Monthly Archives: June 2010

The Blue Box 1

When Kevin and I were younger, and too small to work dad’s record player, we had our own: the classic Fisher-Price phonograph. To go with this, Dad gave us a small blue box (well, blue, white, and green, but I’ve always thought of it as blue) with a bunch of old 45s that he and his brother Doug had collected when they were younger.

30 Years of Airplane 0

Possibly one of the funniest films ever made, Airplane!, just turned 30. While I’d read that Airplane! was based on Zero Hour!, I’d never realized just how closely the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team had hewed to the original.

Links for June 24th through June 25th 0

Sometime between June 24th and June 25th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!

Links for June 18th through June 24th 1

Sometime between June 18th and June 24th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!

My Famous Awkward Family 1

Today, at long last, I got my copy of the AFP book, which uses both photos we submitted! One is on the back cover, and one is given the place of honor as the first featured photo in the book, opening Chapter One. We’re also given thanks in the Acknowledgements section as the first family to send in a shot.