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Commentary, experiments, failures (more often than not) and experiences in the field.

Who Is Richard Bushman REALLY? (April Fool’s Final Reveal)

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Our first guest-poster, Richard Bushman, is… Prominent mommy blogger and inventor of Twitter parties, Amy Lupold Bair! www.resourcefulmommy.com (@ResourcefulMom) Happy April Fool’s Day!   Don’t believe us? Well, come to our Twitter party we’re co-hosting with Amy tomorrow night at 5pm PST/8pm EST to win prizes and stuff for the launch of our book. Just […]



Who Is Richard Bushman REALLY? (April Fool’s Reveal Part 3-4)

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April Fool’s!!! Richard Bushman is not just not Richard Bushman, he is not a MAN. She’s a woman! Muhuhahhahaha! You can’t be mad at us, either, like when we faked the death of our website last year! It’d be sexist or something if you were pissed about this, right? (We’re crossing our fingers, just in […]



Who Is Richard Bushman REALLY? (Dramatic Reveal Part 2-4)

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We know this is just a tormenting tease. But we really just can’t help ourselves. Recap from Part 1: Richard Bushman, our first guest-poster, is not actually Richard Bushman. This news won’t be surprising to those that thought “Dick Bushman” was just a little too porn-star a name to be real. Which it isn’t. The […]



Who Is Richard Bushman REALLY? (Dramatic Reveal Part 1-4)

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It’s all been a lie. Not a white lie, though, this sucker is a brightly-colored lie with stain-guard and fade-resistance. Or is it not a lie? And this is a lie about lying? Whoa… Richard Bushman is the first guest-poster we’ve had on our website. Many of you enjoyed his amazing tale, Getting an Evite […]



7 Abnormal “Uses” for PEEPS

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Since we’re both ninjas, and we know lots of secrets, we figure it’s time to let you in on the undercover and atypical applications for the ever-popular, marshmallowy PEEPS of Easter fame. This video is a great primer for some of the common ways you might already be familiar with… But let’s dive deeper, shall […]



Bring on the Pie

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Dick Bushman, Parent Sex Expert, is back to solve your married-with-or-without-children woes. Many of you tried my  Evite for sex trick  (you’re welcome), but some of you stepped up to the plate, swung, and struck out. Dear Mr. Bushman, I sent my wife an Evite Tuesday morning, and not only did she RSVP, but she […]



Performing a Proper High Five so You Too Can Be Cool

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High fives are part of a whole, wonderful family of interactive gestures that are important  to relating to your fellow human beings or your offspring. And being cool. I’ve been terrible at performing high fives and being cool all my life, so I took upon myself to research and develop a set of instructions for […]



My Wife Belongs in the Kitchen…

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… telling me to do the dishes and housework. It is written that the Olympics actually began in an ancient Greek household. A man and wife had just birthed a young Greek named Nagmeon. Within a fortnight, the two were screaming at each other over who had changed more grape leaf diapers than the other, […]



Baby Jogger Strollers, Journal #4: Playground Paparazzi

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One of the big attractions for tourists coming to Los Angeles is decidedly the celebrity culture. I’ve been a personal assistant and I’ve been in the line of fire of those pesky, camera-wielding gnats known as paparazzi. I’ve seen it all, man. Today, I’m talking about celebrity-watching and how to go about it FOR REAL. […]



You Can Become a Classic Video Game Family!

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Something amazing is about to happen. Two somethings! Two things that come together and create… way more than just two things. Two giveaways! The First Amazing Something The first thing is something new. A giveaway! Why is that new? Because it’s a FLASH contest! Meaning there’s not much time on this tick-tock-kaBOOM you better act […]