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NC Zoo Dinosaurs Exhibit

Dinosaurs Exhibit entrance

My 22-month-old son loves dinosaurs. LOVES them. Lucky for him, a colony of dinosaurs recently moved into the Forest Aviary in the Africa Region of the North Carolina Zoo.

After an hour-long wait, my sister and her family, along with my son and I, made our way passed the lions, meerkats, and chimpanzees before finally, FINALLY, getting to the Dinosaurs exhibit. Once inside I thought my son was going to explode out of sheer excitement like that dude in Big Trouble in Little China.

In front of him, hidden throughout the forest, were 15 animatronic dinosaurs (and some ancient plants <– boring). From a Brachiosaurus to a T-Rex to the spitting Dilophosaurus, my son was in Dino heaven.

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UnTextMe: Cake in the Breakroom

cake in the breakroomWhenever I hear there’s cake in the breakroom I get as excited as a puppy with two peters. Seriously, who doesn’t like cake? And who cares why there’s cake? I just hope it’s chocolate for me!

For their latest UnTextMe spot, two dudes from UNCG baked a cake theme, sprinkled it with holiday cheer, and iced it with t-e-x-t. Is it as delicious as it sounds? You be the judge.

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UnTextMe: Friday the Texteenth

scream untextmeWhen Scream came out in theaters it was a smash hit. Not since Freddy and Jason was a character so scary that moviegoers actually wet themselves in fear.  Jumping on this bandwagon, the creators of “Friday the Texteenth” infused the same sense of fear with the ever present, ever hemorrhoidal, text.

That four-letter word scares the living poop out me. It’s ruthlessly incorporated into lectures. Constantly filling my computer screen. And is almost always responsible for bad decision making.

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UnTextMe: When Text Attacks

the Blob movie posterIn college I got to see classic movies like Psycho, Rebel Without a Cause, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and The Blob as they were meant to be seen, on the big screen.

Of the lot that I saw Psycho and Invasion were my top two and The Blob was definitely numero tres. Not just because of the movie and its lone star, Steve McQueen, but for the movie trailer that lured folks into the theater.

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Talking Larry reads Brown Bear, Brown Bear

Brown Bear book coverWith a little help from Larry the Talking Bird I read bebeJosito Bill Martin and Eric Carle’s classic children’s book, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?. As I read, Larry repeated, and my son turned the pages in anticipation of more Larry.

Usually, when I read to my son I get three pages in and he stands up and walks away. With Larry at the helm my little guy made it through the entire book. So, if you’re looking for a different way to read to your child download Larry’s app or just sit back and watch his reading of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?

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