headpiece in place broke. So we had to go to the orthodontist and have that replaced. It wasn’t the quick fix everybody expected. They had to take…
Christian Jacobs is co-creator of “Yo Gabba Gabba” which proved to be a big hit for Nickelodeon. With that success under his belt, he went about working on his dream show, one that he had been working on for over a decade, one based on his “day job” with his band The Aquabats. Much…