Coca-Cola Gets Honest- Finally!

Can you imagine a commercial where Coca-Cola gets honest?

I dunno who made this video, but I was just chatting on Facebook with someone who was APPALLED that Bloomberg passed a measure to prevent certain stores from selling LARGE quantities of soda. "Who does he think he is telling me what I can drink!" was the sentiment, and that "Government is becoming a NANNY STATE!" was the outrage he expressed.

I tried to explain that  the limit wasn't on what you can DRINK, just on what someone could SELL, and that I was all for it because I see Soda as POISON.
  The Honest Coca-Cola Obesity Commercial - YouTube.

If you can imagine a world where Coca-Cola gets Honest, then you might see why someone might want to put a limit on profiting from POISONING... now Cigarettes are next! 

By the way, I definitely drink Coca-Cola, but only about one can a week... and usually with Rum (I'm Cuban)! :-D

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Harlem Shake by SendOutCards

Many people know I am a fan of SendOutCards.com and a fan of these Harlem Shake videos.
Well, here is a Harlem Shake video from the production room over at SendOutCards and I think it's super-fun-




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"Half-Assed is better than Whole"- Says the New York Times

HALF ASSED IS BETTER THAN WHOLE...

That's right people, I've been vindicated by none other than the New York Times.
The article says that after a long study that a bunch of women worked out in groups- some at twice a week, some at four times, and some at six.

And at the end, the twice and four times a week groups got BETTER RESULTS than the 6 times a week women.

As I wrote about in Half-Assed Health- How To Look Good Naked WITHOUIT Starving, Suffering, or Surgery, 3 times a week is ideal, and you do NOT need to kill yourself doing it.


 When are you going to stop acting like it's so HARD to work out, when it's not-

You can LOOK GOOD NAKED within 90 days, from almost any point- and MY BOOK will help you do that without killing yourself over it. I only work out 3 times a week, and today I had 2 donuts, and 5 Munchkins... by myself!

IT'S NOT AS DIFFICULT AS THEY SAY.

3 Tips to Teach Your Child How to Read PENGUIN BOOKS!

3 Tips to Teach Your Child How to Read

by Bones | on February 22, 2013

What Kind Of Penguin Are You?

WE REACHED BEST SELLER STATUS!

One of my goals in writing “What Kind Of Penguin Are You?” was to make it understandable and repetitive enough to helps children learn how to read it on their own. The “OWL SURPRISE” is something kids pick up right away, and are excited about it.

Below are a few reading tips from Children Learning Reading that many find effective.

I hope you enjoy them, and use them in your Story Time!

3 Tips to Teach Children How to Read

By: Children Learning Reading

Learning to read at a young age is important for the development of the child. It helps them develop a better understand of their surroundings, allows them to gather information from printed materials, and provides them with a wonderful source of entertainment when they read stories and rhymes. Children develop at different rates, and some children will develop reading skills quicker than other children; however, what’s important is that as the parent, you are keenly aware of your child’s maturity and reading level to provide them with appropriate books and activities to help them improve.

As parents, you are the most important teacher for your children. You will introduce your child to books and reading. Below we have some tips to help you teach your child to read.

Teach Your Child How to Read Tip #1

Teach your child alphabet letters and sounds at the same time. Studies have shown that children learn best when they are taught the letter names and letter sounds at the same time. In one study, 58 preschool children were randomly assigned to receive instructions in letter names and sounds, letter sound only, or numbers (control group). The results of this study are consistent with past research results in that it found children receiving letter name and sound instruction were most likely to learn the sounds of letters whose names included cues to their sounds. [1]

When teaching your child the letter sounds, have them slowly trace the letter, while saying the sound of the letter at the same time. For example, if you were teaching your child the letter “A”, you would say:

“The letter A makes the /A/ (ah) sound.”

Then have your child say the /A/ sound while tracing the letter with his or her index finger.

Teaching a Child How to Read Tip #2

When teaching your child to read, always emphasize with them that the proper reading order should be from left to right, and top to bottom. To adults, this may seem so basic that anyone should know it. However, our children are not born with the knowledge that printed text should be read from left to right and top to bottom, and this is why you’ll sometimes see children reading from right to left instead – because they were never explicitly taught to read from left to right. When teaching your child how to read, always emphasize this point with them.

Teach Your Child How to Read Tip #3

Teach final consonant blends first. Teaching words such “at” and “and” can lead your child directly to learning words that rhyme with these. For example, for “at”, you can have:

Lat
Pat
Mat
Cat
Sat
Bat
Spat
Chat

For “and”, you can have these rhyming words:

Sand
Band
Land
Hand
Stand
Bland
Brand
Grand
and so on…

You can start teaching blends once your child has learned the sounds of some consonants and short vowel sounds. You don’t need to wait until your child has mastered the sounds of all the letters before teaching blends.

Learning to read is a long process, but it doesn’t have to be a difficult process. Broken down into intuitive and logical steps, a child as young as two years old can learn to read, and older children can accomplish even more.

>> Click here to for a simple, step-by-step program that can teach your children how to read, and watch a video of a 2 year old child reading

Are you a SUPER Penguin?

"SUPER PENGUIN SPECIAL":

OK-OK- Maybe 10,000 is a little much, but how's ONE THOUSAND?

