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…for birthday celebrations. These are just some of the many cakes I’ve managed to throw together by party time.

Classic Cupcakes garnished with an m&m.

The Rocket Cake

Planets (to go with the Rocket Cake)

The Lego Cake

More Cupcakes (kinda phoned this one in)

Giant Donut

More Planets (sticking with a winner)

“Earth” (crushed cookies) and “Worms”

More Cupcakes

As you can see, I [...]

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Over 40 years ago, Disney opened the “It’s A Small World” ride to promote world peace and showcase the cultures of the world. Now after almost a year of renovation, Disney unveiled the “updated” version populated with trademark porn: Aladdin, Nemo, Ariel and more than two dozen other characters plucked from its movies.
Shame on you, Disney, [...]

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Sick Day.
Nothing like a disruption of the holy schedule. Definitely a slice of momsville.
Slam on the brakes and reset to “I am a parent” mode.
Recreate the schedule for the day.
Rearrange transpo for the now-healthy brother.
Move appointments – lunch for me, orthodontist for him.
Change gears and watch a movie that is possible for us both to [...]

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Speaking of Superheroes…
the Skirball Center in LA is exhibiting
ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950
from February 19th to August 9th of this year.
And how could I not post a link to Cartoon Brew’s Superman’s Secret Cartoon History!

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to action figures. One favorite book series, Sidekicks, is still on our shelves. Unfortunately I think they are out of print. These books are hilarious if you have even a working knowledge of the superhero genre – a Tick for my children’s generation.

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happy new year. I’m upgrading everything so I will be silent for a bit.
In the mean time:

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