A small bladder, sparse facial hair and crazy camels didn't get in the way of the Modern Gypsies, the San Diego team who won it all in the first season of ABC's Expedition Impossible. And the boys are also living proof that reality TV can have an encouraging outcome for the greater good. The recent reality-TV celebs [...]
Gypsies Win ABC's 'Expidition Impossible' Proving Reality-TV Isn't All Bad
September 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
San Diego's Modern Gypsies Win ABC's “Expedition Impossible”
August 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I'll be talking with the Modern Gypsies Monday at 10 am. If you have a question for them you can e-mail me or post it in the comments! ABC’s Expedition Impossible Team, Modern Gypsies, Launch “Compassionate Adventurer” Mission on heals of Reality TV Win! The Modern Gypsies from San Diego, California emerged as the winners out of 13 teams who competed [...]
BlogHer 2011 and The Newbie
August 9, 2011 By 6 Comments
The Swag. The parties. More Swag. The screams of In-Real-Life meetings! The Expo Hall giveaways. The brands. More parties. And more Swag. This BlogHer newbie did not know what to expect, but the blogger conference exceeded any expectations — and believe me, they were high. I'd been hearing about this unique conference for bloggers for [...]
EURO-TROTTING WITH TEENS
September 3, 2009 By 2 Comments
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.
COMIC-CON 2009 – My Top Picks for Families
July 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Comic-Con 2009 is poised to be bigger and better than ever, and this year some of the activities normally confined to the San Diego Convention Center's cavernous halls will be spilling out to other venues offering everyone a chance to be part of this exciting five-day pop-culture extravaganza. Forty years ago, what started as a small comic book convention has joined [...]
