Yearly Archives: 2013

Who Doesn’t LOVE Christmas Music

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Best Christmas Music Special with Special Guests: Dean Martin, The Beach Boys, Brenda Lee, The Jackson Five, Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby, The Sallan Boys, The Andrews Sisters, The Ventures, The Ronnettes, Kate Smith, The Drifters, Johnny Mathis, Aretha Franklin, Annie Lennox, Bruce Springsteen, The Dickies, Gene Autry, Bobby Helms, The Cadillacs, The Four Seasons, Darlene Love, The Crystals, Shedaisy, Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Boyd, Elvis Presley, Nat King Cole, Peter, Paul & Mary, Jose Feliciano, Burl Ives, Eartha Kitt, and Spike Jones.

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Healthy Games for your Kids at #DadChat – Angry Birds GO!

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Angry Birds games

This week’s #DadChat isn’t just about toys or digital games—it’s about both! We’re calling it Healthy Games because we’ll be discussing the best ways to engage your kids with healthy play. Thursday, December 12 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm PT/9:00 – 10:00 pm ET, we’ll also be talking about Hasbro’s new Angry Birds Go! Telepods, which are toy vehicles kids can play with that can also be “teleported” into the newest installment of the hit Angry Birds franchise, plus Angry Birds Go! Jenga toys, bringing the block-stacking gameplay of the Hasbro classic to life with a new Angry Birds twist! They’re way cool, and Hasbro is giving away three cool Angry Birds Go! Telepods and Jenga prizes. Scroll down for the details.

We’ll be using the #Telepods and #AngryBirdsGo hashtags for the giveaways, all my tweets, and yours too, I hope, so we bring in tons of people for a great party! For those that just have hashtag fever, we might also be using #Jenga as well! To learn more about Hasbro’s Angry Birds Go! Telepods and Jenga lines in advance of the chat, visit www.Hasbro.com/AngryBirds

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Teen Friends

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Funny comic about friends

No, this is not an announcement for the new high school edition of the classic sit-com, “Friends,” with Joey as the class clown, Monica as the class slut, Chandler as the class nerd, etc. Nor, is “The Movie” being made. This is about the impact teen friends have on our teens. Let’s face it, that impact can be more powerful than whatever dads or moms have to say. The teen years are so wildly transitional and mercurial that it is essential for parents to understand what influences their teenagers.

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Basic Social Media Etiquette, Part I

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Cartoon about Good Manners

Yes, Hank Ketcham was thinking of me!

There are many columns about Netiquette as it’s been termed by some – or proper etiquette on Social Media. I have my own thinking and thoughts on this that I’d like to share. It’s less only etiquette than ways to make things easier for all and, in some cases, just thoughts on how to make things better for all.

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Sing-A-Long with Bruce: Christmas Music, Part II

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Well, I know YOU HAVE BEEN BEGGING for Part II, so here it is! I’m going to be in India in a couple of weeks. What do you think of me singing “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas” – in front of the Taj Majal – but changing the lyrics to “Have a Holly Bolly Christmas?” If I get enough votes for YES, I’ll do it!

Get in the Holiday Spirit and Sing-A-Long with Bruce in Part II of this series of short videos of clips from great Christmas music! Bruce is an unrepentant sing-a-long-with-the-radio sorta guy! It’s infectious so don’t hold back. JOIN IN!