View online • Get this from a friend? Subscribe here! Shenanigating Since 2000 | 2026 Issue #08 🤔 Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Sheboygan, where I wish I had been able to bring the Florida warmth with me back from vacation... My art studio is where the magic happens. Magic that has nothing to do with how the pretty pictures are made. My studio serves many purposes – it’s my favorite place to sketch, brainstorm, write, paint, and design cool things – but basically, it’s where I go to...
4 days ago • 4 min read
View online • Get this from a friend? Subscribe here! Shenanigating Since 2000 | 2026 Issue #07 🪄 Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Florida, where our family is enjoying our final days of some fun in the sun! I am not a natural-born rule breaker. This may come as a surprise, coming from someone who wrote a book about breaking rules. The obvious question for anyone who knew me as a child is, “How did you go from being a shy boy who was afraid of new situations and spent an eternity in...
11 days ago • 3 min read
View online • Get this from a friend? Subscribe here! Shenanigating Since 2000 | 2026 Issue #06 ✏️ Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Sheboygan, where I have for you a new installment in the video series from my studio overlooking Lake Michigan. This is Echo Base Dispatch—a brief transmission from here to wherever you are—where I share what I’m working on, what I’m wrestling with, and the lessons I’m learning along the way. (Click the video above to watch it, or keep reading for the full...
18 days ago • 4 min read
View online • Get this from a friend? Subscribe here! Shenanigating Since 2000 | 2026 Issue #04 🍯 "Doing Nothing" by Jason Kotecki. Oil on canvas. Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Sheboygan, where we just hosted our first Open Studio! You can watch the replay here, and don't miss the super cool things we have on auction (which ends on Monday at 7:45 pm CT.) Doing nothing isn’t really doing nothing. New parents (and parents-to-be) get lots of advice. Among the wellspring of wisdom are tips...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
View online • Get this from a friend? Subscribe here! Shenanigating Since 2000 | 2026 Issue #03 ⛷️ "Here Goes Something" by Jason Kotecki. Oil on canvas. Prints available. Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Sheboygan, where I am looking forward to opening my studio for you (virtually speaking) this Friday night. More on that below, but first... The Winter Olympics are broken. My family has been looking forward to them. We love the pageantry, the drama, and the vignettes about the athletes’...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
View online • Get this from a friend? Subscribe here! Shenanigating Since 2000 | 2026 Issue #03 🎨 Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Sheboygan, where I am excited to show you the first episode of a new video series from my studio overlooking Lake Michigan. This is Echo Base Dispatch—a brief transmission from here to wherever you are—where I share what I’m working on, what I’m wrestling with, and the lessons I’m learning along the way. (Click the video above to watch it, or keep reading for...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
View online • Get this from a friend? Subscribe here! Shenanigating Since 2000 | 2026 Issue #02 🍰 Artwork from "The Penguin Who Flew" by Jason Kotecki. Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Sheboygan, where I am publishing this newsletter in tribute to a mentor who taught me that freedom from embarrassment is a superpower. Here's me tying on my cape... Every book has a typo. I don't care how prestigious the publisher, how persnickety the author, or how many editors looked it over; there will...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
View online • Get this from a friend? Subscribe here! Shenanigating Since 2000 | 2026 Issue #01 🤍 Photograph by Kim Kotecki. Happy Sunday, Reader! Welcome to the evolution of this newsletter, now simply titled The Adultitis Fighter. I've been writing it in one form or another for about 25 years! The earliest version I could find on my computer was from February 8, 2002, with a note proudly declaring "298 members and counting..." We've grown quite a bit since then, and although it still...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
View this online • Get this from a friend? Subscribe here! 2025 Issue #51 🧮 Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Sheboygan, where this will be the final newsletter of 2025. The "Adultitis Fighter Insider" will re-emerge in January as simply "The Adultitis Fighter," with a slightly new look and format. Until then, I hope you and yours have a very merry Christmas, a happy Hanukkah, and a happy New Year! Many Januarys ago, as the ho ho hos of the holiday season abruptly transitioned to the ho ho...
3 months ago • 3 min read