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Jason’s Random Musings

The Day the Wagon Queen Family Truckster Pulled Into My Driveway

by Jason 08.08.2010 Jason's Random Musings

I love my job. A few years ago, Kim and I got a behind-the-scenes tour of a 27-foot-long hot dog on wheels, aka the Wienermobile. This summer, we were able to take a spin in another classic vehicle — an exact replica of the Wagon Queen Family Truckster that Chevy Chase drove in National Lampoon’s [...]

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The First Year of Fatherhood: One Dad’s Review

by Jason 01.20.2010 Jason's Random Musings

Well, we did it. My wife and I made it to the one-year mark. (Oh, and so did Lucy.) The first two weeks seemed like a millennium, the last fifty seemed like a millisecond. So, what have I learned, if anything? • It sounds so dang cliché to say, “It’s harder than I imagined, but [...]

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Believe It Or Not: A Review of Ripley’s Latest Book

by Jason 12.02.2009 Jason's Random Musings

I was recently given a review copy of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Seeing Is Believing. The problem is, I’ve never done an official review of anything before. I guess the first thing to determine is my unit of measurement. That seems to be the thing that really brands you and makes you popular, ensuring [...]

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A First-Year Father’s 13 Things to Be Thankful For

by Jason 11.25.2009 Jason's Random Musings

In a few weeks, my daughter Lucy will celebrate her first birthday. Last Thanksgiving, we had to skip the traditional two-hour drive home because my wife looked like she was hiding the Great Pumpkin under her shirt. At the risk of sounding like every other dad who’s ever lived, I can’t believe how fast the [...]

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Kiss and Tell: The Giraffe Confessions

by Jason 11.22.2009 Be Honest

I’ve shown this particular video near the end of every speaking program I’ve done over the past several years. It chronicles an adventure Kim and I had in Colorado Springs in which we became VERY close friends with a herd of giraffes. It usually gets a pretty good reaction from the crowd, including laughs and [...]

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What I Wish I Would Have Said

by Jason 10.25.2009 Adultitis

I feel like I need to take a shower. Kim and I just got done doing a business-themed radio interview with a couple of female hosts who were two of the most Adultitis-ridden people I’ve come across in some time. Arrogant and pessimistic, the duo was unprepared, unenthusiastic, and utterly unhappy. I normally have a [...]

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Shots and Superheroes

by Jason 10.07.2009 Jason's Random Musings

We went to the doctor the other day for my daughter Lucy’s nine-month checkup. It included a smorgasbord of shots. And I got to hold her down. I was pretty nervous on the ride there, and I wasn’t even the one getting the shots. As we were driving, I told Kim that I would rather [...]

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7 Must-Read Back-To-School Posts

by Jason 08.19.2009 Adultitis

With summer winding down, most kids are either back in school or soon will be. (I have to admit, not having to go to school is one of my favorite things about being an adult.) As school begins, stress levels mount — for children and their parents — leaving the door wide open for Adultitis. [...]

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Bored is Good

by Jason 05.22.2009 Delight in the Little Things

I remember certain summer days during my childhood in which my brothers and I, all out of ideas of what to do next, would complain to my mother that we were officially bored. I don’t remember getting much sympathy. It’s been a long time since I was really bored. I love what I do, and [...]

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Some Things I Learned Traveling with a 3-Month-Old

by Jason 03.20.2009 Jason's Random Musings

Kim and I recently returned home from another trip with our 3-month-old daughter, Lucy. So far, she has 12 flights under her tiny belt and has been in first class three times (although she slept through most of them.) Here is a list (by no means exhaustive) of some of the things I’ve learned in [...]

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Just Add Baby

by Jason 02.27.2009 Jason's Random Musings

Bright. Cheery. Helpful. These are words I’m not used to associating with people working in the airline industry. More commonly, I’ve noticed that security officials and airline employees tend to be among the most riddled with Adultitis. Little did I know that there is a simple solution to help raise them from their doldrums: Just [...]

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iPhone: The Official Tool of Fatherhood

by Jason 12.18.2008 Jason's Random Musings

Sometimes technology can be a real pain in the keister. Like when my computer froze up right at the beginning of a speaking program I had last week. Not cool. But the good side of technology makes me grateful that I’m living in these modern times, as opposed to the days of cavemen or pilgrims [...]

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