Month: July 2015

  • Comedians you can watch with your kids

    Comedians you can watch with your kids

    “Clean comedy” is often code for “not funny comedy”. But my favorite stand-up comedians have figured out how to be genuinely funny and insightful without being potty mouths. Nate Bargatze I discovered Nate Bargatze when he appeared on the Tonight Show. I love his deadpan delivery and self-deprecation. You can find a lot of clips on YouTube or watch…

  • Chicks can’t sleep cause they got that beat

    Chicks can’t sleep cause they got that beat

    Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig and Marc Brown is our current favorite bedtime story. Baby chicks on the farm can’t get to sleep “cause they got that beat”. They wake up the other animals and they each add to the music. It’s pretty dang cute to hear it in a toddler’s lisp. [amazon template=iframe image&asin=0307930823] A few…

  • Good Old War in SLC

    Best concert ever! Well, except for the one where we got to perform. After a full show on stage, the band came into the audience and did a 30-minute encore. My voice is hoarse from singing.

  • We Want a Rock – They Might Be Giants Cover

    Everybody wants a rock to wind a piece of string around –

  • A mini-guide to Paris

    A mini-guide to Paris

    Three of the four Hill brothers served missions in France (two in the Paris Mission [1992-94 and 1999-2001] and one in the Geneva Mission [2004-06] which includes parts of France). We try to get back when we can, even if it’s just during a layover from somewhere else. Since we occasionally get requests for info on…