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Archives for November 2012

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The Most Original Gift of the Season is Better Than Ever

If you're looking for a gift that 1) is guaranteed to give Adultitis a hissy fit, 2) can be customized to each recipient on your list, and 3) will be the most talked about item in your gift exchange, look no further. It's the Build-Your-Own Adultitis First Aid Kit, and it's better than ever. There are now 20 different items you can choose from to create the perfect Adultitis antidote, including Silly Putty, Slinky, Play-Doh, and more! It's pretty much a time capsule back to childhood! Extensive tests have proven that every possible configuration is guaranteed to have an immediate and …

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The Secret Ingredient to a Stress-Free Holiday Season

It's a busy time of year. Most of us are knee-deep in the holiday frenzy. There are trees to trim, decorations to put up, gifts to purchase, cards to send, office parties to attend, cookies to bake, crowds to navigate, presents to wrap, miles to be traversed, groceries to buy, meals to prepare, snow to shovel, rooms to clean, in-laws to suffer, and to-do lists to be tackled. Prime feeding ground for Adultitis, especially if you take it all too seriously. Please don't forget there are also memories to be made, cookies to be eaten, jokes to tell, ho ho ho's to be hollered, bells to …

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Star Wars Action Figures Inducted Into Toy Hall of Fame

I always suspected I had excellent taste in toys. This suspicion was confirmed upon learning that Star Wars action figures had been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year. Huzzah! (I can now say that I knew them when...) I claim as a badge of honor that not one of the figures in my collection are in good enough condition to fetch more than a few pennies on eBay. They are a much-loved relic of my childhood. I will not pretend to have had all of them, although I had pretty close to most of them. This was thanks in large part to my parents, who bravely navigated the rows and …

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Is Your Best Behind You?

"Peaked" by Jason Kotecki. Made on an iPad. I don’t get people who say that high school was the best time of their life. Sure, high school had some great moments, but I could have done without the zits, the awkwardness, and the over-dramatization of trivial things. I just find it sad to hear people say the prime of their life ended when they were 18 years old. Don’t get me wrong; I often reflect on the “glory days” of my past: playing second base for the varsity team in high school, the comaraderie of taking shop with fellow art majors in college, and the sweet, sweet freedom of the …

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7 Foolproof Ways to Feel Less Alive

Dear friend, Do you ever suffer from that dreaded emotion of feeling alive? Are you always complaining about that spring in your step, the annoying perception of joy in your heart, or the gnawing sense that you’ve found your purpose in life? If you ask me, no one should have to live that way, and it’s my mission in life to prevent these sorts of unfortunate conditions. Naturally, there are a host of things that will try and trip you up. Without even realizing it, you can find yourself feeling alive at no fault of your own. Here is a list -- by no means is it exhaustive -- of certain …

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Meet Dan Dolen

Here's a pic of my niece Sophia and I back when I was younger, thinner and a lot more well off. Those were the days. LOL. Kim & Jason Nation is a playful group of rebels who share a joyful, indomitable childlike spirit and are not afraid to let that spirit come out to play! They’re united by a common goal of fighting Adultitis and the doo-doo heads who embrace its ideals. Quite frankly, they’re pretty much the coolest people on the planet. Here's one right now... • My name is... Dan Dolen. • My hometown is... I am embarrassed to say, Peoria, IL (Wretched Place, all of my family …

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It’s Time To Dream Bigger

It's Time to Dream Bigger by Jason Kotecki. Made with Photoshop. When we were young, we had no trouble dreaming big. There was no other way to dream. We dreamed big, often, and with reckless abandon. But somewhere along the way, our heart got broken. A dream didn’t come true and it hurt like hell. …

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Meet Kayla Hays

This picture is me by our swimming pool just being silly with a foaty on. Kim & Jason Nation is a playful group of rebels who share a joyful, indomitable childlike spirit and are not afraid to let that spirit come out to play! They’re united by a common goal of fighting Adultitisand the doo-doo heads who embrace its ideals. Quite frankly, they’re pretty much the coolest people on the planet. Here's one right now... • My name is... Kayla Hays. • My hometown is... Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. • My biggest dream...To work at Sea World with the dolphins and whales, to have a hobby …

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