If the 12-foot skeleton were a real person, would it be good at sports?
We are asking the important questions today. PLUS: two cozy recipes, a funky cocktail, music, books, pets and more! It's Friday at the ACBN.
Scott Hines
I'm just like any other man, only more so.
Madmen, Chili Dogs and the Unexpected Pleasure of Being Old on Campus
It's all part of another fully-loaded Friday here at the ACBN!
I Touched Some Grass and I Liked It
But now I'm back, and ready to kick off CROCKTOBER. It's Friday!
18 Life Lessons From a Round of Miniature Golf
Or, "All I Really Need To Know I Learned at Frank's Family Fun Center"
Rounding Third, Heading Home
We're entering the year's fourth quarter, and I'm mixing sports metaphors! I'm also mixing up cocktails and delicious sauces, because it's Friday.
What's Your Ideal Breakfast Sandwich?
It's Friday at the ACBN, and we're viewing breakfast sandwiches as personal mission statements. PLUS: a lemonade-from-lemons cocktail, music, books, pets and more!
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&