My Wife Just Said… #207

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“I’m thinking about dying my hair. Or should I just leave it? Gray is the new black, right?” -Elizabeth   Fresh out of the shower and looking fierce. My wife just got a pixie cut again and before you read any further YES I GOT PERMISSION FROM MY WIFE TO POST THIS PICTURE. Sure, I […]



The Best We Can Hope For (VIDEO)

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There are small moments with grand meaning when you’re a parent. It’s honestly hard to describe if you don’t have kids, but it’s something like loving something so much you could explode into a billion million tiny sparks of light and confetti. This video captures a glimpse. This father is an engineer on a train. […]



Maximumble: Monster Under the Bed

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  It’s easy to dismiss kids and their amazing imaginations. Sometimes they are off in the stratosphere when it comes to reality. But isn’t that something we want to encourage to some degree? If we can ground our kids in the nature of what is real, but give their dreams, and not their nightmares, the […]



No More Instructional Diagrams, Folks

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Those that know Andy personally are very familiar with his bombastic personality, but only a select few are aware of how terrible he is at martial arts. A few days ago he had a violent encounter with a dragon while trying to save two kittens from a burning orphanage, or something, and injured his hand. […]



6 Crazy Stages of Gambling on a Cruise

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The rad people at Carnival Cruise Lines paid my way and sent me on a voyage to the Caribbean last week, so I could showcase all the fun and frolic available at sea on their cruise line, but something unimaginably crazy happened… The cruise was very rad, food, fun, drinks, sun, blah blah blah, but […]



Kid or Dog: Which is harder to raise?

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Comedy writer Rob Fee poses the question: which is harder to raise, a kid or a dog? Since we love making odd comparisons ourselves, between human offspring and other unlikely things (like Zombie vs. Baby), I had to put his question to you and present his eye-opening analysis. And also because it’s really friggin’ funny! […]



Scrabble Scribble Wallet web comic

Wallet – Scrabble Scribble #15

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Every kid picks up and makes up various symbols of adulthood. Things that say they’re all growed-up. They can clearly see that there are some pretty cool things we vertically-superior people can do that they can’t. As well as things we DON’T have to do. Terrible things like holding hands when crossing a street, sit […]



30 Years of Walt Disney Logos

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Back in 1985, a movie came out called “The Black Cauldron.” It marked the first time Walt Disney logo was added before their films. You’re probably familiar with this one… But what happened after that was an evolution in thematic concepts and it was pretty cool. Some of them are better than others, but it […]



Maximumble: Play with Food

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  I can’t tell whether the thing my sons do with food could be considered playing with it, but they sure do mess around with it. Is there such a thing as food bullying? In an event, distracted eating seems to be a universal theme. ““ Join Maximumble’s Facebook page: GO HERE! Check out his […]



My Wife Just Said

My Wife Just Said… #205

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“Have a safe flight!” -Elizabeth   She says it every time I travel. Lots of peolpe do. It’s kind of just… what’s said. Like people saying “How’s it going.” as a sort of greeting without it really being an actual inquiry into how your day or life is going. It’s something that’s said to say […]