Grocery Store Carts with Televisions!

I happened upon a newspaper article in the Sunday, September 17th edition of the Daily Herald that I found very interesting. Written by Greg Bluestein of the Associated Press, it tells how a grocery store in Alpharetta, Georgia, has installed small television screens in some of their shopping carts so children can watch while their parents get the marketing done. I say, get some of those brought over here to Utah! I don’t believe in letting my children turn into little zombies in front of the TV. But let’s be totally honest, shall we – aren’t there times when you … Continue reading

Bob the Builder

Can he fix it? Yes, he can! “Bob the Builder” is a wildly popular children’s television show. First appearing on Nickelodeon, and now a regular on PBS, “Bob” is a claymation creation about a building yard and the owner (who would be Bob) his helper, Wendy, and all the machines they use every day. Each of these machines is alive and has a personality all their own. Scoop is a yellow digger truck with a scoop on the front. He’s the first truck Bob ever bought back in the day, and they’ve constructed a lot together over the years. Scoop … Continue reading