Chalk Talk
New game. Written in chalk is something that Babs said today. You have to guess what this means in English. And go!
Cheerios Writes Back
One month ago, I wrote the below letter to Cheerios, asking to (1) change their shape, (2) put my daughter on their box cover, and (3) send us a lifetime supply. Here is the original letter. Well, upon returning home from work, yesterday, I was excited to receive [...]
Holy Crap! We’re Less Than Two Months Away From Baby #2
I just received my weekly update from BabyCenter, which told me that Tommy boy is now 16.7 inches long, and weighing in at around 3.75 lbs. This baby is a baby already! And we’re told that he is the size of a jicama. I didn’t know what they [...]
Thank You Letter to Pottery Barn
Dear Pottery Barn, When I put my baby to sleep every night, she dozes off on a pair of your soft sheets. You are always there for her, and she often drools on you. My family eats off your plates for meals such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, and sometimes even [...]
BabyCenter…Should My Breasts Be Leaking?
Dear BabyCenter, My wife is now 31 weeks pregnant, and I’ve been enjoying your weekly emails for months now. I learned today that baby Tommy weighs about 3.3 pounds, and is the size of about four naval oranges. I was very excited to hear this…he is a little human! [...]
Miller Lite…Will You Please Sponsor My Dad-chelor Party?
Two weeks ago, I mailed the below letter to Miller Lite, explaining how much they meant to the world's first Dad-chelor Party. Well, I was excited to see that they wrote back, but I was not excited about their response... I knew I had to do something...I [...]
My First Kegel
I receive weekly updates from BabyCenter on my wife’s pregnancy. Well, last week, they taught us how to do kegels, so I figured I better learn. Kegel exercises are defined as the tightening and holding of muscles near your private parts, and they can help prevent urinary incontinence [...]
Thank you, Steve Jobs
The world is stunned by the passing of Steve Jobs. He has effected everybody in such a remarkable way, and I just wanted to take my turn to say thank you. Without Steve Jobs' innovations... I wouldn't know how to edit video footage, so there would be no LIFE [...]
The Cabbage Patch Kid
I have a Cabbage Patch Kid. No, I didn’t just go buy one. Yes, my daughter has one already, but that’s not what I’m writing about… BabyCenter.com just told me in my weekly update about my wife’s pregnancy, that my son is the weight of a cabbage (3 lbs). [...]
Letter to the Fed
To: Federal Reserve Board Attn: Ben Bernanke 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, CD 20551 Dear Ben, Although we have never met in person, I have watched your work from afar. Attempting to put the entire country on your back through the financial crisis, you have to make decisions [...]