Your younger daughter a bit bored? Does she need a fun healthy activity that she care share with friends? I have the answer!

Cartoon Doll Emporium.

Its curiously addictive. Cartoon Doll Emporium is one of the fastest growing online communities for “tween” girls. They have fun online activities, like dressing some of their favorite stars in fashions they choose, and often times they can choose to change the colors of clothes, hairs, etc. Its YOUR style after all!

Cartoon Doll Emporium also has “webkinz”. These are hand drawn dolls that you take care of online, dress up and play with. Theres even tools that allow you to send the dolls and webkinz to your MySpace.

Another big thing alot of tweens enjoy is dressing up the Hannah Montana superdoll at Cartoon Doll Emporium. Yeah I tried it, its interesting because there was so many different combinations of clothes and accessories, plus I even got to pick my own pet.

  Microsoft announced officially that they will be dropping their price on the Xbox 360 gaming console.  In fact, all three versions will recieve a price cut. The elite will be 449, the 360 will be 349, and the 360 Core will be 279.

Microsoft feels that leading the console market in sales while maintaining their initial price says alot about their product. They also feel that with the Launch of the latest Madden game their numbers will hit record peaks.

1. Video games lead to violence in youth.

Citing national crime statistics, youth violent crime hasnt been lower in 30 years. 99% of gamers dont commit antisocial acts. In fact, studies have shown that mental stability and home life are the contributors to violence and not games. How can the guy at home pwning his friends be out and commiting crimes?

2. Video games are marketed at children.

While most kids do play video games, the market is shifting to adults. In fact, 62% of platforms, and 66% of pc gamers is over 18. The original gamers have hit adulthood and are now the focus of developers.

3. Girls arent gamers.

Once that was an accurate statement. The female population of gamers has increased steadily for years. Females out number males on web based games. World of Warcraft is also played heavily by the female market.
4. Video game play is isolating.

On the contrary, much video game play is social. 60 percent of gamers play with their friends. 33% percent play with their brothers and sisters.
5. Video game play will desensitize the masses.

Animal studies show that primates differentiate between play fighting, and that of true violence. Sometimes they seem to be quite amused wrestling each other. Other events see them ripping each other to shreds. Are we not smarter than the apes?

Pros

1. Might be fun
2. Might become less self absorbed
3. Parenting could be interesting
4. A new unconditional  relationship.
5. Seeing things through the eyes of a child
6. Improves sense of joy!
8. A child is what you leave when you pass, they pick up the torch for you;

Cons

1. Kids require alot of attention
2. babies are very expensive
3. Parenting could be boring
4. Bye Bye Spontaneity
5. Diagreements between parents.
6. Might change your mind later.

I am of the thought that everyone, well, everyone in the sense of a mentally stable, non addict, should likely be a parent. I mean lesser people are doing it. Hell, my son gave me a reason to live. If i ever do anything great, i will do it in his name, even now just thinking of him i have tears in my eyes. hes the greatest thing in the world. SO yeah. if you can, do. Becuase the moment your kid is born, its like the colors get brighter, and nothing is the same, everything you thought you knew, it changes, your view changes, when you first hear his first sounds, they are backgrounds by angels singing. its just god damn incredible.

Encourage him to read books that will open his heart, and free his mind. Noone does that anymore, noone  has an open mind, it seems to be presumed archaic. If you learn about many cultures, its more like you will be accepting of them. From Homer to Shakespeare to Dahl, minds have been shaped that have improved civilization.

  Encourage the development of imagination, if he can visualize the change, if he can imagine the strength in him, than he can make the change occur. He will imagine the answers. All books have authors, and every author has a lesson to teach.

Dont keep him from the negative, the heartaches. These are important for growth too.  Trial and error is a great educator, but some lessons are painful. Any knowledge can be used to benefit society, avoid over protecting him.

It would be outstanding to go back in time and be a witness to some historical events. Civil War era, world War Two, the building of Rome. This list would be gigantic. You could do this, in a limited way, by speaking to people who lived through it, such as people who lived through the Great Depression.

Everytime you spend time with someone who has lived through historical events, you have a chance to bear witness, ina roundabout way, to the events that occurred during a specific era in our history. I myself will be able to account both the gulf wars to my son, as an example.

Sit down with a person that lived in the past century, and ask them about an event that you are excited about. Hear it from their perspective, ask how the world reacted, and what the event changed for them. You may feel like you were actually there.

My mother remembers the Kennedy assassination. She can remember what she was wearing that day, the temperture, the whole deal. Its fascinating really. America was just devastated by it. Perhaps a greater shock than even the events of September 11th…

So, if you want experience history, find a person who lived or actually experienced a significant historical event and sit down and talk to them. Take notes, record the conversation because in  time, the “witnesses” will eventuallay be history also.

Its my opinion that the PS3 is the best machine. It is superiors in storage capacity and possesses Blu Ray technology. If you consider that the ps3 has free online gaming then in the long run its cheaper than the xbox360.

On the other hand, the xbox is made by microsoft, who have an intimate knowledge on how windows works, meaning PC peripherals used for console gaming will likely be best supported by xbox. thats just my opinion.

The wii gets points for pure innovativeness. No more joystick, no more control pad. No we actually might getexcercise while dominating the electronic battleground. The game base is still thin for the wii console, but its family centric nature gives it an edge in that market.

thats just my 2 cents.

Likely the most famous board game in existence, Monopoly has a rich history.

Sold in 80 countries and produced in 26 languages, it is very popular at many get togethers, and holidays. Parker brothers originally rejected the game due to design errors, when in 1934 Charles Darrow first presented it to the company. He had a friend print the game, and he sold 5000 copies to a local deparment store.

The people loved the game, and Mr. Darrow couldnt keep up with the demand, and went to talk to Parker Brothers again. Lucky for Parker Brothers, in my opinion.

• Over 200 million MONOPOLY games have been sold worldwide.
• More than five billion little green houses have been “built” since 1935.
• A MONOPOLY game made by my friends at Alfred Dunhill, with gold houses and silver hotels, sold for $25,000.
• The longest MONOPOLY game in history lasted 70 straight days.
• The longest MONOPOLY game in a bathtub lasted 99 hours!

Its estimated that 500 million people have played Monopoly.

I have many fond memories of late night games of Monopoly myself, my brother and I up way past bedtime, quietly playing til the wee hours. Each of us attempting to pilfer the bank without the others knowledge. The “house rules” where we have 5 hotels to a property.

Theres many different styles of Monopoly, including Harley Davidson and Star Wars.

This is a video made by a rapper named Remy, its funny, but if you played Warcraft its much, much funnier. Remy has his own site at goremy.com He is rising very quickly to celebrity status including his new cast position on channel 101, on sundays. The show is named “the fizz”. He is also interviewed on radio stations, was even on Fox News.

Enjoy.