Me: Eat your green beans. Son: My tongue is a gun. Blink, blink.

It’s the prerogative of every young girl to pout when she is not the center of attention.

Cute story, catchy songs, decent acting, but hobbled by distractingly poor animation. The kids are more forgiving of its flaws but they’re not begging to watch it over and over again. You could rent worse. Hoodwinked (Netflix)

Me: So how much was the pregnancy test? $15? $20? Wife: Only $6. For two. Me: For two? Wow, good deal. I guess we have teen pregnancy to thank for that.

In the United States, copying a DVD can get you up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. At least, that’s what all of my legally rented Netflix DVDs tell me every single time I watch them. For fun, I thought I’d see if that punishment was reasonable by surveying the California penal [...]

I got an email from Joyce Jalleo of Snap.com business development last week politely asking me if I’d like to sign up for the service and add it to this site. The email lists five reasons why Snap Preview Anywhere (SPA); had such a rapid adoption (half a million publishers since November 2006) including (in [...]

A recent instant message exchange… D: hey john, i need ot edit a coupon in ca Me: ok D: it’s ***, i need to to go from 1 use to 10 uses per customer, that’s all Me: ok. hang on. D: thanks Me: ok, done. D: thanks man. … you dong well today? Me: hahaha [...]

You know you’ve really “made it” as a species when you can waste time on narcissistic pursuits (like blogging). Food and shelter? Don’t bother me with trifles. I am posthuman. And just think: after a year of filming, they might even be able to edit together 90 minutes worth watching! (Then again, does “decadent, crumbling [...]

Me: Ok, get in the car, son. Son: Dad! Do you like dumplings? Me: I sure do. Get in the car. Son: Do dumplings come in lots of colors? Me: I’m sure you can get dumplings in colors somewhere. Get in the car, bud. Son: What kind of cars do they have in China? Me: [...]

I love music. Kids love music. The problem is, some people purporting to make children’s “music” obviously hate parents. They’re probably not too keen on children either, come to think of it. Just because they’re young doesn’t mean they don’t have any taste. I’m not against spinning the occasional silly songs collection (although I do [...]