November 6, 2008 
As you probably know, I'm all about nostalgia.
My I remember JFK site has been a labor of love for two years now, and the site's basic premise is nostalgia, specifically of the Baby Boomer flavor.
Today's FamilyFirst pick is a flash movie that runs about five minutes. It's called T... continue reading...
Tags: baby boomer,
baby boomer generation,
boomers,
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grandchildren,
great memories,
great music,
jfk,
labor of love,
lots of fun,
loud guitars,
nostalgia,
nostalgic images,
premise,
rap,
stomping ground,
take me back to the sixties October 30, 2008 
OK, today's FamilyFirst pick is just a single graphic. So not a lot of commentary.
Guitar Hero is one of the hottest games out there. It's a refreshing change from the gory blast-em-ups that traditionally hold the attention of gamers.
The premise is that you play some tasty licks on your axe to the... continue reading...
Tags: axe,
crowd boos,
game,
goat,
guitar hero,
hottest games,
indian friends,
nod,
premise,
refreshing change,
tasty licks,
ups,
wink October 27, 2008 
Ever heard of the Polyphonic Spree?
Hey, I'm stuck in the 70's, so don't go by me.
But they have a new album coming out called Together We're Heavy. And to promote it, they have put together this bonzer Flash game site.
The premise involves rescuing members of the ... continue reading...
Tags: flash game,
game site,
inquisitiveness,
logic,
music,
new album,
old goat,
polyphonic spree,
premise,
strange world,
weird world August 29, 2008 
OK, I'm filing today's FamilyFirst pick under "History", although the veracity of the claims made here are completely open to question by me.
History, or pseudo-history?
You decide.
The premise: five sets of objects have been found which are historically paradoxical.
For i... continue reading...
Tags: artifacts,
cambrian period,
conclusions,
hammer,
images,
poul anderson,
premise,
pseudo history,
sandstone,
sf series,
time police,
time traveler,
trivia,
veracity,
wooden handle July 11, 2008 
A colleague at work turned me on to today's FamilyFirst pick.
It's called, simpoly enough, woot.com.
Their premise is simple enough. One day, one deal.
And what a deal it is!
For example, at presstime, it was a Dyson DC18 Slim All-Floor Vacuum for $259.99 + $5 shipping.
WOW!!! That's... continue reading...
Tags: bald guy,
colleague,
customer service,
dyson dc18 slim,
dyson vacuum,
factory warranty,
gps,
last monday,
phone call,
premise,
presstime,
refurb,
serial number,
shipping fee,
staples,
two minutes,
warranty April 2, 2008 
Scientists ply their trade dangerously.
You see, many of their theories and explanations defy logic.
They also sometimes go contrary to public opinion.
But since their ideas are based on experimentation and observation, this means that what they surmise may change with further enlightenment.
T... continue reading...
Tags: centuries,
dinosaur fossils,
dinosaurs,
earth,
enlightenment,
existence,
explanations,
far corners,
fossil skeletons,
lists resources,
logic,
observation,
premise,
public opinion,
scientists,
specimens,
strange science,
timeline,
unicorns,
weird ideas August 16, 2007 
I created a site a while back on a whim. You see, I'm a big John Grisham fan. I love the books, and more often than not, I love the movies too. So I created grishambooksandflicks.com, and opened the floor to those who would debate whether the book or movie was superior.
Anyhow, I'm h... continue reading...
Tags: browser address bar,
favicon,
firefox,
game,
internet explorer,
john grisham,
money,
opera,
premise,
safari,
size resolution,
source image,
web browser,
web page,
web pages,
website address,
whim May 29, 2007 
Today's FamilyFirst site is a subject that I find completely baffling: mathematics.
I did really well through school, with one exception: math. Math was the subject that earned me b- and lower grades, in the case of ninth grade algebra, MUCH lower :-(.
So it was with great trepidation that i... continue reading...
Tags: cacti,
circle c,
cones,
fibonacci numbers,
golden angle,
little time,
math math,
math trek,
mathematics,
ninth grade algebra,
pine trees,
plant growth,
premise,
radii of a circle,
spiral patterns,
sunflower,
sunflowers,
trepidation,
two areas April 18, 2007 
Today's FamilyFirst site is one fraught with recent controversy. The subject is a very recent tragedy. And the fact that the two are combined make a point, which I would like to stress.
The controversial site is Wikipedia. Its premise is outrageous. Anyone with something ... continue reading...
Tags: aerial views,
controversies,
dynamic encyclopedia,
fried chicken,
fuzzy zoeller,
grain of salt,
historical context,
horrible event,
human nature,
imho,
impressive collection,
informative article,
masters champions dinner,
premise,
shooter,
tiger woods,
virginia tech,
virginia tech shootings,
wikipedia April 8, 2007 
Today's FamilyFirst site has been covered years ago, but it has undergone a dramatic reworking recently. Is it better? That's up to you to decide.
The site is Jump the Shark. Its premise, in case you haven't heard of it, is that at some point most TV series go south. They may start ou... continue reading...
Tags: adult,
brilliance,
dick van dyke,
dick van dyke show,
dozens,
happy days,
jts,
jump the shark,
logic,
negative votes,
overwhelming majority,
premise,
tv series,
van dyke show,
water skis 