Kim & Jason were interviewed by Robert Wringham, a humourist, performer, and editor of the New Escapologist. They answered questions about escaping adulthood and the Escape Plan Challenge. You can read the whole blog post here. I’ve pulled a couple of the questions I liked below:
NE: You’ve interpreted maturity as an illness. What makes you see it as one?
K&J: Maturity is not necessarily an illness, but taking yourself too seriously can be a problem. We like to differentiate the differences between being childish and childlike. We don’t think people should start paying their bills with Monopoly money and mucking around with Play-Doh all day. But we think getting back to a more childlike attitude is important.
NE: We always seem to be running from something or to something. We want to quit our jobs; we want to quit this city. No one seems happy with where they are these days. Why do you think people are so bent on escape?
K&J: People look for meaning in life. They are disenchanted and fed up with the stuff we’ve all been fed through the media and the advertising of big corporations. There’s way more to life than chasing after the next big thing, “keeping up with the Joneses”, and buying “stuff” to make us happy. Children have a built-in purity, wisdom, and happiness that we often overlook and that is definitely worth tapping into.
Very cool article. I loved doing the Escape Plan Challenge! Summer is here and a great time to try all 40 challenges!
Sparklers and bunting are brought out for this patriotic Escape Adulthood special event! In this episode, we grill up some unusual goodies to celebrate Independence Day and catch up on some viewer feedback.
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Here’s a cool game to play around the dinner table. (And if you’re not gathering with your family around the dinner table regularly, what’s wrong with you?)
I learned about this from a friendly family I met after a speaking program in Witchita, and here’s how it works: Everyone at the table says in unison: “1-2-3 Hush Puppy!” Immediately, all participants have to be completely quiet for as long as possible. You make a noise, you’re out.
Now this sounds a lot like the game harried parents like to play in order to trick their kids into some much-needed quiet time, except for this little wrinkle: Everyone is strategically trying to get the other people to make a noise (or even better, laugh) by making silly faces or goofy gestures. The champion is the one who is able to maintain their silence the longest.
Something tells me that three-year-olds rarely emerge victorious.
Wow! The big 3-0, 7 months of weekly shows – way to go! Nice work people!
Loved the Mallards baseball game footage – I was laughing hard enough to be crying when Kim took her sumo-dive! And Jason’s near crash into the tarp covered sandbox was hilarious as well!
EA Extra: Like the classic dizzy bat race there are tons of other fun promotions done at semi-pro and minor league baseball parks every night! Check out the upcoming Minor League promotions in the cities near you, updated weekly.
The fourth of July is days away and our freedom is definitely a reason to celebrate! Independence Day presents a great opportunity to have some extra fun. With summer underway, it’s often one of those holidays that sneaks up fast and is gone before it arrives. Don’t miss out this year. Here are a few ideas to get you started…
1. Sparkler Signatures
Sign the sky with your name using sparklers. The smell alone will instantly bring you back to 
childhood. It’s physically impossible to hold a sparkler with a straight face. In fact, you might want to pick up an extra box or two for future days when Adultitis is reeking havoc on your household. If you’re up for being even more creative, check out these photos (here and here) for some inspiration to take sparklering (yes, it’s a word) to a whole new level. Sparkle on, friends!
2. Spaghetti and Meatballs
This is what my sisters and I would yell (at the top of our lungs, mind you) during the city fireworks as kids when we would see fireworks that looked like, well… spaghetti and meatballs. You’ve heard of cloud watching? It’s the same concept, except using the fireworks. Have fun calling out what you see above you… Rain! Cousin It! Frisbees! Elbow pasta! Sometimes we’d just yell out the colors all together. Honestly, any kid will attest, it’s just fun to yell in unison. Give it a try!
3. Spit for Sport
What would you like to spit? Watermelon seeds, cherry pits, Lemonheads, olive stones, or even crickets?! (They’re dead, but does that make it any better?) You can spit at targets (Bozo bucket style), go for speed, or for the longest distance. You could even create a dart board on the ground with chalk. If you decide to go for distance, you might find these numbers inspiring: The world record for the longest cherry pit spit is 100 ft., 4 in. The longest watermelon seed spit is 68 ft. and 9 1/8 in., and the longest cricket spit is 32 ft. and 1/2 in. held by one of our fellow Madisonians, Dan Capps in 1998. Go Madison bug man!
4. U.S.A. Sundaes
Create a red, white, and blue sundae bar. Pick up some patriotic bowls and those mini flags to top ‘em off . Go all out with the red, white and blue yummies. Red: raspberry sherbet, strawberry ice cream, strawberry syrup, cherries, raspberries, strawberries. White: vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, white chocolate chips, pound cake. Blue: blueberries, blackberries, blue raspberry topping, m&m’s. Feel like a patriotic piggy as you fill your bowl with goodies that would make Uncle Sam proud.
When you were little, were you ever afraid of the dark? I sure was. From horns and hair to scabs and skeletons, thinking about what lurked among the shadows was an all-you-can-eat buffet for my imagination.
In fact, I may not have made it through childhood without that humble but powerful life-saving device known as the night light. Although small in size and wattage, it did a remarkable job of keeping the creepy-crawlies at bay. Without it, I’m sure I’d have long been digested in the belly of a slimy beast from the netherworld known as “Underthebed.”
Many lives have been saved by the simple night light. Perhaps it wouldn’t have been needed if we only believed the advice from our parents: that there really aren’t any monsters under the bed; they’re only in our imagination.
But alas, parents are never very convincing.
Perhaps that is because grown-ups also deal with monsters. They just live in a different place. You see, as we get older and grow up, the monsters take up a different residence. They move out from under our beds, and move up into our…heads.
Think I’m nuts?
How many times have you laid awake at night, worried, scared, or anxious about any number of things? This stuff keeps us up, and it can wreak some terrifying results.
But our parents were on to something when they tucked us into bed and tried to calm our fears about the monsters. You know, the part where they told us that the monsters only exist within our imagination.
That’s the key word to keep in mind: imagination. [click to read more…]
Sometimes, during big family meals, my mom rocks out the butter boat. I am unsure how I feel about the device and its many dichotomies. For one, I can plainly see its usefulness, but can’t look past the fact that it is a unitasker of epic proportions. The name itself is at once hilariously absurd and accurately descriptive. I think about who designed the butter boat, and wonder if time might have been better spent elsewhere. Does the sheer existence of the butter boat point to the ingenuity of mankind or our downward spiral into a soft and overly-pampered species destined to be dominated by alien life forms?
All this is to say that if you’ve ever thought to ask a cartoonist what goes on in his mind, you might want to reconsider.
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Summer is in full swing! Weekend are filled with backyard barbecues, graduation parties, and family picnics of all kinds.
Let me introduce you to one of the only bugs (except maybe fireflies) you’ll love to have join in the summer food festivities – the Grasshopper Appetizer Boat!
Made of hand-painted earthenware with metal legs, this cute critter is 19″ long by 3″ wide. Use it for a wide range of foods including fruit, veggies, pasta salads, cocktail condiments, cookies, sauces, and much more! Or let him hold plasticware, straws, candles or other decorative items.
We’ve got four on hand SOLD OUT, priced 50% off at $8.48 – capture yours before they all hop out of here! Check out all the other Lemonade Stand goodies marked up to 50% off!
