According to Julia Boorstin in Fortune (3/21/05), grown-ups spend "roughly $80 million on 1.2 billion" Marshmallow Peeps per year. And the average American consumes 2.3 Peeps each spring." I've just now discovered that you can get Peeps decorating kits, and purchase Peeps in their very own chocolate eggs. You can even join the Peeps Fan Club. I remember getting a box in my Easter basket every year when I was a kid. (Who am I kidding? My parents just got me a box THIS year for my birthday.) Not sure what this says of me, but I always liked biting their heads off. …
Archives for March 2005
Luke Skywalker As The Joker
I remember when my mom stopped buying me LEGOs because she said I was too old for them. I always felt her judgment was wrong, but I could never think of a way to convince her otherwise. I see now that my argument failed because I didn't have access to high-tech animation software, Adam West (you know him as Batman from the 60s TV show), and Mark Hamill (aka Luke Skywalker). Check out this project by some creative students, featuring a few famous names and an unlimited supply of everyone's favorite building blocks. Sometimes childhood is more fun when you're grown-up. …
A Well-Written Time Machine
We just added to the site the newest installment of Allan's Alley, written by Allan Dash, our resident Chalkboard columnist. As usual, it's a well-written piece that makes me remember exactly what it was like to grow up in the forties and fifties. Which is really saying something, as I was born in 1976. If you haven't been reading Allan's Alley, you should defintely make it a habit. All of the articles are archived for those of you new to the game and looking for a respite (escape, if you will) from Adulthood. …
The Problem With Speaking
I have had the wonderful opportunity to spend an increasing amount of time speaking professionally. If you would have told me I'd be doing this 15 years ago, I probably would have died right on the spot. I was an insanely introverted kid, paralyzed by just the thought of a new situation. I believe it was Jerry Seinfeld who observed that, at a funeral, most people would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy. Well, it's been by the grace and strength of God that I've been able to overcome some of my insecurities to experience a bunch exciting and tremendously fulfilling things. Like …
Mustaches For Kids
Escaping Adulthood involves the ability to have fun with life, tackling each day with a playful spirit. That's not to say we shouldn't be serious when the time calls for it. That time for me is March 29, when I have the distinct honor of being a judge in a prestigious contest of epic proportions. The 2005 Sweetest 'Stache Competition. Yes, "'stache" as in mustache. …