View online • Get this from a friend? Subscribe here! Shenanigating Since 2000 | Special Issue 🌟 Hello, Reader! Have you ever had a dream in your heart? Did it come true, or crash and burn? Maybe it feels stuck in neutral, or perhaps life’s been so busy your dream is missing in action… Wherever you find yourself, we invite you to join us for a LIVE Flying Lessons Workshop THIS Saturday, January 24, 2026, from 10:00 am – noon CT. We’ll be using Jason’s children’s book, The Penguin Who Flew, as...
9 days ago • 1 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...
13 days 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...
20 days ago • 4 min read
View online • Get this from a friend? Subscribe here! Shenanigating Since 2000 | Special Issue 🌟 Happy New Year, Reader! Have you ever had a dream in your heart? Did it come true, or crash and burn? Maybe it feels stuck in neutral, or perhaps life’s been so busy your dream is missing in action… Wherever you find yourself, we invite you to join us for a LIVE Flying Lessons Workshop on Saturday, January 24, 2026, from 10:00 am – noon CT. We’ll be using Jason’s children’s book, The Penguin Who...
25 days ago • 1 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...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
View this online • Get this from a friend? Subscribe here! 2025 Issue #50 🏈 Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Sheboygan, where we are beginning to run low on 2026 Celebrate Everything Calendars. If you haven't gotten yours yet, don't dilly dally; this might be the earliest we sell out yet! This sign is above the door in the sacristy at Holy Name of Jesus in Sheboygan, where I serve as a lector. In a Catholic church, the sacristy is a room, usually near the altar, where vestments, supplies,...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
View this online • Get this from a friend? Subscribe here! 2025 Issue #49 🟢 Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Sheboygan, where we are SO grateful for everyone who participated in Purple Tuesday and everyone who has purchased gifts from our Lemonade Stand this holiday season. (There's still time to get something Adultitis-free for your favorite people.) Thank you for your support! 🙏 I recently uncovered an article I wrote several years ago that feels especially poignant in this holiday...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Special Issue 🍋 Happy Purple Tuesday, Reader! More purpley than Black Friday, but just as small businessy as Small Business Saturday, Purple Tuesday is here! Although it's a holiday we completely made up to give you a fun reason to shop the Escape Adulthood Lemonade Stand, we do have an incredible opportunity to make it worth your while. (Two, in fact.) 🖼️ 20% Off Original PaintingsThere aren't many of my original paintings for sale, and we've never offered a discount, but for this day — and...
2 months ago • 1 min read
View this online • Get this from a friend? Subscribe here! 2025 Issue #48 🎄 Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Sheboygan, where are still processing the report that The Cure Adultitis Institute recently intercepted. It's a sobering reminder of how determined Adultitis is when it comes to ruining your holidays, and worth checking out (more on that below). I met Kevin and his family when I was in college. They were very involved in the church I attended. Such cool people; kind, warm, and...
2 months ago • 4 min read