Feb 22
I’ve once heard that some of the earliest indications of what your child was born to do will become apparent as their personalities really start to come through and shine.
If that’s the case, and one of her evening rituals is any indication, WoyGirl could very well be a coroner.
We’re not quite sure what catastrophe happens that wipes out most of the inhabitants of Sesame Street every night. You can be sure that she acts fast, taking cloth napkins and covering them all up to shield passers-by from witnessing the horrific scene.
It could be the occasional, potent odor of a dirty diaper that creates a toxic cloud that wipes them all out. Or, maybe, it’s the repeated tossing and throwing off WoyGirl’s couch when she wants to sit down with her snack. Head trauma can be a real bitch.
Such a tragedy.
And, sadly, even neighboring baby dolls weren’t safe.
We actually just hope that she’s putting them all to bed.
But, then again, we hear that morticians make pretty good scratch.
Tagged with: sesame street • WoyGirl
Jan 13
Can you help these two amazing young ladies from Pittsburgh get themselves and their orphan kids out of Haiti? I’ve met both of them and they are saintly for what they have been doing for years.
If you know anyone with private aircraft that has the means and the wherewithal, please help them if you can.
(photo by Laura Petrilla)
Nov 24
Today Ginny announced the campaign that we’ve been conspiring about for the past couple of weeks – an effort to raise $10,000 to get the kids at Children’s Hospital a kick-ass game room and take their minds off whatever ails them, even for a short amount of time. It all kicks off this weekend at her husband’s restaurant Las Velas, with a percentage of the evening’s proceeds being donated to the cause.
My company WearPittsburgh is also doing its part by donating 20% of the sales of any t-shirts to this effort (name/logo forthcoming) until the goal of $10,000 is reached. I’m also reaching out to some contacts I have in the tech industry to see if we can get some new equipment donated for the cause.
While you are out on Saturday, you should definitely check out another great event happening at Altar Bar that is helping to support the efforts of two Ben Avon sisters who risk their lives as VOLUNTEERS to help children at an orphanage in the western hemisphere’s poorest country of Haiti. This is a wonderful cause and please, if you can, drop by and support these two amazing and inspiring women. Both events are on Saturday from 6-9 PM, so go to one for a while and then mosey over to the second.
I’m grateful that I’m able to be a part of this effort with Ginny, who has kept this cause of helping sick children front-and-center and been the real champion getting the Lemieux Foundation and other parties involved. We also had an outpouring of support from people wanting to be involved when we first started thinking about this – you are the reason why Pittsburgh is a great place to live.
We’ll have more details about how you can give if you can’t make the Las Velas event real soon. I have no doubt the kind and generous people of Pittsburgh will help us reach our goal and bring some (Super Mario) Sunshine to those children who could use it.
Tagged with: Children's Hospital • fundraiser • Games • Kids • Mario Lemieux Foundation
Nov 01
This is one of my favorite children’s books and while I tried to read it to WoyGirl earlier today, it’s just a bit too long (and early) for her just yet.
(Credit: SNL)
Tagged with: children's books • Dr. seuss • green eggs • green ham
May 16
I’m sure there’s a book out there from the Chicken Soup for the Soul people or even those that wrote the Things I Ever Really Needed to Know Blah Blah Blah that has some of the following thoughts in it- but I’ve really come to the conclusion that infants really have the basics worked out on how to lead a life.
- Enjoy sleep.
- Play hard.
- There is a time and a place for pants – just not that often.
- Be curious, inquisitive, and take risks.
- Test limits.
- Smile.
- Smile some more.
- It’s OK to cry sometimes. Just don’t over do it.
- Do as much as possible to stay naked for as long as possible. (Hell, adults /still/ keep this one on speed dial)
- Love your parents.
- Focus when you need to.
- Take nothing for granted.
- Be happy.
Obviously, there are some tips you don’t want to take from ye ole infant for life – like pooping on the floor and doing the raspberry with a mouthful of food.
Those are more for college.
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