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Extreme Bragging

I’m a full-time Ph.D. Student and a part-time instructor. The class I teach this semester is a 450 student section of Cinema. The room itself houses stadium like seating with two rows on either side of the center seating dividing the room into left, right, and center sections going all the way up to the back wall. I look up to the students from the low floor where I stand. There are four projectors in the room which shine on three large screens used to project computer screens, dvd’s and the new blu-ray formatted films each week. It was in … Continue reading →

Have Fun with Dad

Whether it’s on Father’s Day, next week Tuesday or the following Friday, carving out time to have fun with Dad can make a huge difference in the life of a child. Solidifying the relationship between Dad and daughter or son is vital, especially in this day and age when children are being robbed of their innocence at an extremely young age. This summer take some time to bond with Dad in the great outdoors by partaking in the following fun activities: Build a Terrarium: Get dirty with Dad by collecting materials to feature in a terrarium. Look for small rocks, … Continue reading →

Fantasy Sports Insurance is Real

I will be the first to admit that I am not what one would describe as a sports fan. I know enough to be able to watch a football, baseball, or soccer game and understand which team is winning. I have a favorite football team, and a favorite baseball team, but I am not heartbroken if they lose a game. Of course, having grown up near Chicago, my favorite teams are the Chicago Bears, and the Chicago Cubs. Being a fan of those two teams pretty much means figuring they will lose the game, and being ecstatic with delight when … Continue reading →

Avocados: The Perfect Baby Food

New parents probably receive a lot of conflicting advice when it comes to starting their babies on solids. Some say that, as soon as your baby starts reaching for your food, it means he is ready to eat it. (Does that mean that when my baby reaches for a bottle of beer, he’s ready for that, too?) Others claim that, if your baby doesn’t sleep through the night, adding solids to her diet will help her to sleep longer. (I’d like to find some of those people and make them explain to me why my daughter woke up to nurse … Continue reading →

Two Top Teeth

I feel like shouting from the rooftops! I feel like taking out a full-page advertisement in a newspaper! I feel like jumping up and down in a public place while screaming: MY SON HAS FOUR TEETH! I’m not entirely sure what this actually means for babies. Does this mean he’ll be eating steaks with Dad in the next couple of weeks? Does this mean that he’ll begin to start eating more adult foods with Mom and Dad? Does this mean that we’ll have be significantly more frightened about the possibility of him “biting off more than he can chew” and … Continue reading →

Grease (1978)

“Grease,” first a Broadway hit and then a movie in 1978 starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has recently been resurrected and is enjoying even more popularity than before. DVDs of the film are being sold wearing little leather jackets, a great marketing ploy, for sure. Danny Zucko (Travolta) and Sandy Olssen (Newton-John) met over the summer at the beach, and fell in love. When they separated, Sandy believed she was moving back to her home in Australia and would never see Danny again. But then her family’s plans change, and she enrolls in high school in the states. As … Continue reading →