I grew up with Danger Mouse, it had a over 8 years running starting in 1981.
The concept of the show was Danger Mouse, the greatest secret agent in the world, must follow Colonel K’s orders (and try not to break Professor Squawkencluck’s inventions) to foil Baron Greenback’s and his henchman Stiletto’s plans.
Now there isnt much difference in the plot between the original version verse the new version on netflix. Tbe big difference is the CG style animation, which looks pretty awesome.
I’m super excited to introduce my son to one of my favorite cartoon characters growing up – watch Danger Mouse on Netflix.
Caring for a newborn/toddler can be physically and mentally draining. Whether you’re a first-time parent or an experienced diaper changing dad, it’s impossible to multitask without the crying spells.
To give parents a brief, yet beneficial moment of zen the team over at Samsung Techwin America released the BrightVIEW Baby Video Monitoring System. This addition to the company’s growing, baby monitor portfolio includes a portable 720p HD camera with a 5.0” LCD color touch screen that will enable today’s tech-savvy parents to clearly and securely monitor their babies around the clock. With the HD picture quality and improved night vision capabilities, parents will be feel ok about doing other household chores or taking a moment of serenity without missing a second of their children’s movements.
Key features for the BrightVIEW Baby Video Monitoring System include:
HD Audio Enhancements – This baby monitor is equipped with the latest audio enhancements to amplify the two-way talk ability and help parents to coo their babies back to sleep. It also comes with an innovative audio mode feature that conserves battery power while ensuring child safety. While the screen is off, the monitor will continue to detect sound in the vicinity of the camera.
Four Built-In Lullabies – Often times, parents don’t have vocal talent to sing lullabies on a nightly basis. The BrightVIEW monitor saves the day by offering four, pre-programmed lullabies – including Brahms Lullaby and Hush Little Baby – to help soothe babies to sleep and allow parents to relax.
Parents can also schedule alerts through the BrightVIEW monitor to conveniently remind them of their infant or toddler’s next feeding time, which my rules is any time the baby cries.
Go see Jungle Book as soon as you can. This live-action-CG hybrid, directed by Jon Favreau, makes the story of Mowgli, the surviving human boy, raised by wolves in the jungle, hunted by the meanest tiger, guided by the panther, finding the big bouncy bear, scared by the python and the giant ape, a real life adventure filled with our own fears, our own humor, and a couple of songs that we remember. Rudyard Kipling will be read again by a new generation who go to see this movie and want to see more of his stories. Co-starring Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Scarlett Johansson, and Lupita Nyong’o and starring Neel Sethi as Mowgli, and thousands of CG artists, this is a must see movie for one and all. The adventure of the boy who becomes a man, the family who loves, the competitors who know to live in peace, the respect for elephants and the ecology, and the evil that creates obstacles to the desires of the characters we follow, all create a story that once you see, you’ll want to see again. Disney, using it’s Jim Henson division, and technologies that keep improving makes this story the closest we’ve seen to cross live animation and live action.
I saw the movie in 3D, which I recommend, and Dolby surround sound which adds so much especially when the theater shakes when elephants walk by or when the surprise of the next scene comes from behind you, again technology and spectacular effects add to this movie but don’t define it. It is still defined by the story, the Rudyard Kipling classic story.
Welcome to the first summer blockbuster of the year. And next year, during Oscar time, I’m betting there will be a few awards, which will make me feel much better than all those awards that went to Mad Max this year.
Did I mention that I recommend that you go to see it? Take your kids; take your parents; make it a date night; and go to see it.
If you want a little entertainment for the kids – here is a Jungle Book Maze PDF
With both mother’s day and father’s day quickly coming up, I know people start racking their minds what do I get for a gift for people. If you have a photog in your life then I highly recommend checking into MeFOTO.
MeFOTO has done something really incredible its making photography accessories and making them designed to reflect the user’s personality. Imagine getting a tripod in almost any color, ok that’s kind of cool but imagine having the ability to totally customize the colors – that’s awesome.
Pick your favorite sport team colors (imagine going to photography your kids sporting event with a tripod that matched their colors). Are you studying photography in college – why not get something that matches the school colors? or maybe make it totally custom so you know your tripod is yours. Between the different parts and 12 colors to choose from you have over 792 combinations!
The MeFOTO BYO tripod… BYO meaning: build your own. Allows you to customize the MeFOTO RoadTrip Travel Tripod in 12 vibrant colors. Great for point & shoot, mirrorless, micro 4/3 and DSLR cameras with larger lenses. Plus, it converts to a monopod in seconds. Compact, versatile, and light for on the go photographers and filmmakers. http://www.mefoto.com/byo/maker.aspx
For those that dont always love the selfie you can get the MeFOTO sidekick to hold your smartphone to any tripod but it preticually looks good when you’ve got your color match one with the MeFOTO Tripod. The SideKick will help you with your vidcasts, shooting those unboxing videos, or getting that amazing selfie (using a timer).
