SWEEP THE LEG

Amy thought she was getting a non-nonsense, non-descriptive skeleton costume. In actuality, our son is going as Johnny from the Cobra Kai dojo.

BOOO, I MEAN MOOO

Halloween came to the Circosta household a bit early this year. We went to Chick-Fil-A, and lo and behold it was "kids night". So that means the Chick-Fil-A Cow was there. Sam, being a rational young human being (and thus apprehensive about six-foot, bipedal, plush-covered, walking cows with backwards caps) did not like this one bit.



When the cow came up for a high five, sam froze. AND I MEAN FROZE. The shock only lasted about a half a second though. then, it was scream city and a leap into mama's arms.



All's well that ends well though. After a hug, some nuggets and a promised trip to the park Sam graciously waved "bye bye cow".

SKOOOTCH!

Two of my Two-plankin friends who used to give me crap cause snowboarding wasn't cool, should check this video.

whose stupid now?

UH OH CRACKER

I pulled out the video camera because sam was looking at the cover of Vanity Fair (don't judge) and pointing to Penelope Cruz while simultaneously saying "hot" "hot". Good luck with that little buddy.

OF Course, the video you get is sam starting to melt down about the goldfish cracker that fell on the floor.

Be it big time movie actress or little goldfish cracker, I guess we always lament 'the one that got away'

SWITCHING IT UP

It's been a bit hectic in the circosta household this week. A couple of evening events, both amy and I have been under the weather and Sam has a crack-like addiction to Thomas the Tank engine.

I'm writing this from a hotel room in Wisconsin. I'm tired, a little feverish and trying to drag my ass out of bed to give a speech. And yet, despite all of this, I can't help thinking how much harder today is back at the ranch. Apparently, Sam decided that 4:30AM is an acceptable time to get up. And as much as we love hanging with the little dude on the weekends, pulling solo duty means that you gotta keep an eye on that dude THE WHOLE TIME. Throw in the fact that we have begun major renovations (new bedroom for the second kid) and you are looking at one tough day. Thanks Amy for bucking up.

Also, if you want some really interesting writing about the various roles mom and dads play, check this out. spot.on. accurate.

WHERE DID WE GO?

This blog really isn't the place for me to share work stuff, but if you want to know what motivates me to do the work I do, read this.

REAL NEWS

If you are concerned about what constitutes news and how it should be financed, you could read this, long but ultimately insightful article on the state of the news media today.

or you could use the metric employed by some enterprising community college students over at NBC "It's the real news, not some stupid school paper. It's got Marmaduke and everything!"

GO BLUE

If I had to handicap it right now I would say Sam has a 1 in 3 shot at starting for Wolverines.


I mean he rocks the gear, loves to watch football with his old man, and has some serious guns

 

 

 

MOVING TO SODOR?

Sam's love of trains knows no bounds. Y'all thought I was kidding when I said he was totally in the tank for locomotives. But as we sit here having quelled a tantrum with promises of Thomas the Tank Engine on the DVR, I am thinking that we might be headed for a train intervention somewhere down the track. In the meantime, amy can successfully name all of Thomas's friends with her eyes shut. I am not at all joking.

choo choo

THE LITTLE THINGS

The more perceptive and punctuation-aware may have noticed a change in the title of this blog. While shifting the apostrophe might not seem like much, it represents a seismic shift here at the Media Grab.

We have gone plural.




Anticipated arrival of our second child (working title: ‘Baby 2, Electric Boog-A-Loo) is in early April, 2010.

Of course we are elated about this new life and the endless possibilities and the wonder and amazement etc. etc., But this momentous event isn't just about love and family and the next generation. Frankly, this is really about circulation numbers on the blog.

We here at Little Circostas’ Media Grab are hoping that ‘Dos Ninos” will shoot some much needed life back into this publication. Let’s face it, with occasional posts and a noticeable lack of multi-media content we are not living up to our promise to bring you “All things Circostian”.

For instance, the other day Sam and I casually had a conversation about the pros and cons of rail transportation. Sam (being ‘totally in the tank’ for trains) felt obligated to take the pro-rail position. I, on the other hand, prefer my wheeled transportation off the tracks. We were about to get into the feasibility of light-rail in midtown Raleigh, when Sam summarily ended things with a declarative and emphatic “choo choo”. Sadly, our loyal readers were deprived of this very important debate as it went completely undocumented on the blog.

As a second child myself I am a bit concerned about our ability to muster the appropriate amount of documentation surrounding child number two’s milestones. Like most new parents, Amy and I took a snapshot of Sam every time he did anything no matter how mundane. (Get the Camera Honey, he might have just hiccuped). Same was true of my parents and their first child. The stacks of photos of Albert Circosta Junior are so voluminous it’s nauseating. But finding even scant documentation of my early life is like looking for Sasquatch. Sure, there might be a photo somewhere, but chances are it’s grainy, and probably fake.

Despite the long odds of keeping up sufficient media around version 2.0, we are determined to do our best. The Media Grab has offered Amy a tentative agreement to generate more posting opportunities. We also recently both figured out how to use our phone camera and phone video. We are armed with the latest in 21st century baby documentation technology, and we intend to use it. With more and fresher content and the attraction of not one, but two little circostas, we can't go wrong.

And hey, if higher ratings in cyberspace don't ensue, at least we get another kid out of the deal. Classic win win.

Stay tuned