While I am uneasy about Costco’s recent expansion into casket sales, the discount retailer still rocks. Why? Double-seat shopping carts. The deployment of this simple innovation empowers me to do the weekly grocery and household supply run with both kids, on my own.… Read the rest
Tag Archives: Parenting and Life
Buzz! Quiz World
“You are average!”
That’s what the virtual host of “Buzz! Quiz World,” the latest in the Buzz! series of quiz games for the Sony PlayStation 3, told me recently, with sarcastic English humor.
With the Sony DigiDads project winding down, the Sony PlayStation team decided to extend the program by lending us PS3 gaming consoles to review.… Read the rest
Happy Birthday Dot Dot
My grandmother Dot Dot is pretty special, and it’s her 90th birthday. Our family is hosting a big party today at her home in rural Mississippi, though we weren’t able to be there with her. To celebrate and send our wishes, we flew a kite in her honor and made the video below.… Read the rest
Thanks
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and I’m thankful for it.
Thanksgiving is a time to connect with special others, and reflect on life. It’s also a time to prepare and eat good food, and drink fine wine. It’s a time (in the Northeast U.S.,… Read the rest
No Turkey, Lamb Please
With all due respect to turkey lovers and Thanksgiving hosts who’ve ever graciously served me that elegant bird, I much prefer leg of lamb. Since I’m in charge of Thanksgiving this year, we’re having leg of lamb.
Why is leg of lamb better?… Read the rest