The boy and I are preparing to go on camping trip this weekend, the first of the season. We usually try to go twice a year, joining friends who are experienced at enjoying the outdoors as well as knowing what they heck we might be looking at. In the past few years, we’ve swam in [...]
Last weekend’s Free Comic Book Day was a huge hit in my household, as the boy, a neighbor and myself visited three local comic book stores to grab fun stuff and meet interesting people. Yet the goodness need not end, as comic book writer Trevor Mueller pointed out when I met him at Chicago’s Brainstorm [...]
Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, and if you don’t think it matters, tell that to Hugh Jackman. Listen to his message or he’ll poke you with his adamantium claws. Related Posts, Bendable Gadgets:A camping tool also shines for reading at nightReading with Pictures brings comics to the classroomWant to encourage reading? Go to Free [...]
If my six-year-old son has a favorite day of the year outside of his birthday, it’s probably Free Comic Book Day. The excitement is building in our house since Free Comic Book Day is Saturday (May 1) — it’s always the first Saturday in May, as my boy would explain. The day provides just what [...]
A chance conversation in a local bakery reminded me of one of my great accidental parenting discoveries. As I waited for my baked goods, a baker noticed the pins on my backpack and asked if I was a fan of Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern. Well, I replied, the Green Lantern kind of confuses [...]
