Hain Carrot Chips: Delicious and Discontinued (A Tribute)

Do you remember Hain Carrot Chips? I do. I remember going to the Bagel Bakery in Pacific Grove, CA with my mom and ordering a toasted garlic bagel with cream cheese, a Martinelli’s apple juice, and a bag of Hain Carrot Chips. We just called them carrot chips, but now I have to specify “Hain”, because the world now thinks “carrot chips” are slices of carrots that have been baked.

Let me set the record straight, this post is not about carrot slivers, carrot slices, carrot sticks, or raw carrots. We’re talking about the best snack chip ever made! Chips made from stone ground corn, carrot juice, whole wheat, and little bits of real carrot peppered throughout. Salted, slightly sweet chips that you could get, almost exclusively, at “health food stores”. Continue reading →

My Favorite Limericks

Last night, I had the distinct honor of introducing my 8-year old daughter to limericks. She happened on the word “limerick” in a book she was reading about an Irish family and some adventure of some sort (I didn’t read it, ok). I gently corrected her pronunciation “lime rick” with “limmerick”. She asked, “What’s a limerick?”

It had been quite a while since I remembered last reading or hearing a limerick, but I remembered instantly it was a form of poem. I went to the internet to give proper examples. I read a few and asked if she had noticed a pattern. Not yet. I read her a couple more, and it started to sink in.

But what else started to sink in was that warm nostalgic feeling when something is distantly familiar. I knew I liked a limerick that I first heard when I was around her age. But what was it? I remembered it being unconventional. Piece by piece, it started to come back to me. Continue reading →

Gena Love is the coolest children’s music

Gena Love is 8 years old. She is also the coolest 8 year old. For years she has entertained friends and family. Now she has her own YouTube channel with original music for kids. She wants to make music to let everyone know that kids rock.

Her first song, Detective Danger, is about an adventurous detective and his crew as they hunt for exciting treasure.

If you know a kid who wants to listen to something other than nursery rhymes and Kidzbop, introduce them to Gena Love.