Why You May Pay Dearly For Being a “Cool” Parent

Prom season is in full swing and graduation festivities are not far behind.  If all the pomp and circumstance has prompted you to honor your kid’s wish to turn your home into party central, you might want to consider what it’ll cost you. Forget about the bill for the food, beverages and decorations; rather, focus on how you may pay dearly if you aren’t familiar with social host ordinances. A “social host” is anyone who knowingly allows underage drinking to take place on property that he or she owns, leases or otherwise controls.  This is not to be confused with … Continue reading

Are You Hosting A Super Bowl Party?

I was standing in the express lane at Wal-Mart this afternoon hoping to pay for my laundry detergent and package of paper towels quickly. I figured I had a good chance since the guy in front of me only had one item in his cart. Man, was I wrong, wrong, wrong. His one item happened to be a 32-inch flat screen TV and before he had time to reach for his wallet, five (and I do mean five) Wal-Mart employees swarmed him like ants on jelly. I still don’t know what all the fuss was about (it’s not like he … Continue reading

House Party

“Ring ring, doorbell ring, it’s house party time” beings the Dan Zanes album “House Party.” This album was released in 2003 and was inspired by Dan’s many friends coming in and out with all of their different instruments. It pays homage to what can come of friends just relaxing and doing what they love best. “House Party” is a great album full of bouncy, fun songs. In the title song, Dan Zanes actually mentions a couple of the other songs that are on this album — “Waltzing Matilda” and “Old Joe Clark.” Dan encourages everyone to sing along with the … Continue reading