I mean, honestly, after Ren & Stimpy, Rocko’s Modern Life, The Adventures of Pete & Pete and old Rugrats, I’ve always wondered what keeps kids these days glued to Nickelodeon.  (Yes, I used to watch Clarissa!)

Nickelodeon will be going off-air on September 27, noon to 3 PM (EST/PST) to encourage kids to get away from the tv and computers so that they could go out and play.

This is Nick’s first effort in addressing the obesity issue that we’re facing today.

Well, my little one’s still too young for that, and he’s pretty much hooked on the Spongebob DVD.

Source: Nick goes dark to encourage play

If we are in a time of uncertainty, then sign me up for future insurance.

Lehman Brothers — the fourth largest investment bank filed for bankruptcy.  For one, this is a time of uncertainty in more ways than one.  We are on the verge of getting someone new to lead the country; making the market a very unstable place.

In the financial industry, when the strength of a bank depends on how stable the the market ground it is standing on, and Lehman Brothers is simply the next to get shaken off.

What’s next is a lot of speculation, and, possibly, the crash of the US investment system.  We could always get future insurance, although there is that AIG thing…

There are several ways to make the younger ones (the future voters) interested in politics.  Try to explain what politics is to them straight-up, and you’re definitely not speaking in their language.  Things should be light, informative and not dripped in rumor/speculation sauce.  For me, funny toys are the way to go.

Tv makes it harder to understand politics still; it starts from home.  What your family believes in, you’re most likely to believe in too.  So for the kids, here’s a little list of political toys — a little tongue-in-cheek approach to introducing them to the future leaders.

Plus, it might cultivate their sense of humor — they won’t aspire to be president!  They’ll want to be the next Jon Stewart!

The Obama Action Figure – “Like countless others out there, we’ve been inspired by the meteoric rise of Barack Obama and his campaign. In a time when America so desperately needed a hero, along came a man to show us a brand new vision of what America and the world could be in the 21st century. In many ways, Obama is the closest thing we’ve ever seen to a superhero… someone who has literally inspired millions of people simultaneously to step past fear, to be brave enough to hope and to go past cynicism and imagine what we could be if we were at our best.”

The Hillary Nutcracker – Is it still applicable?  Of course it is!  Even though she and Bill are now best-buds with Obama, she was still tough enough to take on the elections herself.  It takes a lot of courage and inner strength to be able to crack those nuts open.  (Plus, I’m pretty sure the Clintons have a good sense of humor.)  So why not crack some nuts open with Hillary?

The McCain Action Figure – Touted as an action figure with principles, (I mean, he’s wearing a suit!)  this one’s from the makers of the Obama toy — which means he’s done in the same scale as Obama, or to tower over those pesky COBRA terrorists.

BONUS!  If figures aren’t your thing, then maybe the McCain mask is cool for the kids — I mean, Halloween’s just around the corner — what’s scarier than a republican going door-to-door to take your candy?

The Sarah Palin Action Figure – Merely weeks from the VP announcement, Hero Builders made this action figure that depicts the lovely governor in a trenchcoat.  Take that off and you have a superhero in a schoolgirl outfit.  The people can’t seem to get enough of her, so I’m imagining these are flying off the shelves, or, well, the virtual shelves where she can be obtained from, online.

Captain Obama Bobblehead – Obama can nail a speech any day of the week;  His speeches are so compelling, that even non-Americans are convinced he’d make a great president.  What’s the next best thing to having a superhero president?  Having a funny, talking bobblehead version of him, of course!  Plus, if you need that little push in trying something new, press the talk feature and the toy shouts, “YES, WE CAN!”

I have not seen a movie in a theater for the longest time.  (Well, except for Batman, the character required a big-screen viewing.)

I finally had some time to let loose this week, so I picked up 2 DVDs.  Got some popcorn in the microwave and prepared myself for a treat.

If I was to watch movies with Steve Carrel, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, I’m supposed to ROFL, right?  (That’s Rolling On The Floor for you, non-tech friends!)

I did laugh, several times, the sad thing is, I really, really wanted to see both movies before — guess they can’t live up to my expectations of ‘em.

Baby Mama

I swear, this could’ve been funnier.  If Tina Fey wrote it.

Get Smart

Now this one fared a little better.  Although some of the moments, I question if I’m watching Maxwell Smart, or Michael Scott.

So it turned out “ow-kay,” still, I wanted to spend the day rolling over, so I popped in the first Harold and Kumar after watching these two.

Do you guys read spoilers before watching movies, or just determine if they’re good or not once you’ve paid for the ticket/DVD?  Bonus question: can anyone recommend ROFL movies?

This made me laugh — McCain attacked 18 year old Chelsea Clinton in 1998 now says Palin’s family & kids are off limits.

That was horribly mean back then, and now, what’s he known for?  Attack ads!  When someone attacks him, he can’t even take it.  Know what can beat him?  Maybe if he faces off with himself.

Wait, he’s done that already: