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 […]
Parenting Blog
on April 9, 2018 at 8:37 am ×
It’s a joke, but not really. I invited you over not for the cheery conversation bubble you’ll pull me into or because your presence will undoubtedly fill our humble home with good spirit. No, you got that precious invite because having guests over is the kick-in-the-butt I need to clean […]
Parenting Blog
on October 24, 2017 at 8:15 am ×
Sometimes we modern folk do stuff solely because we think it’ll look awesome on social media. It’s okay, we all suffer for our art at one point or another. For example, we know in our heads and in our hearts that the annual county hot air balloon festival is going […]
Parenting Blog
on December 28, 2016 at 8:31 am ×
Hey parents, let’s make a pact to not grow up. We can do this, right team!? I’m back on the Clorox Spin Cycle blog again this month sharing a six pack of childhood things that we adults shouldn’t give up just because we’ve grown-up. Take a look and tell me […]
Travel
on August 18, 2016 at 8:00 am ×
You’re a mess from gate to gate and you make flying even more miserable than it already is on cramped planes with overpriced, slow-as-a-snail WiFi. Yeah you, I’m taking to you. There are small signs that the airline industry is trying to make domestic travel at 35,000 feet enjoyable again […]
Parenting Blog
on June 8, 2016 at 2:19 pm ×
Confession time, I haven’t the foggiest idea what either of my daughters’ first words were. I’d like to think each kid blurted out a loud & proud “dada!” because, well, duh, but I’d only be guessing. “Emancipation”? “Hummus”? “Let’s Go Red Wings!”? Maaaaaaaybe, but no, probably not. Jimmy Fallon, the […]
Hodgepodge
on April 28, 2016 at 3:23 am ×
Not that croissant, when said properly (not as though it’s nothing more than a gummy vessel by which a shitty Burger King sandwich enters the mouth), isn’t already a fab word and not that it’s not already French, but chocolate croissant sounds better in French because in French it’s called […]
Parenting Blog
on February 17, 2016 at 1:41 pm ×
This is the moment you’ve been waiting for, kids. The official guide to “Bogleling” your jeans is finally here so you can cuff your Lee Jeans like a champ in all kinds of weather, for all kinds of occasions. What do you have coming up…Grammy Awards red carpet walk? Family […]