Archives for October 2003

I just got back from Wyoming (a small town in Illinois, not the state). Kim and I put on a bevy of workshops for the elementary schools as a kickoff for their Kim & Jason FUNdraising campaign. We had eight total sessions over the course of two days, from kindergarten all the way up to fifth grade. Even though we didn't put in all that much time, I sure am beat. And I have even more respect for the daily life of a teacher. The first day was the fourth and fifth graders, an age group I'm quite used to working with. As far as the second day, all I can say is...thank God Kim was there. Being …

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Well, I don't know how it happened. It's not like I saw it coming. I didn't mean for it to happen. But it did. I've become the people I hate. It's not even Halloween, and I'm already thinking about Christmas. Here is a direct quote from a previous Bird Droppings post (11/13/02): "And another thing. I hate it that the malls have all their Christmas stuff up the day after Halloween." So here I am, a week BEFORE Halloween, and I have Christmas on the brain. Mind you, I'm the type of guy who doesn't even consider putting on Christmas music until after Thanksgiving, and sometimes, I need a week or …

[Read more...] about Christmas Before Halloween, Valentine’s Day At Thanksgiving.

Some of you reading this may know that Jaimie Hollenback is the Publicity Princess of JBiRD iNK. She is currently trying her best to land Kim & Jason on Oprah, someway, somehow. One of the things we've learned is that the producers like a really detailed pitch for a specific show, right down to potential guests and even sample interview questions. Jaimie recently handed me a list of "Oprah" questions to answer, and I've pushed it off long enough (sorry James). I figured it would be fun to share the answers here. It'll give me some good practice before my appearance on the show …

[Read more...] about My Interview With Oprah