In a partnership with the reusable goods retailer One Small Step and their “Boycott the Baggie” campaign, The Sippy Cups have written and recorded a brand new song. “Who Needs the Junk?”, and the accompanying video (below), are meant to raise awareness of the tons and tons of crap that […]
Opening yourself up in confessionals and other kinds of personal, revelatory writing for the world to see and read. I don’t do it much around here, but this is what blogging started as, right? This is stuff from my past that even the Mrs. doesn’t know about. I don’t talk […]
Actual conversations between the Mouse and I, over the course of the prior 3 days: Mouse: “Daddy, do Kings pick apples?” Me: I dunno, honey, I guess they could if they wanted apples straight from an orchard. Why? Mouse: “Because if a King picked apples, that would be random.” …then, […]
Look, I don’t like any merger of sexuality and childhood but Sesame Street’s decision to pull the Katy Perry & Elmo “Hot & Cold” video (from the Sesame Street TV broadcast) reeks of overreaction – even if it is the right move. How could the folks behind The Street think […]
As we get set to embark on another journey skyward with the children, I figured now would be a great time to revisit my No Fail Kids-on-a-Plane Plan. I wrote that 4 years ago, just before we took the Bear, then 2.5-years old, to France for a couple of weeks. […]
I’m overweight. According to the Wii Fit, I’m obese actually, and although I’ve spent the better part of 2010 trying to reverse it, I’ve been this way much of my life. Why? A general lack of exercise, donuts, bad eating habits, fast food (up until 2003), soda (up until the […]
Seemingly a blogging tradition, I’ve never once participated in a Wordless Wednesday type of post. But, considering I’ve got a mild case of writer’s block, today’s a super day to rely on a couple of kindie rock videos and a photo to pass the time here on OWTK. The […]
The Bear begins 1st Grade in 11 days. The ’10-’11 school supply list sits by the front door, waiting for a trip to our local parent/teacher store. This morning, I did a drive-by past the uniform store to check their hours. Then I thought, wait a sec, the Bear hasn’t […]
