You may be the most hardcore of Disney aficionados but you probably don’t know about the Disney Dreamers Academy. The annual event brings together one hundred high school academic superstars and a gaggle of celebrities and inspirational speakers with the intention of propelling those fortunate young people into life like […]
This golf story needed a rewrite before the first sentence had been put down because even with the most radiant light there are shadows. Mine was a childhood spent in Payne Stewart style knickers (possibly the origin point of the Bogle cuff) walking upwind to avoid the long tail of […]
You know how some kids will happily get lost inside a YouTube wormhole, watching video after video of other kids playing with toys or opening boxes or building cities in Minecraft? Of course you do because you’re alive in 2016. Well then, you and your video obsessed mini-mes need to […]
There’s no doubt that, as far as far away places go, Antarctica is about as flamboyantly far away as one can get. I mean, it is waaaaaaaay way way down there! Antarctica commands an austere commitment of time as well as copious amount of discretionary income just to reach, and […]
There was never a gaggle of friends, male or (and most certainly not) female, hanging around me as a boy or as a young adult. I grew up alone from a peer standpoint, which wasn’t all bad. I credit the arrangement for keeping me out of a lot of the […]
I’ve previously written about the sweet, sentimental greatness of certain musically-inclined papa’s singing about their children. Most notably, see Mr. Whirly’s “Mooshpie” music video. It’s a ditty I called the best parenting song ever. Here’s another lovely parenting song and music video from The Que Pastas. “Helen’s Song” is a […]
The well containing all of the knowledge we wish to pass on to our kids is bottomless. I reckon, in fact, that it goes on quite a bit further than that. Frankly, I’m not certain if there are fewer or more than one secret to raising great kids. Hell, I’ve […]
Ooooh man, “Be A Little Angel” is still one of the most fly songs ever…and now there’s a music videooooo! I properly love this song by Mista Cookie Jar and the Chocolate Chips. LOOOOOVE IT. I’ve spun “Be A Little Angel” dozens of times for myself and for my girls, […]
