Writing for Kim & Jason is one of the most challenging things I do. I've got to come up with a joke for every day of the year, rain or shine, sickness or in health. One of the hard parts is just being "on" all the time. When it's time to write, whether I'm in an airport, an airplane, a coffee shop, or just sitting at my kitchen table, the on demand directive of "write something funny!" can be a tad overwhelming at times. Most of the time I think that this is the week I finally run out of ideas. (How did Charles Schulz do it?) I have more self-confidence in the drawing part of the job than …
Jason's Random Musings
What Happens in Tampa…
...stays in Tampa. …
Four Things
This little exercise has been on a million and one blogs. Just call me Mr. Late to the Party. Four jobs I’ve had: Little League Scorekeeper Concession Stand Manager Art History Teacher Wash Boy at a GM Dealership Four movies I can watch over and over: …
I Forgot The Grappling Hooks
Kim and I are back from San Francisco. What an excellent trip it was. Both speaking engagements went splendidly. The family program was a blast. I always love how the dads sheepishly come up to me afterwards saying how much they got out of it. (Including references to superheroes and Star Wars helps, I'm sure.) …
Live Life On Purpose
Kim and I are off to San Francisco early tomorrow. Too early. I am looking forward to the speaking engagements I'm scheduled for. On Sunday, I'll be doing an afternoon family retreat in Redwood City, and on Monday night we'll be in Pleasanton for a faith enrichment series for adults. Hopefully somewhere in between, I'll be able to drop Kim off at Alcatraz...heh heh heh. …
Blast from the Past
As a new year begins, here are some of my favorite posts from last year. Perfect for new readers to this blog, as well as for people who enjoy reading things twice... The 20's Last Stand--About me turning 29. The Problem With Speaking--About leading a horse to water. Officially Insane?--About the crazy decision to have Kim quit her real job. The Luckiest--About my wife. Einstein on Ritalin--About over scheduled children. Don't Settle--About a great speech given by Steve Jobs. 8 Ways to Prevent a Cardiac Event--About not dying. …
Road Trip
Last week I almost died. Or at least was pretty darn close to a hospital visit wearing one of those gowns with built-in air conditioning. Kim, Jenna (the Chief Sales Servant), and I were on our way to Milwaukee for a National Speaker's Association meeting. The conversation was light and lively. Christmas music was on the radio. As we approached a flock of cars, I tapped on the brake to slow down, and made a very alarming discovery. The cruise control would not turn off. …
The Happy Side of Santa
So a few posts back I reported on some of the frightening reactions to Mr. S. Claus. From the Montgomery Advertiser comes a more heartwarming tale of a guy who bought a "ratty" old Santa suit eighteen years ago and wore it to a friends Christmas party. Now he's Montgomery's favorite Santa, with 70 holiday bookings this year. What a cool and unique way to spread the Christmas spirit. He seems like a nice enough guy, but I'm certain I still would have be terrified of him. …
Read What Rich Wrote
Say that three times fast.Thanks to Rich Burridge for the nice review of Escape Adulthood. You never know what you're gonna get when you send out a review copy. For the record, I did NOT offer to make his mortgage payment this month.I offered a kidney. …
Narnia Delivers Childlike Wonder & Imagination
This past weekend, Kim and I did our part to contribute to the $65.5M opening of The Chronicles of Narnia. Great, great movie. I must admit, I haven't read the books (although I just bought the entire collection and I'm partway through the prequel to The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. …
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