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Let’s Dance

jasonenglish1 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:03:09 +0000

Exclusive footage from Charlotte’s dance recital!

Google News Alert

jasonenglish1 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:05:42 +0000

Congratulations to Ellen, who later this month starts a new job at Google in New York! Do you think the free food is also available to spouses? What about massages?

Guess we’ll find out the hard way.

Little Drummer Girl

jasonenglish1 — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:09:01 +0000

Charlie wishes you a Merry Christmas (and a Happy New Year). I love how she faked her way through that middle sentence. That’s exactly how I would sing it.

Talking About Twitter

jasonenglish1 — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 03:27:15 +0000

The Cleveland Plain Dealer recently asked me about the mental_floss Twitter account. I know you’re dying to know what I had to say.

Read the story at Cleveland.com. (Scroll all the way down.)

For the Baby Book

jasonenglish1 — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:33:47 +0000

Charlotte’s school friends have been very supportive of Katie’s arrival. We all get a kick out of signage.

Still Time To Get Your Guess In

jasonenglish1 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:53:48 +0000

When Charlotte was born, Ellen’s cousin Brian won the baby pool (and the glory that came with it). Care to venture a guess on the birthday, sex, height and weight of Baby #2? We’re going to close the guessing this weekend, so get your entry in today!

Enter our online baby pool.

The Sequel

jasonenglish1 — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:53:48 +0000

We’ve wanted a minivan for some time now. The only way to justify the purchase was to have a second child. So, Ellen stepped up.

When Charlotte was born, Ellen’s cousin Brian won the baby pool (and the glory that came with it). Care to venture a guess on the birthday, sex, height and weight of Baby #2?

Enter our online baby pool.

The Wood Anniversary (Also: Silverware)

jasonenglish1 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:35:57 +0000

Five years ago today, Ellen and I were wrapping up our single years.

As she and the gals were getting ready at her parents’ house, the guys were memorizing our parts at the church.

I can remember watching out the church window as our guests began to arrive. It reminded me of the Seinfeld finale.

Remember that montage scene where all the supporting characters headed up to Massachusetts for the trial? [Skip ahead to about the 6:45 mark.]

Newman, George Steinbrenner, J. Peterman, Kenny Bania, Susan’s parents, Uncle Leo, Keith Hernandez.

Our version of that montage will always stick in my head. (Though I’m not sure who plays Newman.)

Five years later, we’ve done pretty well for ourselves. We’ve got our own dog and baby and sectional sofa, and we have a handshake agreement for another five-year run. (I offered Ellen a longer contract, but she wants the option to renegotiate in 2014.) We also have plenty of silverware. So if you were planning to send us a silverware gift for this, our Silverware Anniversary, we’d gladly take diapers instead.

Forcing you to look at wedding photos on our anniversary is a tradition here. Take a look at the previous posts:

• The Cotton Anniversary (October 9, 2006)

• The Leather Anniversary (October 9, 2007)

• The Fruit & Flowers Anniversary (October 9, 2008)

Quiz: George Costanza’s Resume

jasonenglish1 — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:00:11 +0000

I’ve probably seen every episode of Seinfeld at least two-dozen times. So whenever I can use some of the useless knowledge I’ve accumulated, I feel like that was TV time well spent.

Take the Quiz: George Costanza’s Resume

Things Babies Do

jasonenglish1 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:40:57 +0000

Now that she’s big into opening drawers, we have to be on guard for all sorts of new things. For example, taking clothes out of Ellen’s dresser and walking them over to the trash.