In this podcast, brought to you from Madison, Wisconsin, we share some thoughts on Thanksgiving. Also, Jason talks about our iTunes issues, we reveal the promotion winner from our last show, and Kim has a few things to share about a recent book she read to help you overcome Adultitis. Listen now by clicking play below. …
Archives for November 2005
The Big Brown Picture
About a month ago right before Halloween, Jason posted a blog about how “Adults Are Ruining Everything.” The conversation started with The Madison School District ‘not encouraging’ classrooms to have costume parties for Halloween. Yesterday I ran across a blog along the same lines posted on Blogging Baby, which is a online magazine about pregnancy, baby care and parenting. If any of those four words connect with your life, you will want to check out this blog. It is really well done. Actually, none of those words currently connect to my life, and I am really enjoying it. Sarah Gilbert wrote …
Props to the Box
I have mentioned the National Toy Hall of Fame before. I am happy to report that there are some new inductees. This year's class includes Jack-in-the-Box, Candy Land, and (drum roll please) the cardboard box. …
Stretch Yourself
A good number of us these days spend the majority of our nine-to-five hours in front of a computer screen, myself included. Most of us are contained in a cube, in one form or another. I challenge you to join me in the journey of making that cube a place you love to be. I have tried to create a work environment for myself that reflects ‘me’ while encouraging productivity and playfulness. So, while there are kid pictures of me and Jason on my bulletin board, I also have inspiring quotes, and pictures of people who remind me why I am doing what I am doing everyday. One picture is of my hero, …
Laughing More
My sister-in-law Katie does this thing every once in a while where she will demonstrate a bunch of different types of laughs. Unless you are the Grinch with a serious case of Adultitis, it is hard not to laugh along with her. Laughter is contagious, which is why this new trend of 'laughter yoga' is catching on. Have you heard of it? Elina Valkonen shares in a recent article in SixDegrees Magazine that the 2,500 laughter yoga classes worldwide are really helping to improve peoples' health, relationships, and overall mood. …
Kidults
As I mentioned a few posts back, we're slated for a trip to Fort Worth, Texas this coming weekend for a speaking engagement. Today there is a nice article in the Fort Worth Business Press written by Mike Price. Especially interesting is his discussion about kidults and his care to distinguish between being childlike and childish.I'll add that to The Press Room, which houses a bunch of other media clippings of varying interest. …
Passionately Frustrated
One of Jason's '8 Secrets' is to live passionately. Kids just do this. They do not need to be told to 'look alive.' So many times, as adults, we walk around kind of numb to life. A fellow blogger reminded me of this in a recent post. …
Follow the Red Brick Road
While in Boston Jason and I got a chance to walk part of The Freedom Trail. It is a 2.5 mile red brick or red painted line that travels through Beacon Hill, downtown Boston, the North End and Charlestown. It travels through and by some of the most historically notable stops in the area. It is pretty hard to loose your way with the red line as your guide. Occasionally Jason and I were busy looking at something 'old' or talking and we would take a wrong turn, only to quickly notice that we were no longer following the red trail. I wish God would pave my way with a red stripe. …
And Who Are You?
Dad's working late -- again. Mom's picking the baby up at day care and dropping Sissy off at soccer. Junior is in his room playing video games. Who knows when they'll next be all together under the same roof. Spending time with your family. Now that's a novel concept. It didn't used to be, of course. It sounds like it still isn't in Germany. According to Nick Medinger, marketing director of Funagain Games: …
Like a Fine Wine
Now that I'm back from the East coast speaking jaunt (next up: Fort Worth, Texas) here are a few curious facts and thoughts: Most of our time was spent in (or should I say on) Rhode Island. Fr. Gray informed us that the actual name of the state is Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, which simultaneously makes it the smallest state with the longest name. Newport, the southernmost town on the original Rhode Island, was beautiful. …