A commercial I shot recently is finally done – the company it was for has been unsure how to best utilize it (I assume they’re concerned whether or not the world is prepared this much wonderfulness), but I can share it now, at least.  So I’m officially finished with that one. Yay! Here it is, […]

SEAL Team 6, you may recall, is the unit that stormed Osama bin Laden’s compound and killed him.  You may have also seen that they recently rescued to hostages who’d been held by Somali pirates since October.  This is so amazingly bad-ass, that I have decided that I should be part of their team.  But, […]

This is Clancy. Clancy is our beagle.  He’s just about the sweetest, kindest-hearted animal you can imagine.  He doesn’t even bay – the only time he howls is when he hears a fire engine or wild dogs.  The things that matter to Clancy are chewies, chasing his Squeaky Monkey, making sure that no one is […]

Moderate publicity is being given to the American Library Association’s announcement of the Youth Media Awards (highlighting the best books, videos or audiobooks for children).  Among them, the Newberry Award went to Jack Gantos’ Dead End In Norvelt, and The Caldecott Medal (for picture books) went to A Ball For Daisy about a dog who […]

Did you know that certain names are illegal?  True story!  There have been numerous instances throughout the world of parents naming their children only to have the courts rule “No, that name sucks.  Try again.”  (a quote from the decision in the case of The State of Idaho vs. QuackyDuck Poopbooger*) *Not true.  Unfortunately. In […]

Okay, so, you might be saying to yourself that I’m a little late to be applying for the job of North Korea’s Supreme Leader.  That Kim Jong-Il has died and after much build up, appointed his son, Kim Jong-Un, as successor (though most likely, he did those two things in the opposite order).  And you […]

Every year, I get pretty involved with a canned food drive here.  This year, one of the coordinators suggested I help out with the delivery of the care packages on the morning of Christmas Eve.  “You’ve done the hard work part,” he said.  “This is the payoff.  I warn you, though, you’re going to be […]

In this, the season of gift-giving – second only in importance to the days leading up to July 9 (my birthday) – people can get addled and frustrated as they try to get the gifts wrapped.  In fact, you wouldn’t believe how many emails I get from people frustrated in their attempts in wrap presents […]