Elizabeth and her friend Caralyn talk to Dad about Caralyn’s upcoming wedding plans, one of Elizabeth’s students who called 9-1-1 during class, our family’s COVID tests, the puppy dog that Caralyn rescued, Elizabeth’s cat, Sasha’s adoption, a Maisy Update about our dog’s behavior when someone sits on her spot on the couch, and pet names.  In the News, we talk… Read more →

Will and Henry talk to Dad about putting up the Christmas tree, Thanksgiving, the boys and Dad’s couch to 5K training, dad’s attempt to buy tickets to The Flaming Lips Space Bubble Concert, bands we wish we could see in concert, the Thanksgiving menu, shrimp pizza, Henry and Will learning guitar and drums, Will’s plan to start a band with… Read more →

Henry and Allison (Mom) talk to Dad about fall, the boys’ commitment to start a couch to 5K, Henry’s school, Will’s date, Dad’s extended working from home, Henry learning the guitar.  In the News, we talk about a 6-year-old who helped fight Nazis in France during World War II, a school in France that is warning parents not to throw… Read more →

Will and Allison (Mom) talk to Dad about Halloween, Shaun of the Dead, Will working at the polls for Election Day, Will’s birthday, and The Mandalorian.  In the News, we discuss the most watched YouTube video of all time, a microscopic 3-D printed Star Trek starship, and a dog that (accidentally) shot his owner.  We discuss a couple of hypotheticals… Read more →

Elizabeth and Henry talk to Dad about Henry’s outside fall orchestra concert, the cold fall weather, Halloween preparations, an unfortunate Halloween costume from Dad’s ’70s childhood, a box of random stuff Grandma sent Dad, the creepy election text Dad got, voting, Dad’s first job at Orange Julius, a cat café at a nearby mall, the spooky mall near Elizabeth, urban… Read more →

Will and Henry talk to Dad about Will’s job as an election clerk, voting, Kanye West, Mom and Dad’s new bed, Craftmatic Adjustable Beds, targeted internet ads, this year’s Halloween costumes, film noir, and Henry’s return to in-person school.  In the News, we discuss a disturbing Twinkie that is defying science, a new record for measuring the smallest span of… Read more →

Will and Henry talk to Dad about how busy they’ve been, their gripes with their Choir director, Will’s job as a poll worker, Dad’s lukewarm take on politics, the KK Slider cover album of Sufjan Stevens songs, the etymology of “Indian summer,” the demise of the family’s pandemic above-ground pool.  In the News, we discuss the fifty creepiest places in… Read more →

Henry and Allison (Mom) talk to Dad about a new Greek restaurant, new businesses during the pandemic, the Netflix movie Enola Holmes, anticipation for The Mandalorian, the new Sufjan Stevens album, Ascension.  In the News, we talk about this year’s Ig Nobel Prize winners, a fashion show in Milan done entirely by puppets, and some zoo parrots that had to… Read more →

Will and Henry talk to Dad about eating pancakes instead of waffles, renting a movie theater and watching Tenet, the video game that Will and Henry are creating with some friends, the death of Dad’s work laptop, and the ongoing pandemic.  In the News, we talk about vampire bats, zombie tropical storms, and COVID-sniffing dogs.  Henry shares his top ten… Read more →

Will talks to Dad about Will getting a COVID test, the end of summer, waffles, Milo Murphy’s Law, The Mandalorian Season 2 trailer, Chadwick Bosman’s death, seeing movies in theaters, and Will and Henry making each other listen to music they discovered.  In the News, we talk about scientists discovery that there may be life on Venus, Chuck E. Cheese… Read more →