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During a very professional panel discussion about the college...

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 15:28:32 -0700

During a very professional panel discussion about the college admissions scandal, I MIGHT have mentioned that I dropped out twice. Also, I MAY have brought up clown college. Watch Inside the Issues tonight at 8pm and 11pm on Spectrum SoCal 1 to see the magic.

Beach bums.

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 15:21:12 -0700

Beach bums.

Author David Vienna Talks New Book, ‘Anyone Can Be President’

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:10:27 -0700

Author David Vienna Talks New Book, ‘Anyone Can Be President’:

davidvienna:

Hey, lookie! I was on the KTLA Morning News talking about my new book Anyone Can Be President. (I also met Greg Grunberg in the green room. Super nice guy.)

Can parents share this book with their kids? Yes, but be prepared to discuss Bill Clinton’s wiener.

davidvienna: If you live in or around SoCal, you can catch me...

Sun, 31 Mar 2019 14:20:12 -0700

davidvienna:

If you live in or around SoCal, you can catch me on the @ktlanews morning show tomorrow (April 1). I’ll be discussing my new book Anyone Can Be President, probably while trying desperately to hold in a fart.

Watch it with the kids. I promise not to mention Bill Clinton’s peen.

“Take her to the moon for me, okay?”

Thu, 28 Mar 2019 11:57:36 -0700

“Take her to the moon for me, okay?”

Helpful Books Every New and Expecting Parent Should Read If you’re expecting a wee one,...

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:44:00 -0700

Helpful Books Every New and Expecting Parent Should Read

If you’re expecting a wee one, @womenshealthmag compiled a list of the 25 best baby books and, hey, my book Calm The F*ck Down is no. 1. You should listen to them because they obviously have amazing taste.

Make campaign slogans great again!As you know from my old series...

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:29:43 -0700

Make campaign slogans great again!

As you know from my old series Discussing News With My Kids, our family talks news and politics a lot. Like, it’s kinda maddening sometimes. Because my new book Anyone Can Be President is (sorta) kid-friendly, I enlisted Wyatt to help me test out the Campaign Slogan Generator from the book. Plus, I examine a few slogans from past and present candidates.

davidvienna: My new book is so fucking presidential it’s probably already bought by Russia.I got my...

Tue, 12 Mar 2019 20:09:21 -0700

davidvienna:

My new book is so fucking presidential it’s probably already bought by Russia.
I got my copies of Anyone Can Be President today and they’re awesome (and each book comes with campaign stickers!), so preorder it now or the Union will fall!

The boys had their first orchestra performance tonight....

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 21:40:11 -0800

The boys had their first orchestra performance tonight. First-time players from all over the district came together to mimic the moans and shrieks previously only heard at an elephant dying ground. It was supposed to be music, I think… Anyway, at least they looked good.

Some artists, two drinking milkshakes.

Tue, 26 Feb 2019 20:12:48 -0800

Some artists, two drinking milkshakes.

The boys and I had a little jam session today. It was awesome.

Sat, 23 Feb 2019 23:36:31 -0800

The boys and I had a little jam session today. It was awesome.

Okay, kids. My new book, Anyone Can Be President, is now available for pre-order.Plus, I launched a...

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:52:35 -0800

Okay, kids. My new book, Anyone Can Be President, is now available for pre-order.

Plus, I launched a companion web series (see above).

Plus, I’ve taken over @knockknockstuff’s Instagram Stories for Presidents’ Day.

Seriously, though, the book is great for teaching kids about presidential politics and history… except I make a weed joke or two. And I mention Bill Clinton’s penis.

But, other than that, it’s kid-friendly.

I’m pretty sure, anyway.

On Presidents’ Day, David Vienna, author of our upcoming book “Anyone Can Be President,” takes over our Instagram stories!

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 19:43:52 -0800

On Presidents’ Day, David Vienna, author of our upcoming book “Anyone Can Be President,” takes over our Instagram stories!:

davidvienna:

GUYS! MY NEW BOOK! I’M SO EXCITED!

It’s an interactive guide to running an election campaign and running the country for anyone who wants the sit behind the big desk in the Oval Office.

You can pre-order it now at Amazon. And guys… It comes with campaign stickers!

Guys…

Guys…

GUYS!

Hey, there. Good to see you. Yeah, it’s been a while. You look...

Tue, 12 Feb 2019 14:09:02 -0800

Hey, there. Good to see you. Yeah, it’s been a while. You look great. Have you lost weight or something?

Me? I’ve been good, can’t complain…

Oh, and I have something fucking rad coming your way next week.

How the Vista XG Sedan Ruined Henry’s Life

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 13:45:29 -0800

How the Vista XG Sedan Ruined Henry’s Life:

All of this fretting over whether the porn ban will kill tumblr or not (it totally will) inspired me to seek out a new platform. And I landed on an old one.

Well, it’s not old old, but Medium’s been around for a while. When it came out I thought it’d be another Ello, which was the hot new shit for all of four days. But alas, Medium has hung on and attracted some pretty interesting users.

And I’m a writer by trade and Medium is specifically for writers, so I’m firing things up over there. The link above will take you to a mobile-friendly short story I wrote eons ago.

Enjoy.

Your tumblr is dead, long live your tumblrYou’ve undoubtedly heard tumblr will be deleting “adult...

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:29:29 -0800

Your tumblr is dead, long live your tumblr

You’ve undoubtedly heard tumblr will be deleting “adult content” starting Dec. 17, 2018.

As a longtime tumblr citizen with a username (and, let’s face it, language) that will almost certainly get the wrong kind of attention from whatever brainless algorithm is tasked with cleaning up this circus, please take my advice:

Back up your content now. Here’s how.

I can honestly say I would not have the career I do without tumblr. For that reason, this platform will always be special to me. But since its global popularity was built on adult content, I’m deeply disappointed by this move.

But what do I know? I still think farts are funny.

I’m really not sure how jacked up my tumblr will get when the new overlords push the censor button on the platform. If it wrecks my site and my decade of content (yes, a decade), I’ll most likely be looking for a new online home.

I hope that doesn’t happen. But you bet your butt I’m backing up my content today.

The boys’ music school had a little mid-season performance...

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 17:30:52 -0800

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The boys’ music school had a little mid-season performance today. Here’s Boone and Wyatt jamming out Sweet’s “Fox on the Run.” 🎶

iloveyou: I close my eyes, Ivan Turcin

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 00:50:03 -0800

iloveyou:

I close my eyes, Ivan Turcin

Hi, people.This year is wearing me the fuck out. It’s been 2018 for, like, four fucking decades.

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 21:23:30 -0800

Hi, people.

This year is wearing me the fuck out. It’s been 2018 for, like, four fucking decades.

These rock-n-rollers turn 10 today. No more single digits. (And...

Sat, 24 Nov 2018 11:41:49 -0800

These rock-n-rollers turn 10 today. No more single digits. (And they got new boards for a new year.) Happy birthday, Boone and Wyatt! Thanks for changing our lives for the better a decade ago.