The first vote I ever cast, way back in 1984, was to re-elect Ronald Reagan to a second term as president. It may also have been the last time I really felt like I was voting for something, instead of…
One of the (many) joys of my childhood was The Sailor Bob Show, a locally produced children’s program with puppets, skits, cartoons and (best of all, for me) lots of drawing. The main attraction, though, was host Bob Griggs, a…
Jason’s going through a sweet phase where he likes to tell me I’m a great dad. I’m trying to enjoy it while it lasts, and bank up all this praise to get me through his teen years, when he’ll doubtless…
I was 15 years old when John Lennon was killed. At the time, I wasn’t at all into pop music; all the records in the house belonged to my parents, and they were all show tunes, folk or comedy albums,…
Jason and Scott are big superhero fans, which is perhaps not surprising when you consider how many comic books I have around the house. Lately they’ve taken to inventing their own heroes and drawing their adventures, much as I did…
That’s right, a whole two years have slipped by since Gracie made her debut in our lives, and if it seems impossible it’s only because the old saying is true: Time really does fly when you’re having fun. From Day…
