You probably know that kids love the familiar. Routines are key to happy days and easier nights, but when it comes to reading books, having to read the same one over and over again is often less than fun (for us). And while you’ve probably wondered more than once if your kid is some kind...

I know craft breweries are sprouting up like weeds and everyone’s on the hunt for the latest Triple Cranberry Sour Porter (ugh) but what about some love for the old standbys? The watery domestics we all grew up on? Red and white dynamite (Budweiser), the Bullet (Coors Light), etc. That’s what I’m talking about. In...

Reading Rainbow aired on PBS from 1983-2006, making it the longest running educational series ever to run on the network. The show, with the help of host LeVar Burton, cultivated a love of books and reading in a generation-plus of children who eagerly watched it (this writer included). https://www.instagram.com/p/BrthjS4lSWI/ LeVar Burton grew up in Sacramento,...

If you’re an animal lover and/or you have animals of your own, then you can understand the acute fear, guilt, and sadness that would accompany losing your furball friend. You’d wonder if they were okay, if someone kind was taking care of them, and of course, whether or not you would ever see them again....

If you have been around for a while, you definitely remember the Twilight movies, obviously based on the book series by Stephenie Meyer. The books and films are known for being a little extra. Which makes sense, considering the core plotline is that a family of vampires lives in a quiet town in the Pacific...

For anyone who has never lived in a small town, there’s kind of a mystique around the entire experience, don’t you think? It seems quirky and fun, the idea that everyone knows everyone else and all of their business besides. I think that, for people who have that firsthand experience, it’s probably a bit less...

Look, I get that doughnuts are a very personal thing. Some people like fancy stuff, others like a classic glazed, and don’t even get me started on the border wars between the cake and yeast folks. For me, Krispy Kreme doughnuts have never been a favorite because I prefer more bread and less sugar, but...