Taking a Child to a Football Game: An Incomplete Diary

The following is a work of fiction. (Mostly.) Alright, kiddo, it's game day! I'm really excited to bring you here today, you get to see your dad's favorite team play! No, that's my other favorite team. You're thinking of professional

You Give Slop a Bad Name

The internet, to put it mildly, is a bleak place these days. It'd be hard to believe it if you didn't experience it first-hand, but this wasn't always the case. The internet was once a vibrant, useful and occasionally even aesthetically-pleasing place! Sure, there

Things I Thought While Cleaning the Fridge

School's back! Time for Show and Tell.

School's back! Okay, fine–school's actually been back for a while here; my kids started classes almost a month ago. I've been seeing first-day-of-school posts from parent friends from late July straight up to this week, so there's apparently quite a bit

It's a Brand New Season

Something's changed this week. The morning shadows have grown a little bit longer, and the barest hint of a chill has settled into the air, enough for me to don a jacket on the way to the school bus. Summer may not have struck its final blow yet–

Hello from the other side

Hello, friends. This is going to be a short message today, but it's an exciting one: The Action Cookbook Newsletter is now hosted through Ghost! I already knew that. That's great! That means you follow me on social media, which I appreciate, even if I can&

A Rose by Any Other Name Is Going to Make Someone Really Mad Online

Food fights, scientific drinking, unlikable narrators and more. It's Friday at the ACBN!

What's the best time you ever had at the movies?

Heartbreak feels good on a Friday like this. PLUS: State Fair food, completely inaccessible cocktails, a supremely dumb book, and more!

Places to Be With a Child Who Does Not Want to Be There, Ranked

We're not going home until I say we're going home.

Please Stop Scraping Your Knife on Things

I understand they're crispy. PLUS: unlikely seasonal ice cream friendships, a floral cocktail, and more. It's Friday!

August, the Boss Battle

The Friday newsletter faces down the Most Month with a stiff upper lip and a killer sandwich

Hi. I'm working on it.

If you're familiar with The Action Cookbook Newsletter, great! If you've stumbled upon this before I'm ready, please be patient. I'm getting there.