I have no entrepreneurial talent. My lone venture into doing something for myself business-wise was my failed comic book convention here in Chicago (which gave me no ends of gray hairs and sucked all of my savings down the drain).
But if I ever do start up a business again, I know exactly what I’d do. [...]
The recent death of John Hughes, who (shudder) helped define my generation, got me thinking.
No, not about my own mortality, people. I’m morbid, but not that morbid. (Not yet at least.) I was thinking about how what we’ve all seen as something great, something earth shattering, something timeless, quickly becomes not-so-great, dull, and dated as [...]
(Another off-topic post. There are pictures of Henry interspersed, however, so you’ll at least be able to enjoy that.)
There are people, like my mother, who seem to be magnets for those who want to tell their life story. She can be in an elevator and by the time the door opens on the 12th floor, [...]
(I’m trying something new. This post has nothing to do with Henry, our life with Henry, funny noises coming out of Henry, or anything parent-y. So, if you’re not interested in my life at all — and who can blame you, really — stop reading here and come back Tuesday where there will be fun [...]
Henry's favorite Dr. Seuss-family book. It has all the things a little boy would want in a story: drums, monkeys, and more drums. It's also become the potty book of choice, so we distract his pooping with a little drumming.
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