I recently read in a magazine that you could remove the scratches from a DVD by spraying a little Pledge on a cloth and wiping the DVD. supposedly the Pledge creates a film that fills in the scratches, allowing the DVD to play normally. Now this might work on some minor scratches, but would it [...]

We were looking at pictures taken on our annual camping trip. They’re all digital photos and we watched them on the television through our FIOS modem. I hadn’t really noticed that my brother LB2 never smiled often, especially when the camera was pointed in his direction. It’s because he’s having so many problems with his [...]

I love Winnie The Pooh, as does my youngest son. One of our favorite episodes has Pooh getting stuck in the door (hole) of Rabbit’s house. It took several days for him to lose enough weight to get out of the hole. I wonder what kind of character Pooh would have been if he’d been [...]

I’ve noticed a fair amount of kids drinking energy drinks over the past few months. I caught my own son drinking them and explained that they weren’t good for him, nor were they necessary. A couple of days later our local news channel did a segment on how bad they are. My son didn’t believe [...]

We all have movies that we never tire of. Some of mine include old Bond movies, Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory and Meet The Parents. Some of RB’s include all of the National Lampoon vacation movies (especially the one where they go on one of those big Vegas vacations),a bunch of awful horror movies [...]

My youngest son gets hooked on a show and stays fascinated with it for a long time. His favorites include Barney, Blue’s Clues and currently Thomas The Train. As his interest in one show decreases his interest in another show will increase. One of the shows currently on his radar is Bob The Builder. He [...]

RB has decided that TJ’s “game room” is a little small for playing video games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero, particularly when there is more than one person. So, his new idea is to take the console into the garage and connect it to the band’s sound board. When I asked him which [...]

Did you ever notice that for a month before Mother’s Day there are lots of jewelry commercials on television? Now think about the very next month. Are you realizing that for the month before Father’s Day we don’t see a bunch of commercials promoting gifts for fathers? Why don’t we see commercials for men’s jewelry [...]

My son is twelve and a half. He’s growing up faster than I care for him to do. Besides being in the midst of a monstrous growth spurt for a couple of months now, he’s dealing with typical pre-teen issues. Adolescence. Things like girls, telephones, tv ratings and skin problems. Like many kids, he enjoys [...]