Comments for Moments In Succession http://momentsinsuccession.com An unscientific sampling of the lovely chaos that is Rufus's life Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:52:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Last Weekend in Alta: the sweetness of Utah powder by Leif http://momentsinsuccession.com/2010/02/07/last-weekend-in-alta-the-sweetness-of-utah-powder/#comment-51 Leif Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:52:36 +0000 http://momentsinsuccession.com/?p=151#comment-51 well said, ruf...in fact, i am promising to incorporate 'wend' into my own vocab. you boys look great in the videos. I am going to have to up my twice a decade regime to approximate that look. I was actually out cross country skiing today, after many years. it was a rare sunny winter day in minnesota and there were skiiers everywhere. lots of hilarious little kids skiing. not the quite the rush of hurtling down mountain, but soul enriching nonetheless. well said, ruf…in fact, i am promising to incorporate ‘wend’ into my own vocab. you boys look great in the videos. I am going to have to up my twice a decade regime to approximate that look. I was actually out cross country skiing today, after many years. it was a rare sunny winter day in minnesota and there were skiiers everywhere. lots of hilarious little kids skiing. not the quite the rush of hurtling down mountain, but soul enriching nonetheless.

]]> Comment on Beautiful Moment #17: Cloudy with a chance of tickle tornadoes by rufybaby http://momentsinsuccession.com/2010/01/17/beautiful-moment-17-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-tickle-tornadoes/#comment-32 rufybaby Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:35:39 +0000 http://momentsinsuccession.com/?p=127#comment-32 One thing I have noticed in recent tickling episodes is how critical the anticipation of the tickle is to the experience of the tickle. The more the tickle is anticipated, the more intense the squirming of the ticklee. The "tickle tornado" approach, developed by my fiendish and brilliant wife, Alisa, is perfect for milking the anticipation. And yes this is Rufus commenting on Rufus's blog ... it's called the lazy man's edit ;) -- Rufus One thing I have noticed in recent tickling episodes is how critical the anticipation of the tickle is to the experience of the tickle. The more the tickle is anticipated, the more intense the squirming of the ticklee. The “tickle tornado” approach, developed by my fiendish and brilliant wife, Alisa, is perfect for milking the anticipation. And yes this is Rufus commenting on Rufus’s blog … it’s called the lazy man’s edit ;) — Rufus

]]> Comment on Optimal Loneliness, Theory of by Samantha http://momentsinsuccession.com/2009/12/31/optimal-loneliness-theory-of/#comment-31 Samantha Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:07:28 +0000 http://momentsinsuccession.com/?p=105#comment-31 i love your blog. more video please. XO, sam i love your blog. more video please. XO, sam

]]> Comment on The Soul of The Cocktail; Let It Not Taste Like Reconditioned Tin — A New Year’s Resolution by rufybaby http://momentsinsuccession.com/2010/01/07/the-importance-of-the-cocktail-in-2010-let-it-not-taste-like-reconditioned-tin/#comment-30 rufybaby Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:45:04 +0000 http://momentsinsuccession.com/?p=113#comment-30 I love citrus, and I think my personal bias is likely to be towards root extracts -- various kinds of bitters and fresh ginger. Ginger! The intersection of ginger and booze is a happy one, I think. Great in a dark and stormy, light on sugar. I love citrus, and I think my personal bias is likely to be towards root extracts — various kinds of bitters and fresh ginger. Ginger! The intersection of ginger and booze is a happy one, I think. Great in a dark and stormy, light on sugar.

]]> Comment on The Soul of The Cocktail; Let It Not Taste Like Reconditioned Tin — A New Year’s Resolution by Toby Murdock http://momentsinsuccession.com/2010/01/07/the-importance-of-the-cocktail-in-2010-let-it-not-taste-like-reconditioned-tin/#comment-28 Toby Murdock Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:39:32 +0000 http://momentsinsuccession.com/?p=113#comment-28 Most of my life I've been almost strictly beer & wine, but in the last few years I've gotten into cocktails. I was inspired by a cocktail mentor back in MD, whose focus was all about large amounts of fresh citrus in drinks. I went all in on his philosophy, and this was particularly great in LA, where everyone has citrus trees in their backyard. Not the case in CO, but I still stick to citrus. Go-to is the <a href='http://www.esquire.com/drinks/dark-and-stormy-drink-recipe' rel="nofollow"> Dark & Stormy </a>. Minimum 1/2 lime per drink. Most of my life I’ve been almost strictly beer & wine, but in the last few years I’ve gotten into cocktails. I was inspired by a cocktail mentor back in MD, whose focus was all about large amounts of fresh citrus in drinks. I went all in on his philosophy, and this was particularly great in LA, where everyone has citrus trees in their backyard.

