Three weeks ago when I went to the nearest supermarket and stopped at the crossroads to wait for the green light, I suddenly got a feeling I got into a movie. In the Shaun of the dead movie, to be precise (I’d definitely recommend this comedy for watching). However, [...]
Before publishing this blog, I ran it by my wife. She read dutifully and came to the conclusion: “If you post this, people are going to think you’re an a-hole.” She’s probably right; my wife is quite in tune with how people respond to stimulus. Much more so than I [...]
INTRODUCING YOU TO BANDS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW, BUT TOTALLY SHOULD. Modest Mouse I am always surprised at how many people don’t know the excellent band Modest Mouse. Most don’t realize who they are, despite probably being able to recognize some tunes from 2004’s breakout album “Good News For [...]
Babies are a bit like dogs when they are sleeping. Periods of calm restfulness interspersed with moments of activity. Dogs whimper and run in their sleep. Babies – at least the one currently sleeping on my chest – go through periods of activity as well. This particular one also whimpers [...]
There's two reasons, really. But first, let me back up and tell you about the books. After some ups and downs - including a failed kickstarter, which is a whole other story to tell - I finally self-published the first book in the series, Nicky Is Stanced-Out. (Direct Link) (Amazon [...]
I was a month shy of five years old when my brother was born. Within fairly short order my parents put me to work keeping him entertained. My job was to sit on the couch with my brother resting against my arm and the arm of the couch while he [...]
G7 T0 P1 A6 L1 Call it a rant, call it a vent, call it whatever you like. I’ve never been much of a writer, and by no means pretend to be one now. I am a father who is sharing his story as part of my process. Yesterday, my [...]
INTRODUCING YOU TO BANDS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW, BUT TOTALLY SHOULD. Electric President I suppose doing this week’s article on Electric President is sort of cheating since I’ve already covered Ben Cooper’s other project “Radical Face”. But if you’re as big of a fan of his poetry and music as [...]
We are a dad and daughter team in Bristol, UK seeking to start a farm for parents, toddlers and elders to come together and tackle loneliness. We want to see the youngest and eldest generations mixing together, enabling the elders of our society to pass on their wisdom to the [...]
“And this will be, the one thing we remember.” ~ OK Go My son is two-and-a-half years old. His favorite song is The One Moment, by OK Go. I have to sing it to him every night before bed, like a lullaby. If it comes on when we’re in the [...]