Randy and Jason discuss qualifications. Randy discusses software from Rogue Amoeba, it’s always fun to peak behind the scenes. Should we add sound effects? Last week was school vacation which included Movies, Minecraft and …. travel?! You betcha. What about that #Covid #Vaccine? Can the schools open? Should we opt into a fancy private school instead?

Randy is smitten with a dad in Latvia, and this amazing backyard project and of course Jason is cynical. Summer camp pros and cons are weighed. Big sportsball game … and the GOAT… #SerenaWilliams, who else? Ok, maybe #TonyHawk. If that’s too heady let’s talk about national pride and colonialism then!

Randy doesn’t want to have anything with #stonks while Jason is holding forever with his Diamond Hands, even though he can’t pronounce #Dogecoin correctly. Randy get’s in with the bruvs doing school work, and is the only one interested at all. Who can blame them, detailed studies of smoking seems, irrelevant if not outright problematic. What does the Ladder Sign really mean? Meanwhile, Randy and Jason … Jr are sharing a side hustle.

Randy and Jason discuss some irrational fears and, while dear to them, these fears are irrational. But they get through them and get through the snow to the ice. Neither can resist discussing #Stonks and #RobinHood and $GME, but are not financial advisors. The knot tying books to novels is unwound!

Randy and Jason are back discussion how to bridge through these troubling times and skirting around committees. The kids are doing Ice Business, which is encouraging because the tech points bank is almost empty!

Randy is in the throws of a COVID scare while Jason is brushing them off left and right. What is grit and how can you impart it in your kids? Angela Duckworth defines the problem, but can’t answer it. Randy’s got a Zoom call hack for shy kids! And Jason is negotiating the gig economy on Fiverr.com.

Yes, it’s 300, your ears aren’t deceiving you, as Chris hosts Randy and Jason and everyone gets caught up. Are your kids in school, cause almost none of ours are. We finally get an update on the pump track and compare our blessings. Of course, we also decide who is right and wrong in the whole #BEANDAD fiasco.

Randy gives a kid his gloves but not COVID. Jason’s cats are hiding and Randy’s are getting smart and fat. But can they spell their own names? Read or sleep? Or neither .. bone conducting headphones keep us active. School review… as always! Happy 2021, Thanks for listening everyone!

Jason and Randy are feeling festive and planing to share some cheer. Well, one of them is. We get some mail, about a mouse of all things, and then we fight about Operating Systems. Nah, Jason has no heart for it, but Khan Academy and linear algebra!? That’s a different story! The vaccine’s here, but which one is going to take it?

Jason and Randy are back after filling up on Thanksgiving celebrations. Jason took his family for a plane ride and, whew, that entailed a lot, and Jason gives more details that Randy cares about. But COVID scares abound for both Randy and Jason. It’s not really a piece of cake, no matter how many times Jason says it. Of course… it turns into a school chat again.

Jason and Randy are back without COVID but can’t stop talking about it. Dolly Parton and Mouthwash, two heroes forever linked. Soccer is over and if that wasn’t risky enough Jason’s off to Florida for …. vacation!?! Randy’s got two big developments, the boy’s freedom and the girl’s development. Jason’s not ready for that so his eyes are on the slopes!

Low energy Jason hangs out while Randy carries the show… which is weird because there is COVID Vaccine News! Huzzah! Is the science fuzzy, or are we just fatigued? Skatepark’s closed but soccer goes on. Stay hopeful, stay cautious and appreciate what you can! Even if it feels unsatisfying!