Articles for tag: Bffs, Diaries, Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Karla News

Young People’s Pavilion: Dork Diaries 5

Read more at http://www.youngpeoplespavilion.com/ My oldest daughter, an intermediate grade reader, and a lot of her friends love and relate to the protagonist of this book. Eighth-grader Nikki Maxwell is already more than a little cynical. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who curls up with a diary and a box of Godiva chocolates,” ...

Karla News

Roku: How a Set-top Box Can Stream Video and Rock Your World

When my son had a play date recently at the home of one of his BFFs, the boy’s Perfect Mom (svelte figure, always beautifully dressed, finds time for yoga, baking and a career) gave me the five-cent tour of her new Apple TV. In seconds, Perfect Mom cued up the latest kids’ movie, “The Pirates! ...

Karla News

Virgin America Meets Portland, Oregon, and ‘Portlandia’

Portlanders, known for their sunny dispositions, smiled that much bigger on the afternoon of June 5, 2012, when Virgin America’s inaugural flight 816 departed from San Francisco International Airport, landing at Portland International Airport. The hour-and-40-minute flight, with a mix of ticketed passengers, Virgin America’s CEO David Cush, Portland Mayor Sam Adams, actor Kyle MacLachlan ...

Karla News

Cheap Momma and the Book Clubs

I have a confession to make. Its something I feel you, my loyal readers, have a right to know. I am a nerd. No, no, don’t try to deny it. It’s true. I’m woman enough to admit it. But even though I may have my nerd-like tendencies, I’m definitely not your textbook geek. I mean, ...