It's easy to forget the time when you're kicking back with a great cup of chai, coffee or tea, but being late can sure kill the buzz. To the rescue: TimeMug, a 16-ounce travel tumbler with a built-in battery-operated timepiece. Made of stainless steel, it's dishwasher safe; the clock has a waterproof casing. TimeMug comes in 17 colors, including bella yellow and olivia orange ($24.95) or with added rhinestone bling ($29.95), at www.timemug.com.

— Paula Rath

JUST FOR KIDS

SING ALONG TO LEARN

What are you doing to prepare your littlest ones for the new school year? Local teacher Jennifer Fixman has written more than 200 educational songs through her national company, www.EduTunes.com Inc. Her newest program, Early Phonics ($19.99), teaches preschool through first-grade children, along with special-needs children of all ages, how to begin reading, through 29 songs. Karaoke versions at the end of the 70-minute CD allow children to sing independently; www.edutunes.com, 728-8863.

— Zenaida Serrano

FINAL WORD

"The idea behind 'Wanted' is ... that, if you ran into Hitler before he did everything, and you knew, should you shoot him? And I would."

Angelina Jolie, in Entertainment Weekly