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Corn Pops Cereal Treats

John Mastro — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:11:17 +0000

We’ve all tried and love Rice Krispie Treats. What’s not to love about them? Chewy, marshmallowy, buttery goodness! Well, when you want an awesome treat that’s similar yet distinctively different, grab a box of Corn Pops and make this fabulously chewy, marshmallowy, buttery treat instead! Ingredients: Corn Pops Cereal Marshmallows or Marshmallow Fluff Butter First let [...]

The Lion King Musical at San Diego Civic Theater

John Mastro — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:24:30 +0000

This week we took our two boys to see the Broadway musical smash The Lion King in San Diego at the Civic Theater. We were really looking forward to it, well, my wife and I were at least. We had never seen the musical, and unbeknown to me until the performance ended, the boys had [...]

I am the World’s Worst Blogger

John Mastro — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:50 +0000

I think it’s gotta be official. I am the world’s worst blogger. At least by my standards anyway. I set out on this crazy blogger adventure in the hopes of sharing my self professed brilliant writing skills and the infinite wisdom and insight that I possess with the world, while making a decent second income [...]

Balloon Boy a Hoax. No Kidding!

John Mastro — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:37:43 +0000

The infamous Balloon Boy balloon came down this past October 15th, and after a few more hours of rivoting suspense…”Where is he then?”, “Did he fall out?”, we discover he was safe and napping in a box in the attic. You can’t script TV like that! And you certainly couldn’t ask for greater media exposure…hmm. I’m [...]

Planning a Vacation is Hard Work!

John Mastro — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:04:55 +0000

My wife and I will be celebrating our 2 year anniversary this November, and we want to do something special together. Not only because we didn’t officially have a honeymoon, but as soon as baby #4 comes in April, life as we know it will cease to exist, replaced by sleepless nights, dirty diapers, a [...]

Dads Can Change Diapers Too

John Mastro — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:26:15 +0000

Congrats new Dad! Welcome to the exciting, crazy, inspiring, frustrating and wonderful world of fatherhood! Thinking of all the great times ahead, all those proud, broad smiled Dad and child moments to come? Are you thinking perhaps of how you will give your child everything they ever wanted, or how you’ll be there for their [...]

Why I Love Audiobooks

John Mastro — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:18:22 +0000

All my life I have always enjoyed reading books. I reminisce of afternoons as a kid sitting up in the crook of an old tree in our backyard, imagining that I was a dogsled musher while reading Jack London’s Call of the Wild. To being a geeky teenager spending his allowance on the first novels [...]

10 Tips to Choosing a Baby Name

John Mastro — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:47:39 +0000

It’s official! You are going to have a baby! Congratulations to you and yours! What a wonderful thing it is to be a parent, especially a new parent. There’s so much to do to prepare, so much to consider and decide. One of the most important decisions is what to name the baby when he or [...]

The Best Place to Eat at Disneyland

John Mastro — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:57:00 +0000

On a recent trip to Disneyland, my family and I discovered one of the best and less known dining choices in the park. The Big Thunder Ranch Barbecue features an all you can eat, family style barbecue meal for lunch or dinner that is absolutely delicious! For Disneyland, the price is reasonable considering the food [...]

Star Wars: In Concert – A Fans Review

John Mastro — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:46:23 +0000

The greatest science fiction film saga of all time came alive as never before on Thursday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. It was a great spectacle of sound, light, pyrotechnics, dramatics and blazing lightsabers. Star Wars: In Concert brought audiences, young and old, rookie and veteran, a multimedia concert experience that featured [...]