Christmas may be over, but that doesn’t mean the holidays are! New Year’s Eve is right around the corner and there is lots of fun to be had (please drink responsibly).

While New Orleans would be awesome, it may not be quite as family-friendly as New Orleans Square in Disneyland. Sure, both have beads and Dixie, but one has less public nudity (Disneyland). So there’s that. (And you can buy drinks at Disney’s California Adventure or Downtown Disney)

However you spend New Year’s Eve, make it safe for everyone. Don’t drink and drive!

Photo: Disneyland Resort

Two species of gibbons at the Gibbon Conservation Center

First of all, what are Gibbons?  No, they’re not a BeeGees cover band, and you don’t actually have to sing with them if you don’t want to.  Gibbons are tree-dwelling apes native to rainforests, which according to gibbon activists, are being destroyed at the rate of 32 acres per day.  Luckily, somehow there is a gibbon sanctuary in the dry mountains north of Los Angeles! Read More »

*baby not included.

Do you travel with a baby? Do you find the lack of highchairs and appropriate, child-friendly seating to be a common and frustrating occurrence?

You’re not alone, and also, in luck.

We are giving away a Snazzy Baby Travel Chair, a temporary and easy to carry child restraint system. It’s the perfect travel accessory for the on-the-go child. The Snazzy Baby Travel Chair can be used with a wide variety of chairs (and grocery carts). The non-slip bottom ensures that baby stays upright, which is nice.

How to enter: Leave a comment and tell us why you need the Snazzy Baby Travel Chair. It’s that easy! The winner will be announced on Wednesday, June 16th. Open to residents of the U.S. and Canada, no P.O. boxes, please.

Good luck!

This contest is now closed. Find out who won the baby seat in our big winner post! Bring a friend!

All we are is just another tap on the wall

Everyone knows The Bull and Finch Pub in Boston (known as ‘Cheers’ on T.V.) as the place ‘Where everybody knows your name’. To me, that is an essential ingredient in any  place you frequent, visit once, or always hope to get to. For years living in San Antonio there was a drought for a place where you could get more than the average beer served at the ‘insert your name here’ bar on the corner. Sure, one or two places pop up here and there, but they do not have the overall atmosphere and selection that many craft beer bars on the west coast, east coast and Colorado have. Namely, an incredible selection of what many refer to as craft beer bars. Places that serve beer for those with a more refined taste of our favorite malted beverage. Read More »