Remember the post about our lunch with Phil Rosenthal? Here’s the episode!
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a month of Marvel (with a dash of DC)
This month’s Netflix* viewings were heroic and nostalgic. I introduced my children to one of my favorite TV shows when I was their age: “The Incredible Hulk” — the one with Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno. They liked it. Sure, the special effects are a bit dated (read: hokey) now, […]
Not your guru
The best show I’ve seen on Netflix this month was its original documentary (of sorts) about Tony Robbins called “I Am Not Your Guru.” I was enticed to watch it after listening to an interview with him on Tim Ferriss’s podcast (for the 3rd time…all were great) in which he […]
Netflix is what keeps strangers’ semen from my hands
This weekend, I had a professional conference at Amelia Island, Florida, and I was talking late one evening with a friend’s husband who travels a lot, and he was saying he carries disinfectant wipes with him when he’s on the road, so that he can wipe down hotel remotes when […]
Learning History via Netflix and Power Washing
When I was young, I was very interested in the American Civil War. In fact, after reading “The Killer Angels” in school and later seeing its film version, “Gettysburg,” my family took a vacation in which we visited several of the battlefields, including Bull Run, Antietam, and Gettysburg. So, when […]
Conversations this month’s Netflix viewings have sparked
I don’t watch much TV, much less with the children. But, since we had a 5-hour drive to Nashville a few days ago (thanks, Memorial Day weekend traffic!), I enjoyed the privilege of talking to the children about what they’ve been watching on The Netflix. For example, in the newer […]
How to give multiple children a method for compromising on entertainment choices
We’re a 1-TV family, and while we have some ipads, we generally prefer that the children utilize skills of compromise and agree to watch something together when they scroll through their Netflix options on Friday afternoons (they don’t get to turn on the TV during the school week). For a […]
March 2016 has been all about the Legos
March began with the launch of “Lego Bionicle” and “Lego Friends” shows on Netflix. I don’t always pay attention to my new suggestions for streaming shows to check out, but my children apparently do–by the time some Legos came in the mail from Netflix, they were already familiar with the […]
Cooked
My bride and I have been excited for weeks about the partnership between Netflix and Michael Pollan to bring “Cooked” to its streaming lineup; it’s a 4-part series based on Mr. Pollan’s most recent book. We watched the first part, “Fire,” on Friday evening. Here’s the description of the show […]
What we can take away from “Making a Murderer”
I normally don’t jump on TV show bandwagons. It was years and years after the start of “Friends” or “Seinfeld” before I watched either with any loyalty. After they ended, I stopped being loyal to anything on TV other than the Crimson Tide’s football team. But then I flipped over […]