Comments on: What You Can Learn About Treating Adultitis from Bert and Ernie

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:08:59 +0000

My Dad does a pretty good Ernie impression too…at least it seemed god when we were little :)

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:19:35 +0000

Thanks, man! I’m pretty sure it takes brilliance to recognize brilliance, so you’re right up there too, Joe!

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:16:02 +0000

Katie,
Yep, hard to believe this is my job. How lucky are we?!
I’m definitely happy that we’ve crossed paths. I think there are some awesome adventures ahead for us both!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:23:46 +0000

Bert & Ernie are great! :-) We had the album with Ernie singing “Rubber Duckie”
I just remembered when I was little – I had an Ernie puppet.
I would put him on and try to get my big sister to lighten up. ;-)
I could do a pretty good Ernie impression. :-D
I think that Ernie’s free & easy spirit is what I loved the most!

By: Rockandrollguru

Rockandrollguru — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:41:52 +0000

Absolutely love it!! In case I haven’t said it before, you guys are brilliant!

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:05:15 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Walter. Great to have you here! (Nice name, by the way…that’s my middle and my Dad’s first name!) It’s amazing how watching a clip or two of Bert and Ernie instantly takes me back to childhood.

By: Walter

Walter — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:00:54 +0000

I love Bert and Ernie, even as a grownup I see them in the eyes of my youth. One important lesson I have learned from them is the goodness of life. They take everything as it is and they make their moments happy and meaningful. :-)

By: Katie West/The Levity Coach

Katie West/The Levity Coach — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:07:29 +0000

Jason! Great post. How much do you love that your “work” is watching Sesame St? You know you have done something right when….

I loved (still do) Bert and Ernie as a kid…I was a big Ernie fan.

I think there was something so true about the characters, as if the authors had boiled down the essence of what was important. Ernie always reminded me to play…and that being goofy is a prized value…and to love people above all else.

I can not tell you how amazing it is to find people like you out here in the world. I mean, we PLAY for a living. You definitely would have been able to come into my clubhouse…fo’sho’
Katie

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:45:02 +0000

Yes, Kim saw me watching some Sesame Street videos online the other day. I love that I have a job in which what is a diversion for most people is actually research for me. It doesn’t get any better than that!

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:43:04 +0000

Lance,
Love, love, LOVE that Steve Jobs quote. It has been quite an inspiration for me over the years!
The rubber duckie on the desk is a fine idea, but it can be quite hazardous to their health if they are out of water for too long!

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:32:22 +0000

Jason:

Awesome post! I’m amazed you know so much about Bert’s hobbies — I trust you’ve done a lot of research while you watched with Lucy. I know there’s also a new Sesame Street coffee table book that is out…even at my “advanced” age, I feel compelled to get it because of the kid in me. I agree with you, big time, about quirkiness– our world needs more of it!

By: Lance

Lance — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:20:33 +0000

One of my favorite quotes goes well with the idea of being quirky:
“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” ~ Steve Jobs

And…I keep a rubber duckie on my desk…(although maybe that’s the wrong place…)