Category Archives: Silliness

Superheroes Playing Baseball

It’s this kind of ridiculous fun that makes me love old 1950s/1960s comic books (and the current cartoons based upon them): The video stalls in the first 7 seconds, but bear with it. It’s the only version I could find online.

For the love of Mo!

Storytime has pretty much become ritual in our house. Aside from dinnertime and bath time, it’s the other consistent that’s needed for a complete wrap-up of our day. We started very early reading to the little guy (in utero) and have carried it over practically every night since. In fact, we’re now at a pointContinue reading “For the love of Mo!”

Now the story of a street named Sesame, and the one magician…

Now that fatherhood has me watching more Sesame Street than ever before, I occasionally come across unexpected moments like this. Fellow “Arrested Development” fans might have been as surprised as I was to see Will Arnett pop up in an episode as Max the Magician, essentially just playing Gob Bluth, complete with a Sesame-type versionContinue reading “Now the story of a street named Sesame, and the one magician…”

Party in the dark

During those torrential storms two weeks ago, two things happened. The first, I proved my sometimes stupidity/overconfidence in a way that almost got us killed and secondly, we had a lot of fun as a family. When I went to go pick up the little guy after work, the rains had already begun picking up.Continue reading “Party in the dark”

Things I learned from my son – happy feet

Sometimes, my son will do something so innocuous and full of joy that I can’t help but stare at him and realize what a profound statement he has just made to me without even knowing it. Our little monkey LOVES to be barefoot. When we’re riding in the car, give it just a few minutesContinue reading “Things I learned from my son – happy feet”

Yes, I locked myself in my backseat

It was pouring rain yesterday, as in severe storm-type of pouring. So, with his little windbreaker hood over his head, I hurried the little guy out to the car in the morning as we headed out for the day. With the new car seat in place, especially with my tiny car, it takes a littleContinue reading “Yes, I locked myself in my backseat”

Puttin’ on the Ritz

It’s no secret that Meg and I love a Golden Age long before our own. As I’ve mentioned before, my sister-in-law always jokes that our little guy “won’t know what era he’s growing up in” when his parents are watching black and white movies and listening to music from the Big Band era. He’ll findContinue reading “Puttin’ on the Ritz”

A trip to the museum

Between work duties, family duties, holidays, and projects around the house, time for actual fun has been pretty sparse lately. That’s why, a few weeks ago, we decided to take a day and go to a museum. It was a nice, relaxing family trip, and was much-needed. While we were there, I grabbed a littleContinue reading “A trip to the museum”