Old Routines, New Routines and Routines In-Between

on October 29, 2013 at 8:47 am ×

The only thing I fear now as a parent is that the worst parts of my past, the traits I’ve long since blown to bits, will become shrapnel lodged into my children’s future.

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Fall Back With Tickety Toc’s Tommy and Tallulah

on October 28, 2013 at 4:52 pm ×

Makes sense, right? To get some assistance on handling the end of Daylight Saving Time with your children from two adorable children who’s primary job it is to keep time! Right on. You could complain to Mother Nature about losing an hour starting this weekend, but she’s probably not in […]

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Your Last Chance to Talk Bums and Win A Trip to the 2014 Dad 2.0 Summit

on October 28, 2013 at 2:12 pm ×

Alright, fellas. I’ve been telling ya and tweeting @ ya for a month now about the funtastic #LetsTalkBums haiku campaign that’s already netted 5 dudes a total of $1000 in prize money — a cool grand, y’all — and will eventually send one of those hip cats, or one of […]

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Raising A New Vegetarian

on October 23, 2013 at 11:02 am ×

Hey fellas, ever have a girlfriend all of a sudden realize, deep down, that instead of sharing intimate moments with your hairy self, she’d prefer the company of the ladies? Me neither, but I can sorta imagine how that feels now. How you’d instictively look inward and question yourself in […]

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Waning Light

on October 22, 2013 at 1:25 pm ×

In time, it’ll be gone. But that’s okay. It’ll be back. It’s a wish carried away. Cereal in the bowl. The croak of a frog. A kiss blown from across the room. So I will shut the door. So I will pull down the windows. The final gasp of air. […]

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American Family Adventure Series — Disneyland

on October 16, 2013 at 1:00 pm ×

We went to Disneyland. We of the lower case B brave young girls, no capital P princesses, anti-commercialization of childhood stance: WE went to Disneyland. This is the story.

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Wet And Dry And Fly Away to Dad 2.0 with the #LetsTalkBums Haiku Contest

on October 15, 2013 at 9:13 am ×

Cold and Wet. The ebony and ivory of our day. Quick, someone book a studio — let’s record this thing! And lyrically, is there any chance we can work Boba Fett, Joan Jett, Four Tet, and “are we there yet?” into it?

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Seeing A Better Way To Buy Glasses With Lookmatic + A HUGE GIVEAWAY!

on October 14, 2013 at 2:00 pm ×

Okay, so one thing to know about me is this: I dislike customer service people. Well, that’s not entirely fair. I dislike talking with customer service people, be that over the phone, in person, web chats, Western Union telegrams. Stop., Pony Express, whatevs. Dislike probably isn’t a strong enough word. Fortunately, buying prescription eyeglasses now involves no pushy salespeople.

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