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There it sat, unused for these past few months. With warm weather and vacations there was no need for it. As the school year begins the weather turns and activities ramp up. This means less time to prepare warm dinners that are ready to eat when the family needs to be. And so the Crock…
Disney had a great tradition of nature documentaries that produced feature films in the 1950s and shorts throughout the 1960s (many of which were shown in schools). With DisneyNature, which kicked off a new series of films beginning in 2007, we are getting a new set of films that are co-produced with various partners, many of…
With the September Geek Fuel box about to arrive, let’s take a look at last month’s. After a lengthy battle with the tape keeping the box sealed, August (my son, not named after the month) finally pried open the cardboard container and besides the usual Geek Fuel magazine the first thing he saw was the…
Following up on the previous LEGO Super Heroes home video release (Justice League vs. Bizarro League) we get a new adventure featuring computer animated versions of small plastic representations of some of DC’s iconic characters. This time they are going up against not just one or two big foes, but, as the title suggests, the…
It’s been a couple of weeks – I just realized this post was sitting in my drafts. Better late than never, right? For Déla’s 10th birthday, her last one where she will have a large party, she decided on two things. First was a visit to a newly opened painting studio. Then she wanted a couple…
Following up on my previous post, here is the remainder of my time at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo. Saturday I went by myself. I got some time with games and saw friends I hadn’t seen in a long time. I have no pictures from this day, which is a shame. Briefly, though, I want…
As I mentioned in a previous post, this year’s Penny Arcade Expo was highly enjoyable. Taking the kids as much as I did allowed me to see things in a way that I normally wouldn’t, and allowed them to see just how big and varied video games can be. August has more of an idea…
I have a lot of pictures, but only a few that fit into this category. There will be other posts with other pictures, and these are the few that don’t fit into those posts. First here are Ciárán and Tevye “reading” in the hallway after bath time one evening. Tevye loves climbing onto the couch….
I kept hearing news items about the Catholic Church’s “new stance” on abortion, something the Pope said indicating a new direction. The problem is I always caught the tail end of the news reports, so I went and searched out exactly what he wrote and found it on the Vatican’s website. It took me a…
You knew this was coming. Three of the kids had their first day on Monday, but I decided to hold off on the post until today because it was Xavier’s first day of preschool today. Here is Déla getting ready to head out the door to 5th grade. August has been eager to take…