I was supposed to be the next Charles Schulz or Bill Watterson. Or so I thought. In my senior year in high school, I planned to go to art school and become a famous illustrator. I did go to art school, but along the way, I also fell in love with God, and very shortly thereafter, the girl I would marry. In a sappy attempt to win her heart, I gave her drawings featuring cartoon characters inspired by our childhood photos. Before long, they became stars of a comic strip called Kim & Jason. I was driven to follow in the footsteps of Schulz and Watterson, feeling called to develop it …
Archives for April 2025
Festival of Shenanigans Awards Show | Escape Adulthood LIVE #118
On this show, on the Adultitis-ridden holiday known as Tax Day, we’re reviewing highlights and handing out awards for the first-ever Festival of Shenanigans! Hang out with Kim & Jason Kotecki as they inspire, entertain, and encourage you in your fight against Adultitis. If you attend live, you’ll be able to see and chat with fellow Adultitis Fighters, have the chance to ask questions, and win epic prizes! ☕️ 🍺 🍷 🎥 New episodes: https://www.escapeadulthood.me🚨Get notified when new shows go live & replays are available here.🔗 LINKS FROM THIS SHOW: …
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Checkmate: What to Do When Your Chessboard Gets Flipped
Candyland is the worst game ever. It's generous to even call it a game, for there is no strategy involved. I still cringe thinking about the times my kids begged to play it. Of course, although it may feel like a modern-day torture device to torment adults, it was designed for children. It introduces the basics of gameplay: following instructions, taking turns, and counting spaces. Eventually, we graduate to a game like checkers, which offers more strategy but is simple enough to pick up in a short amount of time. And then there are games like chess, which are infinitely more …
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A Season of Miracles
The grass in our yard is the faded yellow of a brittle old newspaper. Had I not experienced it happen every year for nearly a half-century, I'd think it ludicrous to suggest that it would somehow come back to life. But soon it will be a vibrant green and I will be paying some teenager to drive all over it on a tractor to keep it from growing into a jungle. Spring is a miracle. Unfortunately, like most miracles we encounter in life, we don the proverbial “Been there, seen that, got the t-shirt” t-shirt. I remember planting beans in elementary school, pressing them into black …