Movie Review – DisneyNature Releases “Chimpanzee” on Earth Day 2012

Filming Disney's Chimpanzee

Watching DisneyNature’s new film “Chimpanzee” was an unexpected joy. The film’s storyline is simple yet heartwarming,  and the cinematography is simply breathtaking. The movie follows the life of an infant chip named Oscar and his mother Isha in their quest for survival in the depths of the African forest.  Both are part of a pack [...]

Parents Super Careful With Kids Watching The Super Bowl

Football Players

Gathered in a room full of families with kids of all ages, the unexpected happened. Something that would change the way this particular show would be viewed from that day forward. After audible gasps and jaw-dropping disgust, our unsuspecting guests got an eye-full of Janet Jackson’s breast after Justin Timberlake pulled off her top in what [...]

Kim Kardashian’s Wedding Charade

Money Happiness

The ink hasn’t even dried on the marriage certificate and the so-called reality-TV star, Kim Kardashian, filed for divorce over the weekend. But really, the recent news of the Kardashian-Humpries divorce after only 10 weeks of wedded bliss only makes one think, ‘what took them so long’? I don’t know about you, but besides the [...]

College Admissions – The Process for Parents

Our college-bound journey has been cleared for takeoff.  I am not going anywhere, though I wish this trip really included travel to a far, exotic place. Alas, this voyage is one we’ve been planning for a while and includes more emotional baggage than I care to pack so soon. We started working on this itinerary [...]

Dodgeball Raises Fun and Awareness for After-School All Stars

The After-School All Stars, “Party Like a Rock Star” Dodge Ball Tournament was back at the Woodstock Terrace at the Hard Rock Hotel for a second slamming year. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger started the ASAS program to provide enrichment programs for kids after school – between the hours of 3 and 6 pm — when they might be more [...]