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Re: Booooooom Reader Submissions: September

Jason Kotecki — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 19:22:45 -0000

Hee hee.

Re: Booooooom Reader Submissions: September

Jason Kotecki — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 19:22:11 -0000

Love the concept of this!

Re: Booooooom Reader Submissions: September

Jason Kotecki — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 19:21:23 -0000

Love the whimsical surrealism of these!

Re: Booooooom Reader Submissions: September

Jason Kotecki — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 19:20:39 -0000

Wonder Aimlessly. Made with Photoshop. http://EscapeAdulthood.com

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Re: Capture the Moments

Jason Kotecki — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 22:31:25 -0000

Love this.

Re: Tinkering with a KipUp

Jason Kotecki — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 17:28:54 -0000

Impressive! :)

Re: Tomatoes, Bats, Critics, & Heroes

Jason Kotecki — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 23:12:06 -0000

Couldn't agree more Terry. My wife was surprised I wanted to go after all the bad reviews, but I was like, "it's Batman and Superman." I thought it was great. Best superhero movie ever? No. But the 29% rating is a travesty. And Ben Affleck was spot on. Reminds me of the great line that they never build statues to critics, but alas, statues still get pooped on. :)

Here's to the creators!

Re: Penguins Can’t Fly: +39 Other Rules that Don’t Exist – Actionable Books

Jason Kotecki — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 10:15:26 -0000

Mike, that quote on insanity is a great one and has lots of applications!

Re: Penguins Can’t Fly: +39 Other Rules that Don’t Exist – Actionable Books

Jason Kotecki — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 10:05:08 -0000

Thanks for grabbing the book, Ian! I sure hope you enjoy it!

Re: Penguins Can’t Fly: +39 Other Rules that Don’t Exist – Actionable Books

Jason Kotecki — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 10:04:45 -0000

Hey Ryan, thanks for the awesome summary! I'm so glad you enjoyed the book and took so many things away...totally made my day! Thanks for sharing our Adultitis-fighting mission with the world!

Re: The proud Father of the author, Jason Kotecki tipped me off to his son’s new book

Jason Kotecki — Sun, 24 May 2015 09:55:20 -0000

The other thing about my dad is that in the early days when my wife and I were trying to get this dream off the ground, he would forgo the vending machine at work and put aside $5 every week into a "Dream Big" fund that he donated to our cause. My parents didn't have a lot of money, but he probably ended up giving us over $1,000 over the years while we got our feet under us. He would do anything for his kids, including sending handwritten letters to complete strangers. ;)

Re: The proud Father of the author, Jason Kotecki tipped me off to his son’s new book

Jason Kotecki — Sun, 24 May 2015 09:41:47 -0000

They were the Halloween costumes my parents had worn the night before. They decided to wear them to the "announcement" where my dad literally said, "We hoped it would take a little of the 'sting' out of the news we had to share." That's my dad in a nutshell. I made him some "Bee Optimistic" art that he wanted turned into a button, which he now wears every day. He has probably given out 200 of them to patients and people who work at the cancer hospital, and people he runs across in daily life. He is a non-stop encourager. You can read more of the story here: http://escapeadulthood.com/bee Thanks again for the link. :)

Re: The proud Father of the author, Jason Kotecki tipped me off to his son’s new book

Jason Kotecki — Sat, 23 May 2015 14:50:11 -0000

Thanks Greta! My dad is a definitely a proud father; I'm pretty sure my he has handed out more of my business cards than I have. He's a pretty interesting guy. He dressed up as a bee (and my mom was a bee keeper) when he told our family he had cancer. Fortunately he is now cancer free, and I am sure his good attitude was a big factor in his recovery! http://escapeadulthood.com/...

Re: My Greatest Day as a Dad (So Far)

Jason Kotecki — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:21:21 -0000

With Lucy just about three-and-a-half, the opportunities for introducing cool things and having shared experiences that she really gets are really exploding -- and it is awesome. I'm sure you'll also find that it's one of the coolest parts of fatherhood, Raul.

Re: My Greatest Day as a Dad (So Far)

Jason Kotecki — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:19:14 -0000

What a cool story, John! I'm so happy you were able to experience that with your son!

Re: Thesis Tutorial: Multiple Custom Page Templates

Jason Kotecki — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:40:26 -0000

I'd like to create a template that affects every page that is a child of a specific page. Is this possible without having to call every single page in the conditional statement? This is what I've tried, but it doesn't work:

if ( is_page('9832') || is_page('9830') || $post->post_parent == '9830') {

What am I missing?
Thanks!

Re: Thesis Tutorial: Multiple Custom Page Templates

Jason Kotecki — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:40:02 -0000

I'd like to create a template that affects every page that is a child of a specific page. Is this possible without having to call every single page in the conditional statement. This is what I've tried, but it doesn't work:

if ( is_page('9832') || is_page('9830') || $post->post_parent == '9830') {

What am I missing?
Thanks!

Re: Create365: Thanku Haiku

Jason Kotecki — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:28:11 -0000

Nicely done.

Re: Life’s Little Traffic Jams

Jason Kotecki — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:55:15 -0000

Yeah, I haven't even thought of applying the concept to friends. Maybe it's just me, or maybe it's pretty common among lots of people, but I often find myself in "fixer" mode. Somebody has a problem and I want to try and fix is asap. Chalk it up to the human desire to play God, perhaps? :)

Re: Life’s Little Traffic Jams

Jason Kotecki — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:28:16 -0000

Thanks, Frank. Glad you enjoyed the post. We certainly all need practice in this area!

Re: The Fear of Our Own DNA

Jason Kotecki — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:43:20 -0000

Brilliant post, Glen. I spent a lot of 2009 digging into the successes of other bloggers. By the end of it, I came to the realization that everybody seems to be copying everybody else, and if everyone looks the same, how can anyone stand out?

Then a few weeks ago I heard a speaker talking about identical twins, and how they can always be distinguished from each other by their personality. She talked about how twins often play the game of switching classes in school, trying to trick the teacher. But she said the kid sitting next to the trickster would have to be in on it, because he'd figure it out before too long. You simply can't copy someone else's personality for very long.

The plus side of this is that you are completely uncopyable -- as long as you let your full personality shine through (as you suggest.)

All of this requires a lot of bravery and courage, but it's really the only way to go. As for me, I've made a resolution of sorts that all of my blog posts this year will be accompanied by original artwork. (I guess I figured I should be putting my iullustration degree to work :) So far it has been a ton of fun and I am looking forward to finding new ways to let my other quirks shine through. Thanks for the reinforcement!

Re: The First Year of Fatherhood: One Dad’s Review

Jason Kotecki — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:29:36 -0000

If you called the audible like Peyton Manning, she may have just been thrown off by all the pointing, fidgeting and weird hand signals.

Re: The First Year of Fatherhood: One Dad’s Review

Jason Kotecki — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:27:29 -0000

Ooh, a zone defense; I like that. If it works for top college teams, it just might work for us. I'll have to keep that in mind when we get to that point.

Re: The First Year of Fatherhood: One Dad’s Review

Jason Kotecki — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:53:38 -0000

So you are definitely outnumbered now, huh? I gotta say I'm a little nervous about evening the sides and downright petrified over getting outnumbered. I've considered spacing the kids ten years apart so each kid can help raise the younger one, thereby blurring the lines between kids and adults. But I also don't want to be changing diapers when I'm 80, so I guess I'll just have to suck it up :)

Re: The First Year of Fatherhood: One Dad’s Review

Jason Kotecki — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:49:55 -0000

Three months -- woo hoo! Every day gets better. But yeah, there's no candy-coating those first two weeks. Ick.