Just Keep Swimming, Swimming, Swimming

I think that’s what we all have to remember. As we cry over how unfair life can get, we have to remind ourselves that we prayed/wished/did the hokey pokey for most of the issues that bring us headaches. You were thrilled when you landed that job currently keeping you in the office until 8 p.m. You once thought your spouse was the best catch in the room. You saved for your house that you don’t want to clean. And, I desperately wanted (and still want) the two-year-old that I have stood over in a corner at Target while he had his temper tantrums (yes, I am that parent). [["validates_presence_of",{"message":"Please enter your email address."}],["validates_length_of",{"too_long":"Your email address must contain between 5 and 100 characters.","maximum":100,"allow_nil":true}],["validates_email_format_of",{"message":"Your email address is not properly formatted. Mind giving it another shot?"}],["validates_uniqueness_of",{"message":"The email address you entered is being used by another member. Please try a different address.","client_can_validate":true,"exists_url":"/users/exists?email="}]] [["validates_presence_of",{"message":"Please enter your password."}],["validates_length_of",{"too_short":"Your password must contain between 4 and 40 characters.","too_long":"Your password must contain between 4 and 40 characters.","allow_nil":true,"minimum":4,"maximum":40}],["validates_format_of",{"message":"Your password may contain only letters, numbers, underscores, and hyphens. No emoticons, please. :p","with":["^[a-zA-Z0-9\\_\\-]*?

Pixar Buddy Songs | mobile recycling

Buddy Songs is a smooth-playing slip of a disc destined to be the backdrop for a thousand kindergarten playdates–these are the kinds of songs you want your 5-year-old to bond with his friends over, and maybe to take a few lessons from. Don’t expect a lot of arm-twisting: with familiar favorites from Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, and Cars in the lineup, any kid worth his coloring book collection will whistle along happily. If there’s a quibble to be had it’s that the happy songs herein are all re-dos; instead of Randy Newman singing “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” its Riders in the Sky, and instead of the punchy Tim Buppert versions of “Fish School” and “Turtle Rock” (not from the official Finding Nemo soundtrack, but from the spinoff Finding Nemo: Ocean Favorites ), it’s Fred Mollin, who turns in several other tracks, too. The good news is Mollin is a natural at projecting the friendliness of the originals–he doesn’t mess with the mood. Together with the tight-harmonizing Riders, who tackle six selections, he makes Buddy Songs way worth palling around with. –Tammy La Gorce

PRICE: $9.