Fun Quirky Stuff

I hate passing the folks on the street who are holding signs saying they are hungry or homeless. I feel uncomfortable giving them money for different reasons but I feel like I should do something for them. Yes

The article starts out with a definition: Writer's block - that formidable opaque mountain of confusion and uncertainty that plants itself in front of you as you sit down to write a book, a screenplay

Have you ever asked yourself why do grocery stores and kids not mix? Why can't all grocery stores have mandatory babysitting? Well, to a kid-unless you have a Wegman's in your area-grocery stores are one

Seems everybody from moms to corporate executives is blogging about everything from what shoes to buy to the latest gadgets available.  But what's the point in writing a blog if nobody reads it? That's

On the day of President Obama's inauguration, he did the shaka sign as the marching band from Punahou High School (his alma mater) walked by.  Many people know the shaka sign as Hawaii's sign for "hang

My daughter used to rave about these wooden puzzles that she put together at daycare, so I finally asked to see them one day when I was picking her up. She was so proud that she could put the whole puzzle together

Here's a fun Valentines Day idea to surprise and delight your kids this year.  I've been doing fun stuff on Valentines Day for a few years just to remind my kids how special they are to me and how

My kids are teens and preteens, so the magic is going out of Valentine's Day. To grab it back, I picked up a ready-to-decorate cardboard mailbox. We got it at Walmart, but I know Michael's and ACMoore has

I have two daugthers, 7 and 4 years old, and their favorite thing to do with me is to have an at home spa.  They love all the pampering and it's a great way for us to enjoy an evening, and for me to teach

I'm an American born Chinese... Married to a Korean born Canadian... Living in the Bay Area and raising a Chinkoreamericanadian 2 year old. This article has lots of ideas from festivals to a "walk through