DVD Review - $5 a Day

$5 a Day is one of those little gems of film that is easy to pass over, but my recommendation would be to watch it.

I went into it without high expectations and came away pleasantly surprised. Basically its a two-man movie - the aging thespian Christopher Walken, who plays a veteran con artist, and young and talented Alessandro Nivola, who plays his beleaguered son. Together they form an unlikely duo on screen, but somehow the chemistry and the timing and the overall story works out.

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Power A Bright Future with Clorox

For many schools around the country, back-to-school this year is a lesson in economics they’d rather not have. Education budgets have been cut nationwide and valuable school programs such as sports, music and art are being hit hard, if not eliminated.  According to a 2009 survey conducted by the Afterschool Alliance, of the 1,500 afterschool leaders polled, “…three in five respondents [said]funding for their programs is down compared to two years ago, and more than one-third [said] it is down a lot.”

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Alpha and Omega 3D

Even at their young age, my kids love watching movies. And I try and make sure they get to see a variety of fun, wholesome films. Lionsgate’s upcoming animated adventure, Alpha and Omega 3-D looks to fit the bill and I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you some of the fun things going on in anticipation of its release on September 17th.

If you’re unfamiliar, Alpha and Omega 3-D is a really cute adventure story about two wolves from different packs trying to find their way back home after being taken by park rangers and shipped halfway across the country. It stars the voices of Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci and the late Dennis Hopper. You may have taken your own family trip and although the summer has come to an end, family fun can still continue right into the fall.

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Learn & Re-Learn Math concepts with TenMarks

Since I cover various parenting topics, I was recently contacted about "TenMarks", a new online service for kids to practice and master math concepts online. It sounds like a great site, helping both kids to learn and their parents to re-learn Math concepts. I haven't had a chance to this out personally, but here's the info in case you want to :

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