Yesterday, I took three of the kids to see the new Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. I was skeptical, as I always am about sequels, but it was actually quite fun. The story was fresh, exciting and tied up things nicely. The humor was smart, if a little advanced at points. When the Siberian tiger…
The much anticipated return of the Cars franchise was a top priority for the family this summer. We saw the new film Cars 2 from Disney’s Pixar division, this weekend. Zzzzzzzz. Our three-year-old made it through the first hour and 15 then started running around and eventually curled up in my lap and feel asleep….
I recently went to Afghanistan, a place that is currently embroiled in all kinds of unrest. While I felt quite protected and safe, it’s not a place for everyone, especially not your teenager. When you send your teenaged kids abroad for traveling this summer, there are several tips that the world-wide People to People Ambassador…
Isn’t this what we are all pursuing in our careers these days – make a living and still be able to be a good parent? I know when I worked full-time, it was always a challenge to find the balance between doing my job and still making it to doctor appointments and early soccer practice…
If King Charlemagne were alive today, he’d be happy. One of his dreams was to connect Amsterdam with the Black Sea via the river-ways. He would have had to wait a while. The river systems were finally all connected in 1999. From that, a new way to travel has risen in popularity – river cruising….
Once upon a time, big ocean liners ruled the seas. Massive steel structures that were longer than football fields held thousands of passengers in different classes, according to what they could afford to pay for. If you wanted to go to Europe or Asia or anywhere else in the world from America, you boarded a…
One of the most dramatic differences in our planet in the last hundred years is the way it appears after dark. A space probe orbiting earth 100 years ago would have spotted a few lights in major metropolitan centers in the US and Europe. Other than that, it would have been dark. Contrast that with…
In the War of 1812, the British invaded the U.S. In the 1960’s, there was another British invasion of a different sort, brought on by the Beatles. Now, it looks like there is another one, of sorts.
One of the greatest lessons that can be learned from history is that the mistakes of the past can be repeated in the future if society doesn’t learn from those mistakes. During this election campaign, we have been bombarded by messages that claim one candidate is better than the other, and only their leadership can…
I came across this site the other day, and wanted to share it with you. It is a simple site, but one that has so much potential for fun, that I spent an hour here the first time I saw it. The site is called Ask Jeeves, and it is simply that. You ask a…