From the monthly archives:

March 2005

A LOT of Peeps

by Jason 03.25.2005 Delight in the Little Things

According to Julia Boorstin in Fortune (3/21/05), grown-ups spend “roughly $80 million on 1.2 billion” Marshmallow Peeps per year. And the average American consumes 2.3 Peeps each spring.”

I’ve just now discovered that you can get Peeps decorating kits, and purchase Peeps in their very own chocolate eggs. You can even join the Peeps Fan Club. [...]

Read the full article →

Luke Skywalker As The Joker

by Jason 03.25.2005 Play

I remember when my mom stopped buying me LEGOs because she said I was too old for them. I always felt her judgment was wrong, but I could never think of a way to convince her otherwise. I see now that my argument failed because I didn’t have access to high-tech animation software, Adam West [...]

Read the full article →

A Well-Written Time Machine

by Jason 03.24.2005 Kim & Jason News

We just added to the site the newest installment of Allan’s Alley, written by Allan Dash, our resident Chalkboard columnist. As usual, it’s a well-written piece that makes me remember exactly what it was like to grow up in the forties and fifties. Which is really saying something, as I was born in 1976. If [...]

Read the full article →

The Problem With Speaking

by Jason 03.18.2005 Dream Big

I have had the wonderful opportunity to spend an increasing amount of time speaking professionally. If you would have told me I’d be doing this 15 years ago, I probably would have died right on the spot. I was an insanely introverted kid, paralyzed by just the thought of a new situation. I believe it [...]

Read the full article →

Mustaches For Kids

by Jason 03.10.2005 Jason's Random Musings

Escaping Adulthood involves the ability to have fun with life, tackling each day with a playful spirit. That’s not to say we shouldn’t be serious when the time calls for it. That time for me is March 29, when I have the distinct honor of being a judge in a prestigious contest of epic proportions.
The [...]

Read the full article →