Monthly Archives: October 2011

My friends Mike and Kathryn had a baby last year. I was out visiting them on the west coast recently and we spent a quiet night on the couch playing with their diaper-clad, chubby-legged, wide-eyed son Malcolm. We took turns … Continue reading →

Things start, things finish. Just sometimes not at the same time. 1. Ketchup and mustard. While you’re fart-squeezing that big bottle of ketchup I’m guessing the squat bottle of yellow mustard is still sitting pretty full right beside you, even … Continue reading →

AWESOME! This drawing and many, many more are featured exclusively in The Calendar of Awesome. (Now available!) Read the first 20 pages of the calendar here.

It’s a Solo Chuckle. Laughing when you’re by yourself happens when you’re watching a forwarded video in your dimly lit dormroom, lying in the La-Z-Boy catching a TV Treasure Chest Moment, or just having a little Laugh Echo as you’re … Continue reading →

I have a slow commute. Living downtown and working in the burbs means I jam through highways and sidestreets coming home every night. Sideways rain and hockey games slow everything down and sometimes I find myself tire-crawling all the way. I’m a … Continue reading →

Nothing worse than a wobbler. Water glasses start spilling, silverware starts clattering, and conversations get the bump-off when the table goes thumping and your dinner plate gets jumping. That’s when it’s time to quadruple-fold a napkin and get your hands … Continue reading →

Here’s one for you. Did you know that pockets and purses are distant cousins? Well, sure enough, grandma, it’s true! See, there were once no pockets. Before the 1500s everyone presumably stuffed cell phones into socks and stored minivan keyless remotes … Continue reading →

We’ll miss you, Steve. Thank you for showing us the power of passion. And thank you for being AWESOME! Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

It’s pretty simple. A line of kids hold hands on one side of the playground while a kid from the other side runs at them with a head full of steam and tries to bust through. The game’s not over … Continue reading →

Baby, you can drive my car. At least sometimes I feel that way when I’m caught in a yellow-light staredown and suddenly find myself death-gripping the wheel while make that split-second decision to fly through or slam the brakes. It’s … Continue reading →