Nut-Free and Delicious? Win Allergy-Aware Cookies in our Skeeter Snacks Giveaway!

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My oldest son Jason has severe food allergies to nuts and seeds. That doesn’t just mean, “Look out for peanuts!” It means reading ingredients on everything under the sun. Every single time. No mustard. No sesame seeds. No M&Ms. It’s something he’s lived with for almost his entire life so far (all 9 years of it). When he was younger, he LOVED the separate crazy cupcakes my wife would make for him to take to …

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Wreck-It Ralph: Disney Puts Out A ‘Toy Story’ For Us Video Game Geeks

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I loved Toy Story. All three of them in fact. Great cast of characters. Fantastic animations. And highly entertaining stories with some real heart. And yeah, lots of toys. But the biggest toy I had as a kid (besides my awesome Kenner Star Wars Millenium Falcon) was my Atari 2600. Toys are awesome. But video games are… well, awesome-er. And Disney’s newest movie Wreck-It Ralph is literally giving me goosebumps. It’s basically Toy Story starring …

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Hide the Women and Children! I’m Going to Be on the Katie Couric Show Next Monday!

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Set your DVRs and prepare to laugh harder than you have since keyboard cat stole our Internet hearts. Yes indeed, this Monday, September 17, 2012 at 3 p.m. (Check your local listings, it’s 4 p.m. in some areas), I’ll be one of a few men joining the lovely and talented Katie Couric on her new show Katie. What are we going to talk about? Real manly things like football, scotch, and cigars. Maybe some poker too …

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I Don’t Care if You Tweet This Post, Like it On Facebook or Plus One it On Google

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I really don’t care if you share this post. Not at all. Okay, that’s a lie. Sure, go ahead and tweet it. Like it on Facebook. Plus one it on Google, or whatever you folks call it these days. Heck, let me dig up a photo of my classic Transylvania Eggplant Casserole, so you can pin it on Pinterest! Of course I’d love any exposure. More exposure means more potential traffic. Everyone wants more eyeballs on their …

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We Will Never Forget

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  Hard to believe it’s been over 10 years now. That morning is still fresh in my mind as I was crossing the Tappan Zee Bridge as the first plane was on its way to destruction. Take a moment today to stop and think about the lives that were lost and the sacrifices that were made that day and the days, months, years to follow.  It’s easy to get caught up in the left vs. …

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