A few weeks ago, I moved my computer equipment to the vacant bedroom upstairs. I did this for many reasons. First, I felt like it would free up space in the master bedroom, allowing me to organize things a little and make it more of a living space. Second, I had worked inside the upstairs…
As I have been reflecting on my job search process so far, I’ve come to realize that it is actually way harder than it needs to be. When it comes to the searching and interviewing process, it seems that the cards are stacked mostly against the job seeker. I’ve waited weeks for responses to my…
One of my earliest ideas when I began to get into puppetry, was that I could produce videos with my puppets which have a little bit of fun with some of the strange things you see on social media platforms. My first attempt at this was a couple of years ago when I filmed the…
As I’ve been following the news about Trump possibly being indicted, I can’t help but miss being able to comment about it to my son, Josh. I don’t think either of us considered ourselves political, but we found amusement by following the stories about Trump when he was president. This is just one example of…
Last Sunday, I released my latest video, “Wyatt meets Tom Servo.” This video was inspired both by my love for “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” and the fact that I’ve owned a production copy of Tom Servo since last Christmas. The last week of November felt like a great time to produce a MST3K inspired video…
In March 2019 when the original tumor was removed from Josh’s brain, I naively thought that he would be healthy again after a few weeks of recovery and some physical therapy. I thought that the brain tumor was just a bump on the road, and that we would continue on with life once it was…
This weekend, I launched a Facebook page for my Santa Claus puppet character, which I called “Puppet Santa Claus.” This is the first year that I’ve had access to a Santa Claus prior to December, so I tried to figure out some great ways to use him. I had some good luck asking a live…
Last week, a sample set of Extendable Arm Rods arrived in the mail just in time for me to take them with me to Great Lakes Puppeteers Potlatch in Indiana. This was great timing, because if there was ever a time that I would want a set of arm rods like these, it would be…
This was going to be a rant against reCaptchas, but quickly escalated into a lot of different things, as I noticed failures on several levels. As a company, it is always important to think about how your user support is structured and check for any scenarios which might lead it to give your customers a…
This morning my seven-year-old son, Elijah, began asking me questions about what happens to us after we die. He was rushing me while I strapped him into his car seat, complaining that I was taking too long. It was snowing, and he pointed out that with the door opened, the snow was landing on him,…
