Elizabeth and Henry talk to Dad about self-quarantine, inertia, online school, the boring and frightening pandemic, learning to play guitar, musicians doing performances online, Dad’s extremely busy time, cooking, taking walks, getting groceries delivered, the tiniest pack of toilet paper, attitudes of people toward the pandemic, Animal Crossing, and Elizabeth’s neighbor group chat.  In the News, there are stories about… Read more →

Will, Henry and Mom (Allison) talk to Dad about their vacation to Italy on the cusp of the Coronavirus pandemic, flying from Dallas to Montreal, then Montreal to Rome, having our own jumbo jet almost to ourselves, hand sanitizer, walking around the streets of Rome without crowds, the scenic town of Tivoli, castles, the Roman Forum, the Jewish Ghetto, a… Read more →

Henry and Mom (Allison) talk to Dad about concerns about their upcoming vacation, Super Tuesday, “I Voted” stickers, Allison’s ESL classes,  cultural differences, eye contact, stereotypes, and Mormon cat weddings.  In the News, we discuss alien protein from outer space, the demise of the Leaning Tower of Dallas, and Leap Day birthdays.  Finally, for Treat Yourself, we sample a couple… Read more →

Elizabeth talks to Dad about Maisy the dog’s weird behavior, anxiety about traveling to Italy during the time of Coronavirus, Elizabeth’s school teaching, being mistaken for a high school student, relating to the younger students, an anticipated self-quarantine, leap day and lords a-leaping.  In the News, we discuss the origins of leap days,  a Tennessee man who broke into a… Read more →

Will and Henry talk to Dad about vacation plans, Coronavirus, the Leaning Tower of Dallas, running into Neal Shusterman at the mall, upcoming movies, and Henry’s classmate bringing a jackfruit to school for his teacher.  in the news, there are stories about the discovery of a new scientific taxonomy kingdom, a young girl’s wall that is picking up radio signals,… Read more →

Henry talks to Dad about overnight airplane flights, the Sonic movie, video game movies, what movie messed us up as kids, and food we’re looking forward to eating in Italy.  In the news, there’s a story about the Super Flush at a new baseball stadium, another about a new world record for slicing pineapples off the top of people’s heads,… Read more →

Will talks to Dad about the broomstick challenge, going to a concert in Dallas to see the “News Photographers,” Will asking a girl out on a date for the first time, and Will’s electronic music.  In the News, there are stories about a new world record for largest firework ever in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, a space scientist who thinks there… Read more →

Henry talks to Dad about Henry’s choir, the weather, Roman numerals, the Super Bowl, Henry’s sorcerer band director, pink slips, the Marvel TV shows coming to Disney+, Moon Knight, Henry’s Trombone solo, and Maisy howling along to the boy’s music.  In the News, there are stories about very lazy cave salamanders, someone who received 55,000 copies of the same piece… Read more →

Elizabeth talks to Dad about biting your tongue, Elizabeth’s substitute teaching gig, Mom and Dad’s trip to Key West, Nancy Forrester’s Secret Garden and Buddy the Parrot, Donut Shop Guy, visiting Robert the Doll, hanging out at home with the boys, Infinity Train, and kazoos.  In the News, there are stories about the 70-layer, world-record breaking dip, a call for… Read more →

Will and Henry talk to Dad about mornings, Mom and Dad going away, TV dinners, bike riding, breaking chairs, first dance, 2001 A Space Odyssey, and the new season of Doctor Who.  In the News, there are stories about sequencing the genome of the giant squid, a mushroom moon base,  a podcast for lonely dogs, and the discovery of the… Read more →