While I do LOVE the Yellow Submarine iPad app (it's chock full of great videos and full-length music files), I had a tough time explaining to my 4-year-old daughter why the illustrations were so, um.....trippy.
"Yes, sweetheart, people did draw funny pictures back in then, didn't they?"
Which brings me to my next trippy toy for trippy kids.
How exactly do you suggest I explain Burning Man to my kids?!
I find it infinitely reassuring that a study finds that cursing eases pain.
My question to the researchers, though, is this - does this only apply to physical pain? I find it soothing to belt out a stream of salty language every now and then when psychological frustration reaches crescendo. Logically, we should be encouraged to drop the occasional f-bomb (a.k.a. a "theta-burst stimulation")in the workplace to get us through the roughspots, right?
I, for one, would be content if the new iPad3 had only one new feature.
No, I don't need 4G connectivity speed.
No, Facetime alongside Words With Friends isn't necessary.
What I would LOVE is for iBooks to be available two ways - printed and audio. Imagine reading a few chapters in bed, and then being able to listen to another chapter on the morning drive the next day.
Heck, Cracker Barrel has been offering audio book exchange in their locations for at least a decade, so you know there's demand.
This would certainly make Siri something more useful than its current existance.
I get it. It's Valentine's Day and the pressure is getting to some guys. What's gonna get them off the sidelines to commit?
The Copley Place Hotel in Bean Town has had their Engaging Martini for ages. It's schtick, but classy schtick.
Pizza Hut, on the other hand.....jeez. A ruby ring? Ruby?! They may as well as teed up a "champagne" diamond.
Republican Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra caught a LOT of flack for running this ad in Michigan during the Super Bowl.
I'm pretty certain that ol' Pete would feel right at home eating at this iconic eating establishment in jacksonville.
