I loved The Tick cartoon in the mid-90s. The idea of a superhero who was as tough as Superman and as irreverently funny as The Kids in the Hall was - and still is - pure magic to me (psst. You can catch all three seasons of the cartoon on Hulu). Amazon did a live-action … Continue reading Choose Your Heroes Carefully (The Tick Edition)
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Sunday Music: Barbecue Christmas (Emmet Otter Edition)
Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas was a staple of Christmas TV watching growing up. We rewatched it the other night and I’ve had the songs stuck in my head ever since. Here’s “Barbecue” - which maybe isn’t a Christmas song, but all I can do is smile when I hear it. ps. if you haven't … Continue reading Sunday Music: Barbecue Christmas (Emmet Otter Edition)
Sunday Music: Minor Threat
Ever since I mentioned “Look Back And Laugh” I’ve been on a bit of a kick. One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands that still gets me a bit rowdy (and makes me want to inspire the youngins to get out there and bring the ruckus): (plus, how great is the … Continue reading Sunday Music: Minor Threat
Podcast Of The Week: Adam Sandler’s Gotham Awards Speech
Not a podcast, but 7 minutes of gold.* Here’s Adam Sandler giving an acceptance speech he claims his daughters wrote with his own editorializing mixed in. It has colorful language, and a truth or two about life, family, and success. *especially for 90s kids probably, but still pretty funny. https://youtu.be/CNtNzRbtkCg
Just Because You’re Young Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Wise (Fire From Kyla Scanlon)
Kyla Scanlon has quickly become one of my favorite economic thinkers. If you’re not following her across social media, she’s as funny as she is smart, and you’re missing out. One critique she gets that I can relate to (OK, that I used to be able to relate to more, at least I have a … Continue reading Just Because You’re Young Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Wise (Fire From Kyla Scanlon)
“We Game The Things We’ve Given Up On” – Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell has been re-examing some of the ideas he popularized in his book Outliers. He took a visit to Adam Grant’s classroom at UPenn’s Wharton School to run an experiment: Could a group of college seniors and recent graduates identify what shared but rarely discussed privilege they all had in common? I won’t spoil … Continue reading “We Game The Things We’ve Given Up On” – Gladwell
Podcast Of The Week: Kevin Smith on Clerks (And Star Wars Jokes)
Good Ones strikes again - this time with Kevin Smith walking us through his life and career across all 3 Clerks movies, focusing on the Star Wars jokes in each. Considering I’ve referenced the joke from the first Clerks multiple times (most recently here), let’s just say this hits close to my heart. If you’re … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Kevin Smith on Clerks (And Star Wars Jokes)
My Happily Humbling Failures List
There’s a point in trying something out when you realize you’re just not going to take it to the next level. I think a lot about how towards the end of my Little League years, I realized, “Well, I’m not that good at this and I don’t want to try enough to keep going and … Continue reading My Happily Humbling Failures List
I Got A *NEW* Job!
I had been living in the "Bring your whole self to work! Uh, except those parts. And those too, and yeah - maybe just this tiny piece of you works for us come to think of it, so file these TPS reports and see you Monday" world for too long. I've started a new version … Continue reading I Got A *NEW* Job!
Sunday Music: Misty Mountain Hop
The first time I read Tolkein was in middle school. Maybe The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings were a bit much for a 6th/7th grader, but I was hooked. Hard. It didn’t hurt to have the Led Zeppelin connection either - obviously, this wasn’t just for nerds. The second time I read the … Continue reading Sunday Music: Misty Mountain Hop