Elizabeth talks to Dad about RC Cola, Moon Pies, Stella Parks, sleep schedules, the dreamless sleep of anesthesia, Elizabeth’s bad experience coming out of anesthesia as a child, the family’s first-hand durian experience while eating out and pumpkin spice season.  In the News, Dad reads a story about Fortnite being named as the cause of divorces.  Elizabeth reports on a… Read more →

Phoebe talks to Dad about Phoebe in college, leaving near extended family, her dorm, college football, Maisy’s habit of eating her dogbed, emotional support animals, Taco Time, quesadillas, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Korean melon milk and Dad’s Japanese studies.  In the News, there’s a story about a homecoming queen who kicked the winning extra point at her… Read more →

Will and Henry talk to Dad about the crazy weather, what they are liking about school, local accents, things they’ll see when they go to Mexico City next month, dorilocos, axolotls, lucha libre and Captain Marvil.  Dad and the boys countdown their definitive rankings of the Phase Three Marvel Cinematic Universe movies.  In the News, there’s a story about 1000… Read more →

Elizabeth and her friend Caralyn talk to Dad about college summer classes and the start of Elizabeth’s senior year, Caralyn’s plans to become a medical examiner, ordering kids’ meals at restaurants, police department stories, trimming the dog’s nails with a Dremel, and Elizabeth’s cat’s fleas.  In the News, there’s a story about a new world record for the longest history… Read more →

Will talks to Dad about starting high school, staying home with Dad and Henry while Mom was taking Phoebe to college, visiting a pop art exhibit in Fort Worth, getting rained on at a professional soccer game, and having your high school principal tell you you’re not special.  In the News, there’s a story about Steve, the mysterious sky glow… Read more →

Elizabeth and Phoebe talk to Dad about International Left-Handed Dad, National Filet Mignon Day, Phoebe’s departure, Phoebe’s t-shirt quilt project, Dad’s cancelled California trip, the family’s game night marathon, the greatness of the Zelda games, parapraxis in pop music, Dad’s nightmare, and yet another unpaid Sanpellegrino ad.  In the News, Elizabeth shares a story about a grandpa in Taiwan who… Read more →

Henry and Mom talk to Dad about Mom and Dad’s twenty-forth anniversary, Hot Springs, Arkansas, Al Capone Does My Shirts, the kids at home with Mom and Dad gone, the back porch bird, band camp, school starting, and Henry and Phoebe’s crazy music video. In the News, there’s an update to the football-field-pooping school superintendent story, a story about the… Read more →

Phoebe talks to Dad about the impending end of summer, the countdown to college, all-nighters, Pheobe’s t-shirt quilt, the jeans quilt that Dad’s ex-girlfriend gave to him, Harry Potter books and movies, Harry Potter’s birthday, Mom and Dad’s anniversary, the vulture in the back alley, and Maisy’s birthday.  In the News, Dad and Phoebe talk about a test for self-driving… Read more →

Will and Henry talk to Dad about vacation and their family reunions in the mountains of Utah and Colorado, raspberry shakes, hiking, seeing a moose, San Pellegrino’s unofficial sponsorship, Snow Moutain Ranch, seeing deer and a porcupine, playing frisbee golf, tubing down a summer tubing hill, ziplining, rock climbing, minigolf, Ant-Man and The Wasp, Henry’s birthday, Nintendo Labo,and games we… Read more →

Phoebe and Mom talk to Dad about Phoebe being home alone, our pseudo-sponsorship from San Pellegrino, kids’ lullaby versions of indie rock songs, The Bus Song by Jay Som, kids’ music, Phoebe’s imminent departure for college, the family’s penchant for word games, dropping off at college being a Mom thing, the hot Texas summer, Phoebe’s AP test results, and a… Read more →