Not the case in CO, but I still stick to citrus. Go-to is the Dark & Stormy . Minimum 1/2 lime per drink.

]]> Comment on Holiday Card Subtext by Toby http://momentsinsuccession.com/2009/12/15/holiday-card-subtext-2/#comment-21 Toby Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:38:26 +0000 http://momentsinsuccession.com/?p=83#comment-21 We are all on bikes on our card with the caption "We've moved to Boulder, CO and we've taken 10 min. of our triathalon times!" We do (what we think are) comical cards every year. We are all on bikes on our card with the caption “We’ve moved to Boulder, CO and we’ve taken 10 min. of our triathalon times!”

We do (what we think are) comical cards every year.

]]> Comment on About this blog by Natalie http://momentsinsuccession.com/about/#comment-19 Natalie Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:52:51 +0000 #comment-19 Hi Rufus, I've seen your interview on GMA about your book Dirt Is Good For You. I'm a producer at Weekend TODAY, a national morning TV program in Australia and I'd love to have you on our show to speak about the book and some of the bad things parents do. It would make a very funny segment. Unfortunately I can't get onto Babble's US site to contact you there (blocking my IP address only works to a certain extent). I would love to speak to you about the possibility of coming on our show in late January/February or whenever would suit you. Can you please email me so we can discuss this further? Thanks Rufus, Natalie Hi Rufus,
I’ve seen your interview on GMA about your book Dirt Is Good For You.
I’m a producer at Weekend TODAY, a national morning TV program in Australia and I’d love to have you on our show to speak about the book and some of the bad things parents do. It would make a very funny segment.
Unfortunately I can’t get onto Babble’s US site to contact you there (blocking my IP address only works to a certain extent).
I would love to speak to you about the possibility of coming on our show in late January/February or whenever would suit you.
Can you please email me so we can discuss this further?
Thanks Rufus,
Natalie

]]> Comment on The Silence of Unit 3099 by Charlie Newton http://momentsinsuccession.com/2009/08/10/the-silence-of-unit-3099/#comment-18 Charlie Newton Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:49:18 +0000 http://momentsinsuccession.com/2009/08/10/harvesting-memory/#comment-18 Rufus: I found this post when I wandered onto your blog from a link on facebook. As a fellow hoarder of memories, I can only imagine your heartache when you discovered your stuff was gone. Perhaps a bit of schadenfreude will ease the pain... The exact same thing happened to my father -- negligence and ineptitude leading to an unpaid storage bill. But in his case, among the treasured objects he lost (and never recovered) were an entire lifetime's worth of paintings by his mother, a talented artist, and -- I shudder to tell you -- his mother herself. Well... her remains, at least. Why he was keeping them in a storage unit and not in some tasteful urn on the mantle, I cannot say. My best guess: because he's my father, that's why. Hope that makes you feel better. -- Charlie Newton Rufus:

I found this post when I wandered onto your blog from a link on facebook. As a fellow hoarder of memories, I can only imagine your heartache when you discovered your stuff was gone. Perhaps a bit of schadenfreude will ease the pain…

The exact same thing happened to my father — negligence and ineptitude leading to an unpaid storage bill. But in his case, among the treasured objects he lost (and never recovered) were an entire lifetime’s worth of paintings by his mother, a talented artist, and — I shudder to tell you — his mother herself. Well… her remains, at least. Why he was keeping them in a storage unit and not in some tasteful urn on the mantle, I cannot say. My best guess: because he’s my father, that’s why.

Hope that makes you feel better.

– Charlie Newton

]]> Comment on Water Birth by marc cenedella http://momentsinsuccession.com/2009/12/12/water-birth/#comment-15 marc cenedella Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:49:59 +0000 http://momentsinsuccession.com/2009/12/12/water-birth/#comment-15 absolutely precious, Rufus! absolutely precious, Rufus!

]]> Comment on Shoes by Sara http://momentsinsuccession.com/2009/08/13/shoes/#comment-10 Sara Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:36:03 +0000 http://momentsinsuccession.com/?p=21#comment-10 Rufus, This may sound weird but I always thought of shoes as the window to the soul. I think your son has got it going on. Emily, totally agree with you on the kids make you vulnerable thing. I felt it the moment my oldest was born. Rufus, if you keep writing, I'll keep reading. Rufus, This may sound weird but I always thought of shoes as the window to the soul. I think your son has got it going on. Emily, totally agree with you on the kids make you vulnerable thing. I felt it the moment my oldest was born. Rufus, if you keep writing, I’ll keep reading.

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