The cast of “Dancing with the Stars” will be revealed August 30th, but if you’ve heard the rumors, followed Twitter or watched the coverage on TV Tabloid shows it looks like most of the surprises have been spoiled.  The show’s dancing stars have been slowly leaked over the last month with the biggest cannon balls [...]

Once we decided to bite the financial bullet and take a jaunt across the Atlantic to the Old Continent, we discarded any notions of luxury and comfort so we could afford to see as much as we could cram into three weeks. From the outset we decided to visit seven cities in four countries: Rome, Florence and Venice in Italy; Madrid and Barcelona in Spain; Paris, France, London and Oxford in England … And since both of us are in our late 40’s, and our kids 14 and 17, it was also one heck of a Euro-family-fitness challenge Amazing Race style.

This year, we won't be getting up early rushing to get a good spot on the sidewalk to watch the traditional 4th of July parade march down our small town's main street. The kids, two teenagers almost four years apart, would rather splash around the beach with their friends, hang out at the park, and in the evening, float on [...]