Parenting Blog
on June 11, 2018 at 3:25 pm ×
Rickety knees have relegated the scaling of tall buildings to fantasyland for me; leaping those same skyscrapers in a single bound, what with that degenerative lower back and all, is, at this point in life, an even worse idea. I may not have actual superpowers like Elastigirl, or even in […]
OWTK Giveaways
on January 29, 2018 at 12:19 pm ×
To hear author John August tell it on his wonderful Wondery podcast called Launch, in which he goes deep into the woods to walk the listener through the process of conceiving, writing, pitching, editing, selling, and releasing his first book, Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire, this magical fictional […]
Parenting Blog
on June 23, 2017 at 11:02 pm ×
There are many synonyms for “parenting”. “Careful Captain” is one. That’s what I called my wife for the first, hmmmm, 8 years or so of our oldest daughter’s life. It was a parade of “Oh sweetie, be careful!” and “You’re too close to the street, be careful!” coming from her, much […]
OWTK Giveaways
on November 30, 2016 at 10:44 am ×
We’re years away from robot maids (but let’s not kid ourselves, they’re coming. I’m looking at you Elon Musk) but a robotic litter box is pretty darn close to futuristic and that’s here now. Right now. Like, at one point in time you had to hold bread (probably not even […]
Holiday Gift Guide
on November 20, 2016 at 7:39 am ×
Like most terrific things in life, this too started out not quite accidental but entirely unplanned. It also was, as this is now, the result of a writing job. I know, strange right, to have your life altered by a random email in your inbox, a PR rep who couldn’t […]