What’s Up With SUP?
From San Diego to Long Island, and especially in my native Florida, stand up paddleboarding (SUP) tours, classes and rentals are popping up all over. They’re in the ocean, on lakes, in rivers, even on...
View ArticleAbuzz at the Brogan: Peek into a Beehive at a Florida Museum
It was officially the last thing we expected to see in the playroom at the Brogan Museum of Art and Science: a glass-walled hive absolutely stuffed with wriggling bees. A tube that connected to the...
View ArticleThe Rock with Kids: Making the Most of a Family Trip to Alcatraz
From appearances on “Mythbusters” to a cameo in the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater video game, the spooky cells and windswept vistas of Alcatraz Island are enjoying a renewed moment in the pop-culture...
View ArticleLooking for Leaves? Track Fall Foliage Spots Online
Where and when you’ll find the best fall color isn’t always easy to predict. Georgia State Parks are helping with an online Leaf Watch beginning October 1. I’m headed to the Len Foote Hike-Inn Lodge...
View ArticleHasta La Vista, Netflix Streaming
It feels like going backwards – not all the way back to the Blockbuster store, but backwards nonetheless. Today marks the last day of our Netflix streaming service, the unlimited entertainment pipeline...
View ArticleLegoland Sneak Peek: Inside the Model Builder’s Workshop
Opening day for the world’s largest Legoland is drawing near (October 15), and while you wait for GeekMom’s opening-day coverage, here’s something to tide you over. It’s a video from inside the...
View ArticleOut Today: A New Album in the Grammy-Nominated Beethoven’s Wig Series
Sing Along Piano Classics, the latest release in the can’t-miss Beethoven’s Wig series, debuts today with a new set of classical songs re-imagined in Richard Perlmutter’s zany style. Perlmutter sets...
View ArticleA Legoland Love Story
Pat DeMaria was awestruck by Kristi Klein, but it wasn’t her blond locks, her charm or her thousand-watt smile that rendered him speechless. (That came later.) What held DeMaria in thrall that day was...
View ArticleLegoland Florida First Look: It’s in the Details
At Friday’s media preview day, we had a chance to explore Legoland Florida in advance of the opening-day madness. What we noticed: In addition to the big thrills of the rides, the jaw-dropping scope of...
View Article10 Things We Learned at Legoland Florida
Opening day at Legoland Florida was full of excitement, pageantry and, well, bricks – 50 million of them. True to Lego’s philosophy of imaginative play with an educational twist, it also included...
View ArticleMinifig Madness: A Legoland Insider Tip
Legoland Florida had just opened for the day, and we were hot on the trail of the park’s retail manager. We had reason to believe he had the much-desired mobster minifig, and if we could find him, that...
View ArticleWizarding World of Harry Potter Coming to Universal Studios Hollywood
The streets of Hogsmeade and the hallowed halls of Hogwarts are coming to California. Bolstered by the magical success of the Harry Potter-themed attraction at Universal Orlando, Warner Bros. and...
View ArticleThe Geek-Chic Way to Explore Florida Cities: On a Segway
Cruising through the downtown streets on a Segway, you feel a lot like the nerdy kid from high school arriving at the 20-year reunion in a Porsche. Heads turn, jaws drop, and the admiration is...
View ArticleMy Tween Does Laundry. Yours Can, Too
Laundry may be the most Sisyphean of household chores: Unless everyone in your house is stark naked, it’s literally never done. That’s why, when my son turned 11, I decided he could do his own laundry....
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These Research Monkeys Have It Pretty Good
Cayo Santiago in southeastern Puerto Rico has more than inviting stretches of beach: namely, monkeys.
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Palace in the Wild: Outfitting a Floating Hotel on the Amazon
A look at the logistics of keeping five-star hotel afloat -- quite literally -- in the Amazon jungle.
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GeekMom Test Drive: Chevy Sonic
The Chevy Sonic packs a lot of perks into a sporty, fuel-efficient package.
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Pixar Week: Themed Tours Show the Brave Side of Scotland
Six driving itineraries and a guided tour show the Brave side of Scotland.
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Fry, Fry Again – Sans Oil – With ActiFry
Can T-fal's fryless frying gadget earn its keep in the kitchen?
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Going Outside the Box for Crustless Sammies
Never anticipating that her child would so love Uncrustables, an intrepid GeekMom hacks her way toward a healthier alternative.
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