Cubes and Crayons

Here's an odd but useful mix: Cubes and Crayons. Something for everyone -- work for the parent, play for the kid:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/06/BU5IVUHDJ.DTL

Website and rules:

http://www.cubesandcrayons.com/house_rules.jsp

Picking DVDs to Watch with your Significant Other

This is actually pretty clever -- the 5-1 method:

http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/04/how-to-and-not-to-pick-a-dvd-with-your-girlfriend