Can we make it to 1,000 downloads
by MIDNIGHT 2/14/2013 ?

Enter your email below, and then continue..

 

"Help Me Super Penguin... You're My Only Hope!"

Yesterday I released my first book for children- "What Kind Of Penguin Are YOU?" for FREE and I plan to keep it that way until midnight on Valentine's Day, but I have a goal-

I want the book to get 1,000 FREE Downloads.

Why? Well, more people will see the book, and parents cruising Amazon for a book for their kids will see it, and enjoy it with their kids, and wouldn't that be awesome?

But I can't do it alone, and yesterday, my AWESOME FRIENDS have been passing along my webpage and sharing it, and making me feel fantastic- but I need it to go further if it's going to break out past my personal contacts and be seen over the Disney's and the Toy-inspired books.

So I figured out a plan- but I need help- From SUPER PENGUINS

When you share something on facebook, there's a little "Promote" button right under your post.:

I'm asking you to hit that "promote" button for me, and that would be SUPER!

It'll cost you $7. 

Yes- I know, I'm asking you to spend your money on MY promotion, and even though I don't get a cent out of any of this, I figure I should compensate you for the $7... here's what I figured out:

1- You OF COURSE get the Book- "What Kind Of Penguin Are YOU?" FREE at Amazon (click now)

2- Amazon will ask if you want to post that you downloaded the book, and you can click "Share"- (If you already did, just share that) When you post, just comment on it saying "I'm a SUPER PENGUIN!"

When I reach 1,000 downloads- I will add these bonuses for EVERYONE on the list:

3- I will send out 4 NEW PENGUINS that you can download as a .pdf, along with the bonuses I included in the first book- a coloring penguin and instructions for making a Paper Penguin Beak.

4- You will get VIP treatment at a show that I do with Freestyle Repertory Theatre in New York sometime.

4- You'll be on my list, and be the FIRST to learn about the next books I release!

All for hitting that $7 "promote" button, (of which I get 0- it all goes to Zuckerberg, but that's cool- he deserves it)

So- If you're down with that, and want to be a SUPER PENGUIN. please post THIS WEBPAGE and click "Promote".

THANK YOU SUPER PENGUIN- YOU'RE MY HERO!!!

How To Make a Paper Penguin Beak For YOUR Children

A Paper Penguin Beak for Children

Now that you have a copy of "What Kind Of Penguin Are YOU?", your little one might want to show off their creativity. Why not  discover what kind of Penguin they see themselves as? You can start by printing out this coloring penguin, and having your child draw on it and color it in.

Then you might want to get more 3-D and create a Paper Penguin Beak that they can wear around the house and flap their wings and shuffle their feet. Children (and adults!) love playing with things they've made, just like something you've cooked tastes better because YOU did it. Let's give your kids that fun too!

This is a great craft to get them engaged, and remind them of the different kind of Penguins in the book. You can also teach them about other kinds of birds along the way. Thanks to EHow for these great instructions:

Things You'll Need For Your Paper Penguin Beak:

• Construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue

Instructions To Make a Paper Penguin Beak:

1. Fold one corner of a sheet of orange or yellow construction paper to the opposite side, matching up the edges evenly. You should have a triangular flap and about 2 inches of paper sticking out from the bottom on one side.

2. Cut off the 2 inches of paper that sticks out from the triangle. Unfold the triangle from bottom to top so that it looks like a diamond shape with a horizontal crease through the middle.

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3. Put glue along two bottom edges of the diamond. Fold the triangle down along the crease again and press the edges together. Let the glue dry for a few minutes.

4. Fold the triangle in half from left to right. Crease well and unfold the paper. Make sure the crease forms a peak and the top edge of the triangle is still the folded edge.

5. Fold the top edge of the triangle down about 1/2 inch. Crease well. Punch a hole in both sides of the triangle under the small flap you just made.

6. Cut two pieces of string 1 foot long. Tie an end of one of the strings through the hole in one side of the triangle. Tie an end of the other piece of string through the other hole. Wear your construction paper penguin beak mask by placing the folded edge over your nose and tying the two pieces of string together behind your head

Now You Have a Paper Penguin Beak For Children!

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Books for Children- "What Kind Of Penguin Are YOU?"

If you're looking for books for children, "What Kind Of Penguin Are YOU?" may be what you're looking for...

Written by a 12-year veteran of Performing for Kids, "What Kind Of Penguin Are YOU?" is one of the rare books for children that talks directly to the reader.

The question is asked so that your child may ask themselves who they want to be- but not "when they grow up", but Who They Want To Be RIGHT NOW, then you'll understand why this is one of the special books for children.

John "Bones" Rodriguez has been performing with Freestyle Repertory Theatre for the past 12 years, and they are the #1 Assembly group in the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

You may have seen their video about the shows they do in schools, but they have also been doing writing workshops, so they have EXTENSIVE experience entertaining and educating children.

Now that author John "Bones" Rodriguez has started writing Books for Children, he intends on writing several more to bring parents and their children to experience some joy together.

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As a performer, I often hear children talking about what they want to be "when they grow up" instead of what they want to be NOW. Many children don't know that they can choose what they want to be at ANY MOMENT, and the freedom and fun that comes with that CHOICE.

You can sign up now and get on the mailing list for future books for children from John "Bones" Rodriguez on his personal website.