It’s a busy world out there and not much shocks me these days but the recent publicity stunt by Ashley Madison has got people talking. See what else caught my radar this week.
Ashley Madison Wants to Save Our Zoos – Sarah heard this story on the radio last week at the dentist office and almost choked on her mouthwash. In a typically irreverent move, Ashley Madison, the well-known online dating site (for married people!), is willing to save some of our local zoos in Toronto—Far Enough Farm on Centre Island and High Park Zoo—in exchange for naming rights. ’You’ll love the cougars at our zoo,’ wrote Noel Biderman, the company’s CEO. This is reminiscent of the time back in 2009 when he tried to pimp up our TTC buses with the slogan ‘life’s short, have an affair’. Genius or troublemaker?
P&G Video – We posted this video on Facebook last week and received a lot of comments from our fans. Our office was in tears after watching it. Any parent who takes their child to any kind of organized sport or activity will appreciate it. I have to say, P&G nailed it. Bring on the games!
Holy Crap Cereal – You might have seen this in some grocery shelves recently but Sarah and I have been loving Holy Crap Cereal for about a year now. It’s not just the name that got us hooked (and how can you pass up on Skinny B, the gluten-free version), but the goodness it’s filled with. Chock full of all the stuff we’re supposed to be feeding ourselves (chia seeds being one in particular), it makes you feel good, even if you have no clue what the ingredients are.
Parents Suing Apple – According to Babble, parents in the US are suing Apple over their kids’ addiction to apps, specifically the apps that use gamification or ‘game currencies’ to advance to the next level or add features. The bottom line is that the kids have been racking up huge bills playing these highly addictive games because the players can buy more currency and the parents are getting dinged unknowingly. Whose fault is this?
Gender Reveal Parties Cont’d – I wrote about these last week on my blog and low and behold one of our SavvyStory tellers had one this week! Kristine from Busy but Healthy announced to her family (then posted it on the internet) that she is having a girl! Her clue? Pink filling in the cake.
Expecting babies these days is a big job. First you have to plan your babymoon (that last trip as a couple), then there is the Gender Reveal Party. So, once the sex of the baby is determined at the first ultrasound, couples gather their friends and family around to announce the sex of the 12 week old fetus. Note that the baby is only about 12 weeks old—in utero—for its first party. I guess if you’re going to celebrate, then let it be about the birth of a child. It’s not like we have a lot of sports teams to celebrate with (I’m talking to you, Maple Leafs). Check out some of the inspirational images on Pinterest we found on this topic.
Imagine my horror when I read this article Sarah sent me about the latest hair removal trend among women. Nose hairs, apparently, need to be removed. The ones inside your nose. Why am I the last to hear about this? I have nose hair and I get a lot of press releases. People, please keep me informed! I care about hair (see Goody bracelets below for proof). But now that I know, I don’t think I’ll go. You?
Dirty Yoga. It sounds like fun and it is—but it’s designed specifically for straight men. With a mandate to ‘take the fear out of practicing yoga’, it eliminates the scary spiritual parts of yoga, banishes all opportunity for embarrassment and humiliation (including the fear of farting in front of hot chicks), thereby allowing men to practice yoga in complete secret. It’s funny and very clever but the genius is in the fact that it’s an online recurring subscription service and it offers some decent yoga routines that men might do. Look for this again in an upcoming Father’s Day gift list soon. It’s good stuff. Read these seven reasons why straight men are scared of yoga.
No more sporting those less-than-attractive black elastics around your wrist (how did we let that go on for so long?). Goody has hopped on the stacked bracelet trend and brought us a practical solution—the Goody Double Wear Elastics. They come in packs of two, but buy more and wear a bunch at a time if you want to look cool. Even one looks better than that ratty old black number you have on your wrist right now. No hairs attached (and good for dirty yoga routines).
For Earth Day (this Sunday), I’ll direct you to a short video about a movie called Play Again. Because our kids deserve more time outside and we need to make that happen. I feel very strongly about this. Get them outside.
