Peters Sellers, Death, and the Eternal “Who am I?”

I recently brought a Muppet Show DVD home to introduce our son to the likes of Peter Sellers, John Cleese and Dudley Moore in an age appropriate way. Out of the three episodes, it was Sellers who stood out.
I’ve always been fascinated with Peter Sellers and was convinced that this comic genius and master impersonator [...]

Christmastime is here…

Stuff that needs to happen before the 25th:
1) Trail of Lights and Zilker Christmas Tree Lighting
2) Elf
3) Make homemade pasta sauce and cookies for presents
4) Christmas portrait with family
5) Ben’s birthday party
6) Order and mail Christmas cards
7) Charlie Brown Christmas
Wrap presents
9) Trick out Santa’s gift for Ben
10) Christmas mix CD
11) Drop off toys [...]

Stuff Kids Like: Thomas the Tank Engine

A scene from our kitchen on Saturday night (as told by my husband, Fritz)…
Me: “Sweetie, there are some things about “Thomas and Friends” that are kind of bugging me. There really is a lot of bad behavior there.”
Fritz: “Yeah, there is. Hubris is usually the big one. Whenever an engine gets too full of himself, [...]