SECRET AGENT 23 SKIDOO MAKE BELIEVERS You know the story of that Neil Young album? The one he made on his way out of a record contract, after an already tense album release; ’twas an LP meant to satisfy a requirement. Turns out, it wasn’t quite Neil Young-ish enough to […]
It’s only a dollar, 100 pennies shiny or dull, yet there exists in my mind a quantum leap between a $.99 app and one worth $1.99. ********** Miny Moe Car, an iPad & iPhone app seemingly constructed lovingly out of the finest scrapbook paper, offers your younger children — specifically […]
DOG ON FLEAS INVISIBLE FRIENDS Dog on Fleas is the quintessential American, 21st century all-ages kid’s band. They are hilarious — goofy but not cartoonish. They are raucous — musically punchy but always endearing, and oft genuinely tender. They incorporate a cornucopia of tasteful instrumentation, including a subtle electronic undercurrent, […]
Many years ago, when the Bear was still toddlering about the neighbohood, I impulse-bought a Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood DVD. The purchase was fueled by a nostalgia for the zipped-sweater + slipper wearing TV legend that, frankly, I didn’t know I possessed. It was unwatchable. Not only for the Bear who […]
In was 2008, or ’09 — my mind is fuzzy on that detail — but what’s clear as crystal are the sights, smells, and sounds of the moment our addiction to CLIF Kid Zbars began. It was in Newport, RI at the famed Newport Folk Fest. CLIF was there for […]
Simple & elegantly stated truths and bits of wisdom from a Mom to her almost 10-year old daughter. This is a lovely love letter from one parent to one child, and should be read by any and all whether you’ve got a young lady approaching 10 (as I do), or […]
I weave in and out of this blogger tradition, this Wordless Wednesday thing. Ideally, I’d have developed some kind of routine over the 6 years of this blog, some kind of schedule so that you, my lovely & loyal readers, would know what to expect to see on OWTK day […]
Many years ago, while the wife and I were waiting for a table in an airport restaurant while waiting for a plane that would eventually take us somewhere, we witnessed a young woman drinking at the restaurant’s bar with a baby strapped to her chest via one of those Baby […]
