What to say about this modern reality-show style book that hasn't been said before. The bookshelves are filled with this type of thing: the guy who lives and dresses like Jesus for a year, the couple who give up the phone, television, and computer, and of course, Julie writing about her adventures with a year full of Julia Child recipes. This is the year (or years?) of the … [Read more...] about On my Desk this Week: The Power of Half by Kevin and Hannah Salwen
Archives for March 2010
Actor Taye Diggs reveals his son’s many nicknames
Private Practice star Taye Diggs talked about fatherhood and nicknames during a recent appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres show.Diggs and wife Idina Menzel are parents to 6-month old Walker Nathaniel, who also goes by the nicknames Skywalker, Walkman, Walkathon, and Little Papa."I'm worried that he doesn't know his name because we have so many nicknames for him," he … [Read more...] about Actor Taye Diggs reveals his son’s many nicknames
“Young Zeus” is good bedtime reading for Dads and kids
I don't know if my son liked this book as much as I did, though I assume so, since we've read it a few times now. "Young Zeus" tells the story of how Zeus became Zeus. Having heard about Zeus from Greek mythology, I guess I had always assumed that Zeus was like the biblical God, the first and only. Actually, Zeus is the son of Cronos, who ate all of his children (except Zeus) … [Read more...] about “Young Zeus” is good bedtime reading for Dads and kids
Be a dad hero – make a Word Search puzzle using your child’s name
You used to have to buy special software to makes puzzles like Word Search, or worse, tediously type out letters in rows to hide key words. DiscoveryEducation.com, however, has an easy-to-use Puzzle Maker where you type in your words and it spits this out with a list of the words you chose for him or her. So much better than the self-serving ones you get on the restaurant kids … [Read more...] about Be a dad hero – make a Word Search puzzle using your child’s name
Does everyone agree that Harry Potter #5 is the most boring book ever?
My daughter and I have been reading the Harry Potter series for the past two years. We started when she was in second grade and she's now in fourth. We slowed our pace for #4 and #5 to read one each year because everyone said they get "very dark," and I didn't want to get ahead of her ability to witness death and evil, albeit through print. In the end, though, these 850 page … [Read more...] about Does everyone agree that Harry Potter #5 is the most boring book ever?