Normally, having your artwork defaced by liquified rice is not a good thing. Except in this case... Bring on the peas and yams. …
Archives for April 2005
The Wisdom of Curious George
With the pending release of my new book, Escape Adulthood: 8 Secrets from Childhood for the Streessed-Out Grown-Up, I've been working on developing some new talks for "grown-ups" based on the content of the book. There are five: •Be Mine: Winning The Hearts of Your Customers •The Wisdom of Curious George: Improving Yourself, Your Team, and Your Company •Recess is Mandatory: Building Teams by Having Fun •Making Pigs Fly: Accomplishing Big Things in Life and Work •Amscray: Telling Stress to Get Lost These topics can be delivered as 30-90 minute keynote presentations as well as 2-3 hour …
Shirts for Sale
We only have 16 t-shirts left from our recently concluded second annual Kim & Jason Benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. They are sure to be a collectible phenomenon destined to command thousands on eBay. Or they will just be cool t-shirts commemorating a fun event. If you weren't there and want to pretend like you were, pick one up before they disappear. …
An Extraordinary Wish
How cool is this: The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Wisconsin has a wish child with an extraordinary wish. He wishes to train and participate in a large charitable bike ride to raise money for cancer research so other children do not have to go through what he has. David will be raising funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and riding in its Ride for the Roses in October. In preparation for his participation in the event, he is participating in two training rides. …
Letters to the Editor
Earlier this year, I had the distinct privilege of putting on a 3-day cartooning workshop for the fourth and fifth graders at Huegel Elementary here in Madison. I had fun, the kids had fun, and I'm pretty sure the teachers did, too. One of the coolest things that happened after my visit is that the kids ended up doing a letter writing campaign to the Wisconsin State Journal on my behalf. As far as I know, every single student in both grade levels wrote a letter requesting that Kim & Jason be added to the comics page. Who knows if it will make a difference in the eyes of the editor, but it …
The New Black
I just couldn't take it anymore. I switched the background of Kimandjason.com several weeks ago from a "lunch bag brown" kraft color to a vibrant red. I did this because in a recent poll we conducted involving new visitors to the web site, many of them mentioned that the background was too drab. Eventually, the comments got to me and I made the change to red. I picked red because it matched our logo, and because I know red to be the most vibrant and attention-grabbing color (that's why stop signs and brake lights and Target uniforms are red). I was not about to have anyone call my web …
What Matters
"Life is made up of little things. It is very rarely that an occasion is offered for doing a great deal at once. True greatness consists in being great in the little things." - Charles Simmons …
The Honesty of Children
The other day, a little girl in Kim's kindergarten class commented to one of the teacher's aides, "You look really pretty today." Then she added, "But I did just get done spinning around and I am pretty dizzy." Although not always tactful, the honesty of children is always a breath of fresh air. …
I Need A Bigger Wallet
But then I'll need bigger pants. Just got back from a meeting at Veridian Homes. They are the ones responsible for the cruise part of our "Crusin' For Wishes" Benefit for Make-A-Wish. I got to take part in my fist "BIG check" presentation (That's me in the middle, and Jaimie, the Publicity Princess, is in pink on my left). Because of the generosity of Veridian, some lucky couple will win an all-expenses-paid cruise for two, and Make-A-Wish will be able to make even more wishes come true for kids with life-threatening medical conditions. If you're in the Madison area next …
Officially Insane?
Well, it's official. A few days ago, Kim met with her boss to tell her she wouldn't be returning to teach next year. Gulp. That's right. After five years of busting our butts working at Kim & Jason, we're making the jump we've been we've been dreaming about – working full time at, and being completely supported by, these cartoon characters known as Kim and Jason. And Stinky. …