I just spent about a half hour at today’s FamilyFirst site. It’s a hoot, by any standards. It’s Time Magazine’s 50 Worst Cars Ever Made. The list was compiled this year in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Ford Edsel, which, of course, is on the list. Actually, they were quite kind in their…
I used to live in the LA area years ago. I also shot a lot of photos. I remember setting up a time exposure shot that recorded a half hour’s worth of approaching planes after dark. There must have been at least twenty light trails. LAX is that busy. Toiday’s FamilyFirst site will be of…
“Flintstones! Meet the Flintstones! They’re a modern stoneage family!” If you’re an adult raised in North America, you are no doubt familiar with that song. It’s ubiquitousness was summed up in the movie Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Remember the scene where John Candy organized a bus sing-along? This was the one song EVERYBODY knew. The…
I’m writing this column early in the morning. In a half-hour, I’ll be on the road with a buddy who managed to score us two tickets at field level near the visiting dugout at the Cubs series at Busch Stadium! I know, according to ESPN, the only real baseball rivalry is Yanks vs. Red Sox,…
Enough work already! It�s time to play games! That�s right, today�s FamilyFirst site is nothing but fun and games. In fact, its specialty is arcade games from the 80�s. Man, that brings back some memories. Every day at lunch when I lived in Amarillo, Texas in the early 80�s, we were at W.C. Frank�s. You…
Children’s programming for television has long been a staple for that industry. Starting with reruns of old western movies, advancing to animated programs up to the current offerings, programs that hold our children’s viewing span are varied. Some better than others, but as today’s FamSite shows, all can be both entertaining and educational. The site…