The MeFOTO SideKick is a smartphone adapter that provides mobile photographers and filmmakers with solid camera support and precision control. Indispensable for creating sharp photos, videos, time lapse and long exposures. The 360° rotating ball joint allows for quick repositioning from vertical for photos to horizontal for video and anywhere in between. (Oh, and it’s available in super cool colors.) http://www.mefoto.com/products/sidekick360.aspx
While the design your own aspect is so very cool, what really matters is that these are super high quality products. I was supplied with a demo unit and I’ve shot videos, photos and have traveled around the city with the tripod in its little carrying case!
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is a movie about finding strength in who you are. Opening to full national release on March 25, with a few selected theaters playing it now, we recommend this perfect family film for anyone who is a member of a family. This sequel to the blockbuster of 15 years ago brings the Portokalos family forward to the next generation. Nia Vardalos found the sparks for the next story from her own personal journey and the trials and tribulations that occur in life.
Starting with Toula (Nia Vardalos) and her husband Ian (John Corbett) dealing with their daughter, Paris, (Elena Kampouris) a high school senior waiting to hear from colleges. Rebellious, trying to be independent, but still a product of her family environment, she works, begrudgingly at the family restaurant, should she go to a school near home or a thousand miles away. Elena is a star to watch. Her beautiful face, big bright eyes, and warm smile light up every scene she’s in especially as her character softens as she finds her own positivity which gives her an evolved strength in her own decisions. Toula and Ian have their own problems as their busy lives have taken the spark out of their marriage. Try though they may, it doesn’t come back to them as easily as they might want. Her lesson in her own life, and in writing this script was that she needed to lose balance in her life to know what to look for to find balance.
Toula’s parents reprised by Lainie Kazan and Michael Constantine, are perfectly paired as the couple that have been together for three generations and are in love not for any reason other than they are husband and wife. But circumstances occur which tests that love and their marriage and it being a warm and fun movie it will be no spoiler to tell you they find their love renewed and restored.
Aunt Voula (Andrea Martin) plays the strong leader of the family in every crisis. She explains her guide was her own aunt who taught her to go head strong through any situation and don’t let anyone stop you. She gives gratitude to her aunt not only for being the role model for Aunt Voula but for advice to her to get over her own insecurities to become an actor. Joey Fatone, a long time stand up comic, who plays Nia’s brother, informs about a truth in acting, “the art of acting is how your character reacts to the line just handed to you.” All the family members as unbearable as it seems are just totally loveable.
The rest of the family members have issues, which I won’t reveal and friends come by with other plot complications and twists. In the end this is simply a story about family bonds, inner strength, and the importance of love no matter your age. Go see it with or without your entire family, but go with someone you love, you might get lucky when you get home.
For years I’ve worn old spice deodorant (seriously, I found it on the duane reade shelf like 10 years ago and its been my go to ever since.) So when the guys at “Life of Dad” asked if I wanted to try out the latest Old Spice Hardest Working collection and be a bit of advertising for it – I was like HECK YAH!
So whats harder then being a dad? perhaps nothing cause what you do will directly impact their lives… so I’m a dad 24/7/365 no matter what…. then on top of that I’m holding down a 9-5 and try to be a social guy, by taking my wife out for dates and catching up with friends. Am I legendary? only to my kids… but I think its pretty amazing I got a photo without the kids climbing on me for a moment.
So on top of the checking out some of the Odor Blocker and Sweat Defense anti-perspirants, I’m now trying the Dirt Destroyer Body Wash from Old Spice for the first time.
Now I’m not the guy thats out there running 5k marathons, or chopping down trees or backpacking in the forrest… I’m the guy getting up at 7am and going all day well into the early morning and doing it day after day. I get up shower and swipe that anti-perspirant on… thats it… 12 hours later its still keeps me smelling great, that after walking a half mile to drop my son off at school to the subway all the stairs in and out of the subway and into work all day.
1-800-PROVE-IT Challenge – Old Spice is so confident in the Hardest Working Collection, the product is backed with a money-back guarantee – as seen in a series of humorous digital infomercials hosted by Product King® Bob Giovanni. If guys use the Hardest Working Collection and the products do not live up to their standards, they can call 1-800-PROVE-IT for a full refund. Just call the line, and Bob Giovanni himself will provide further instructions.
