This weekend is the second Nebraska Science Festival. It’s an all-around cool event with kid-friendly activities, and then some just for us (involving beer. And wine. And more beer). Last year, I wanted to go to it all. Yeah, that didn’t work out. We brought the kids out to Fontenelle Forest for the first time,…
On a recent cool, gray spring day, I took the kids to Platte River State Park in search of a waterfall. I needed some fresh air and a change of scenery, and the kids needed some place to run and explore. I can’t recall the last time I’d been to this park, if I ever…
Farley and Mooch are at different stages in their language development. Mooch is just beginning to identify letters (D for daddy sort of thing). Farley is working on spelling his name. So, when I received a special delivery of Post Alpha-Bits in the mail for a special project (more on that in a second), I…
Morrill Hall is natural history museum tucked in the center of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s campus. It’s a staple on the class field trip circuit, or at least it was back in my day. And it’s been since “my day” – my grade-school days – since I’ve been there. That’s a long time ago. Things…
Have you guys been to Lincoln lately? The Haymarket area – or rather just west of it near the new Pinnacle Arena – has changed so much! Lots of new businesses have cropped up, mostly to cater to the 21-and-older arena crowd before games and concerts. For families, though, you’ll find things to do, too….
The Orpheum Theater’s splendor never gets old for me. I go there often for my job, and each time I walk in, I feel inspired. Awed. How cool is it that I work here (OK, I really work at the Holland Center, but some nights, it’s my job to be at the Orpheum). Seeing the…
