I feel a bit like Karnak with that title, but recent news articles have conspired to force one inevitable conclusion: the world would be a lot better run if (maybe) men had a beer or a cocktail more often. Now … Continue reading →
Posts under ‘Divine Inspiration’
The Beginnings of Personality
In the life of any child – whether it’s your first or (in my case) your fourth – there comes a time when you can really start to see what they’ll be like as a kid or even an adult. … Continue reading →
Gonzo The Great Responds
The following open letter is a response by Gonzo to the allegations of one M.B. Cluckerton as recently published by The Awl. First, let me state that I am grateful for the fine folks here at Mostly Muppet Dot Com … Continue reading →
Medieval Mania
On the drive to Medieval Times at Discover Mills up I-85 this past weekend a theme emerged: my only son was concerned about what “evil” things he might be privy to. I tried to reason out the difference between Medieval … Continue reading →
Muppet Favorites
Here’s a little Friday fun: Stars Reveal Their Favourite Muppets My own personal favorite: a tie between Statler & Waldorf (though I do a pretty good Sam the Bald Eagle AND The Swedish Chef) Who’s your favorite (or “favourite” as … Continue reading →
Of Malts & Wood
Sometimes you don’t need a reason to celebrate, you just need to raise your glass to the fact that you continue to draw breath and wake up in the morning. Jenn & I have been working on a killer stretch … Continue reading →
We Have To Go Back (And Read This Book)
Thanks to John Gruber/Daring Fireball, I’m now anxiously awaiting the Nook re-release David Kazzie’s The Jackpot. Here’s David’s recap of the whole experience of offering his book as an Amazon exclusive: “The download rate increased steadily during the course of … Continue reading →
My Daughter’s New ‘Do
I’m not going to include a picture because I don’t have one available. Think of this an informational post. Research. My eldest daughter got a new haircut/hairstyle/hairdo this week and, since she’s been staying with her grandparents, last night was … Continue reading →
It’s Time To Get Things Started!
The rush is over. The show is done. The curtain is closed. Now what? I’m in the lull, the sugar crash, after waiting for almost a year (maybe more) for The Muppets to return to the big screen. I know … Continue reading →
A Very Muppet Oscars
It’s always amazing to see first-hand just how fast the internet moves. What started yesterday with Brett Ratner out as Oscars producer and continued this morning with Eddie Murphy out as Oscars host has culminated in the rapid ascension of … Continue reading →
The barefoot blog post I want to write
The barefoot blog post I want to write – the one I haven’t written yet for a variety of reasons – is due in no small part to the fact that I’m not doing any barefoot running. Let me back … Continue reading →
Muppet Movies
A few videos for your Friday enjoyment: First, the latest trailer for the upcoming movie The Muppets: Next, Elmo creates a Ginger PSA for Conan O’Brien: Last, no video, but a bit of music/video news: The Muppets will cover Nirvana’s … Continue reading →
Steve Jobs & Sesame Street
Shortly after the news of Steve Jobs’ death rippled through the internet last night, Grant Robertson posted the following picture to his blog: Apple, the Mac & Steve Jobs always had a close association with education. The first computer my … Continue reading →
Happy 75th, Jim Henson
Without the inimitable talents of James Maury “Jim” Henson I wouldn’t have a blog titled “Mostly Muppet” and I don’t think I’d have the same sense of humor, the same outlook on life or a career in the entertainment industry. … Continue reading →
The Quantified Self
I don’t know that I have all the pieces and parts of my own personal ‘quantified self’ arsenal fully deployed, but I’m a dedicated logger of workout data via RunKeeper. The past week have seen the RunKeeper Health Graph API take off, the merger of Contagion Health and Health Month in to Habit Labs and [...]
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