Recently Jason posted a blog featuring some tidbits Erma Bombeck left behind before she passed away from cancer. I have reread her thoughts a number of times. It’s almost as if I can’t read it enough. After I read her words I feel like I’ve found the “golden ticket.” It helps me put things in perspective and gives me permission to make sure I am enjoying each moment. …
Archives for October 2006
Save the Candy Corn
I love this painting by Dan Goodsell. Found it over at Sugar Frosted Goodness. Also, feel free to weigh in on the worst Hallloween candy ever. …
EA #14: Halloween for Grown-Ups
In this super scary Halloween podcast, brought to you from the haunted studio 203 in Madison, Wisconsin, we talk about memorable Halloween costumes. We will also discuss Pee-pee Teepees, grown-ups who celebrate Halloween, and give you tips on how to look like a zombie. Listen now by clicking play below. …
Look Who’s Talking About Algebraic Number Theories
Here I am sitting with the newest Cabbage Patch Kid prototype...David Letterman's future sidekick...the offspring of Yoda and Elton John...actually, it's John, the son of some good friends and my nephew by proxy. If nothing else, he looks like the world's smartest baby. Cute, ain't he? …
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Rock, Paper, Scissors and Decisions
Rock. Paper. Scissors. The ultimate conflict resolution game for kids. You pick rock, your buddy picks paper, and you get to climb the fence to get the errant tennis ball. Did you know that there is an actual Rock, Paper, Scissors International World Championship? Believe it. What about using Rock, Paper, Scissors to help make important life decisions? Stephen Shapiro of GoalFree.com shares a technique he learned from a "creative-type" named Russ Schoen: …
Auction Update
The Click to Cure Cancer auction ends today. Depending on when you read this, you may still have time to place a lest second bid for a one-of-a-kind Kim & Jason item. Plus, your contribution will help beat up cancer. …
Make a Joyful Noise
This morning started as a normal Sunday morning at church. The opening song was starting as the priest and altar servers were walking down the aisle. As they approached the altar I noticed they had a visitor- a young girl, my guess is 3 1/2 – 4-years-old. She had followed them up on the altar. She was dancing freely to the music with a big grin on her face. She danced and danced for what seemed like minutes, but it was probably only ten seconds. Then she did something that surprised us all! (As if this wasn't surprising enough already!) She went up to the podium and grabbed the microphone, yanked it down to her level and sang her own version of the opening song. She sang for a few seconds before the priest whisked her away from the microphone and her mom approached them both and helped her off the altar. …
Hitchhiker’s Guide to America
Talk about escaping adulthood. May I introduce you to Matt "Fiddy" Fidler and Scotty MacDonald, two recent graduates hitchhiking their way to all 50 state capitals -- in 50 consecutive days or less. Their web site, Hitch50, documents the entire journey. From their own words: Why are we doing this? We both just graduated college and didn't exactly pursue the typical business jobs our classmates were chasing, so we needed something to do. Something fun to do, which involved traveling and meeting people and sharing experiences with them. So... we decided to hitchhike to every state capital, in 50 days or less. This gives us the opportunity to meet fun people and see fun places all over the USA. During the process we'll also get the opportunity to neglect sleep, nutrition and exercise for almost two months....which is awesome. …
Party Like It’s…
We just completely re-designed the Kim & Jason Lemonade Stand, adding a bunch of new products and features. We wanted to commemorate the occasion, but were left scratching our heads. How exactly do you properly celebrate the grand re-re-re-opening of an online store? We contemplated the idea of showcasing the home page on one of our computers -- one with a big fancy ribbon tied around it. Then we could huddle around the computer for a big, ceremonial, and extremely underwhelming ribbon-cutting ceremony. We settled on a party instead. Confetti was tossed, things were broken, and the cops showed up -- twice. We were able to capture some of the footage here for your viewing enjoyment. Check out the video, stop by the new and improved Lemonade Stand, and let us know what you think. (Oh yeah, and buy three hundred dollars worth of stuff -- we have some windows and a lamp to replace.) …
Sincerest Form of Flattery
A few days ago, I received an e-mail containing a photo that represents one of the top highlights of my cartooning career to date. It is a photo of a little boy -- and die-hard Kim & Jason fan -- who has decided to be Frankenstein this Halloween. Joey modeled his look after the costume Jason (the cartoon character) wore in an episode back in 2004. How cool is that? While I can't guarantee a record setting candy intake for Joey, I can say with certainty that he made my October.P.S. By the way, this isn't the first time Joey has been featured in this blog...[tags]Halloween, Halloween costume, Frankenstein, flattery, Kim & Jason, candy[/tags] …