Want to smell legendary yourself, get some money off by using this coupon: http://bit.ly/OSHWCDeal
For most of us (no not all), gone are the days of working in an office or cubicle 9-5 from the same desk 5 days a week. Over the last year or so there’s been a lot of attention around new innovations in desks, but I haven’t seen one that speaks to the modern day worker, someone that will work on their bed first thing when they wake up, then their couch two hours later. That may be because they don’t have the space for a regular desk, or they simply lack in comfort and portability. With the Edge Desk we’ve solved that problem and more! The Edge is designed for very small spaces like apartments, dorms, shared offices (it folds flat for quick storage and then folds out into full custom fit in 6-seconds) complete with a variety of available accessories!
The Edge launched this week on Kickstarter (TheEdgeDesk.com/Campaign) solves two of the biggest problems workers face – back pain and limited space, and it’s loaded with modern accessories so a worker can surround themselves with everything they need – smartphone holder, speakers, lights, snack tray and drink holder. For the artist in all of us, the desk even converts into an easel/portrait!
The Edge Desk System campaign (which already won the Wayfair Kitchen Sink Grand Prize) is looking to truly revolutionize the workplace.
It’s been a bit since The Imagination Movers actually played a show in NYC or Long Island, so if you’re looking for a high-energy, interactive spectacle for your kids (and yourself) this is the show for you!
Known for their long running show on Disney Channel/Disney Jr. the movers create awesome kid-friendly beats and bring to stage fun “props” like a flying toilet paper gun. Let’s not forget to mention tons and tons of confetti!
When: March 12, 2016 at 2pm Where: The Concert Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 West 64th Street Price: $37.50 (plus fees) To buy tickets click here or call (877) 987-6487
Now if you cant make this show the imagination movers have become regulars at Sesame Place (and have another gig there in the spring).
While most people would love to forget what they looked like in the 80’s (come on those fashions?!). There is one part of the 80’s that many find nostalgia for, which is the television shows… I dont know what it was but those 80’s generated many megahit TV shows… some carried on well into the 90’s. Full House was a great example the changing times and modern family dynamics.
Well thanks to the super smart people at Netflix we now have a 6 episode season of Fuller House, pretty much fast forward 10 plus years later. The show still lives up to the nostalgia factor for sure… its also pretty amazing how none of the cast has aged at all.
A recently widowed D.J., the mother of a 12-year-old, 7-year-old, and a newborn son, finds a few extra roommates in her sister, Stephanie, who is trying to be a musician, and her best friend Kimmy, who is the mother of a teenage daughter.
Toys“R”Us announced a brand new PLAY WITH PURPOSE fundraising and awareness campaign in partnership with Save the Children (a nonprofit committed to ensuring all U.S. children have a healthy start). Together, they are embarking on a mission to provide children in impoverished regions of the country with opportunities and resources to integrate purposeful play into their everyday lives; a factor proven critical in children’s emotional, physical and cognitive development and future growth.
15.5 Million U.S. Children Live in Poverty; Many Lack Playtime in Their Daily Lives
10 Minutes of Play Improves Children’s Performance
Play Enhances the Progress of Early Development by 34%
From February 17 – April 17, customers can make cash donations at any Toys“R”Us or Babies“R”Us store, or online at Toysrus.com/PlayWithPurpose, to help bring learning through play to kids in need.
Play With Purpose campaign is designed to support Save the Children’s early childhood development programs – Early Steps to School Success, Literacy/Healthy Choices and the SummerBoost Initiative – which help children in some of America’s most underprivileged areas thrive.
Together, Toys“R”Us and Save the Children are embarking on a mission to provide some of the 15.5 million youth living in impoverished regions of the country with opportunities and resources to integrate purposeful play into their everyday lives; a factor proven critical in children’s emotional, physical and cognitive development and future growth.
Through the good work of Save the Children’s early childhood development programs and field representatives, underprivileged families from Washington state to Washington D.C. are able to reap the benefits of hands-on involvement, as they embrace unstructured playtime in their homes. Statistics serving as the foundation of this campaign include:
Play builds the foundation for a lifetime of learning
Pretend play with a child from 8 to 17 months old is linked to higher intellect at age 5
Young children benefit from interaction, babbling, facial expressions and gestures, the absence of which from adults can lead to disparities in learning and behavior
In one study, children ages 1 ½ to 2 ½ who were provided sets of plastic building bricks had significantly higher language scores six months later
Even 10 minutes of play can improve a child’s performance, may encourage thinking and successfully controls behavior
Children with access to a variety of toys reach higher levels of intellectual achievement
