This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Scott Houdashell and his cofounder, Curtis McGill, co-founders of   Hey Buddy Hey Pal . It has been edited for length and clarity. Back in 2015, I was hanging out at my friend Curtis's house, dying Easter eggs with his kids. All of a sudden, I looked around and thought, "Where did the kids go?" Curtis told me they were bored with watching hard-boiled eggs slowly turn colors. I told Curtis to get me a hot glue stick, a drill, and some markers.