NOTEBOOK
Commentary, experiments, failures (more often than not) and experiences in the field.
Sometimes Pooh Happens!
Tomorrow, we’re celebrating Winnie the Pooh and his adventures. We got to meet the bloke at Disney World this year, so Finn and I are kind of obsessed with him. Winnie is the Pooh, man. We are teaming up with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Mr. The Pooh, and Twitter Party Hostess with the mostest, […]
I Met a Father Named Kanye West
Let me be honest at the beginning here and disclose two important things before you read on. Besides the fact that I am morphing into Andy Herald… First, I have been working for 20th Television (Fox) for the past few months doing online strategy at the Kris Jenner Show, among others. These comments do not […]
Cooties Epidemic Breaking News
Daybreak, the world sits on the edge of its seat, anxiously chewing its collective hand-sanitized fingernails for news of some breakthrough, some hope, as outbreaks of the cooties virus continue to sweep across the U.S. Yesterday the National Guard finished shutting down all schools, parks, playgrounds and ball pits; a massive effort to slow the […]
Staring at Nothing
He’s sitting there next to me with the book open. The closeness of his face to its cardboard pages a gauge of his intensity. It must be a good one, he’s already holding it inches away as he pretends to read it to me in his bed. He’s four. He’s adorable. He’s totally absorbed. Me? […]
The Blogged Generation
My family sits like a clump of wires at the back of a desk. Disentangling my familial politics and systems has often proved equally difficult. So when it came time to forge ahead to make my dad’s final plans after he died, things were inevitably complicated. I don’t know where my father’s ashes were spread. […]
National Parents’ Day!
On Sunday, July 28th, it will be a national day of observation for something very worthwhile. National Milk Chocolate Day? Nope, that’s the day before. National Lasagna Day? Wrong, again. That’s the day after… No, it’s National Parents Day on July 28th, and in observance of the important calendar date, we are teaming up with […]
When We Were Kids Together
My son launches into a cackling spell befitting a dictator watching an enemy fall. Or, at the very least, bellowing as any genius villain would in a James Bond flick. Finn has a great laugh. Even when it’s forced, the wind flies from his lungs and I get the impression he’s letting the whole world […]
Tired Parent Motel
It’s Friday night. You’ve reserved a babysitter seven days in advance, the calendar is marked, and now that the time has come — you’re dead tired. You WANT to have a good time. You NEED a break. But it’s the end of the week and you can barely spell “Floccinaucinihilipilification.” That’s a real word, by […]
First Time Fireworked
I think people love fireworks because they paint the sky with the very same emotional reaction we have when we see the people we love. This Vine represents, I believe, the first time Finn saw fireworks. You might notice the change in his face from the moment before to the moment after. It’s sort of […]
