“Hey, Mamarazzi, what would you do if a 19 year old wants to date your 16 year-old daughter?” asked a …
Rob Franek’s “371 Best Colleges” hits San Diego
October 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Warwick’s Bookstore in La Jolla, CA hosted Senior Vice-President and Publisher Rob Franek, The Princeton Review’s author of 371 Best Colleges, 2010 Edition one of Franek’s most popular publications for the college-bound set. Alex Valle and author Rob Franek Parents and teens filled the store anxious to get advise on how to choose the right college and navigate the […]
Euro Trotting With Teens
September 3, 2009 By 2 Comments
Once we decided to bite the financial bullet and take a jaunt across the Atlantic to the Old Continent, we discarded any notions of luxury and comfort so we could afford to see as much as we could cram into three weeks. From the outset we decided to visit seven cities in four countries: Rome, Florence and Venice in Italy; Madrid and Barcelona in Spain; Paris, France, London and Oxford in England … And since both of us are in our late 40’s, and our kids 14 and 17, it was also one heck of a Euro-family-fitness challenge Amazing Race style.
Fourth of July Disney Style
July 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
“What will you Celebrate?” The Big Guy Himself, Mickey! Unexpectedly cool temperatures, un-crowded and virtually no waiting in line for rides at Disneyland over the long 4th of July weekend was how we celebrated Independence Day! We were either lucky or everyone had the same thought and avoided going the theme park route for the patriotic […]
PUBLIC SERVICE POST
May 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
32 GIRLS HAVE DIED 11,916 adverse events already reported to the CDC… and counting. Pain and swelling. Life-threatening muscle weakness. Blood clots in the heart and lungs. And the deaths of 32 innocent girls and young women. You might think I'm talking about a deadly new disease or a global epidemic… I'm not. Sadly, it's […]
