Nothing prepares you for being a parent. If someone tells you getting a dog is like practice for having kids it’s okay to laugh in their face and throw food at them. Having eight insomniac dogs over the age of 11 that need shots, eye drops and are allergic to gluten is maybe in the…
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Song of the Open Road – Walt Whitman
I edited this after driving around Oregon for a week just before my twins were born. I animated the footage to really let the words settle in. This poem is as relevant now as it was the day Whitman wrote it. There’s the line Out of the dark confinement! out from behind the screen! where he…
Parenting Sweet Spots: The Joy and Challenge of Every Age
As a parent, you’ll discover your “parenting sweet spot”—a phase in your child’s life where everything seems to align. Like an NBA three-point specialist, every decision you make feels like a swish. Could this be during your child’s first year of life? For some, yes. For me, it was when my boys were four. Ages…
The Anti-Blockbuster
With Captain Marvel this weekend and a mix of other Marvel, DC and blockbuster films heading our way this summer it’s a good time to remember that the film and tv screens are the same sizes no matter what’s showing on it. I personally love small films that feel familiar and don’t always have the…
The Hidden Netflix Links all Parents Need
Netflix Hidden Kid Categories: (Quick note: You can’t be logged in under a kid’s only account to get this to work) Netflix is tough to navigate and nearly impossible with two kids breathing down your neck with vastly different tastes. Fortunately, there’s help. Netflix divides its library into some 70,000 subcategories including many for…
Top Ten TV shows 2018
As I write this there are still 666 hours left in 2018. That’s enough time to learn a language or Stairway to Heaven on the ukelele. Also plenty of time for Netflix to covertly drop a cluster of shows, but I’m releasing my top ten list now. I’ll ignore the “Is Peak TV at its peak?”…
CHRIS RODGERS
CHRIS RODGERS is a producer, filmmaker, and writer. He’s worked on political campaigns, on television commercials and founded a film production company. He’s worked in a casino, in tech, and with Tony Robbins. He lives in Shelburne, Vermont with his twin boys, wife, and Border Collie. christopherChristopher lives in Vermont with his wife, twin boys,…