We finally received the first three Toy Story comics (issues #0 through #2) in the mail. We ordered those three issues after we bought issue #3 at the comic book store a few weeks ago. My son was excited to read them; I had to capitalize on this opportunity. We struck a deal: if he [...]
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My Son’s First Free Comic Book Day
Saturday was my son’s first experience with Free Comic Book Day. I have to admit, it was my first Free Comic Book Day, too. In fact, it was probably the first time I’ve set foot in a true comic book store. I’ve been in mom & pop book stores, baseball card shops, sports memorabilia stores, [...]
Keeping Score Like a Man
I believe playing board games, especially strategy games, is very manly…a little nerdy, but still manly. Well, my buddy “manned” it up even more by breaking out his iPhone to keep score. Using his Score Pro app, my buddy kept the running total for us. As you can see above, he won the game (and as I good friend, I monitored the score inputs like a hawk…my buddy has been known to cheat).
Preschool Book Order Lessons
Book orders are expensive. All parents will experience this phenomenon. Well, my son got his first book order last month at preschool. Here’s how the the whole thing went down: Teacher sent book order home with my son My son found at least a dozen books he wanted I complained that it would cost too [...]
$20 Can Buy a Better Grade?
Yep. $20 can buy you a better grade in North Carolina, according to this article by newsobserver.com. Here’s the money quote: A $20 donation to Rosewood Middle School would have gotten a student 20 test points – 10 extra points on two tests of the student’s choosing. That could raise a B to an A, [...]