Lesson 4: Keeping an open mind (esp. in having covers printed on the back).

Lesson 3: Be a role model.

Lesson 2: Tree monsters work wonders.

My skills do not lean in the direction of drawing, and never have. I’ve taken a course here and there, trying my best to improve my sketches, but I’m honest enough with myself to admit I’ll never be producing the kind of art found in How to Draw Steampunk from ...

If you’ve noticed the rampant spam on your social media profiles, then this post is for you.  I’m going to show you how to check your settings in the popular social media spaces Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus, to see which third party applications you have granted access to those ...

I was hanging out with my nephews over the weekend. Jack and Henry are aged 8 and 4 respectively. A couple years back, Jack took tap dancing lessons. When he outgrew his shoes, and became a wee bit self-conscious about being only boy in the dance class, he hung up his vaudeville dreams. But ...

Hey everybody! I got a new job. Actually, I went back to an old job. It's complicated. Anyway, the point isn't that I got a new job. The point is, I'm trying to make excuses for not putting up a real post since mid-December. But considering my new/old ...

A little confession: I am not a morning person. In fact, I hate getting up before 9 a.m., and I’d probably sleep until 10 a.m. if I could. I’m not sure whether it was too many late nights during college, or if I’m a night owl by nature, but it’s far ...

Stretched before you is a 32″x48″ tabla rasa and a drawer of track pieces. The stakes are high. Success means hours of independent, uninterrupted, creative  playtime, eventually resulting in your child’s acceptance to MIT. Failure to build is the surest path to your child’s career as a grocery bagger. It’s ...

Bored with moo, baaa, and oink? Here are some slightly more *exotic* noises guaranteed to thrill the playground and/or terrify your child into immediate behavioral correction. Some practice required.