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Father’s Day Footwear Festival
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Father’s Day Footwear Festival

I think I’m becoming a sneakerhead. I say this not because I own a lot of sneakers (I have two identical pairs of two kinds of red Adidas sneakers that I bought at Dick’s Sporting Goods), but rather, because I find myself lusting after sneakers and shoes like, all the […]

12 Great Vacation Tips to Enjoy Your Vacation in 2022
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12 Great Vacation Tips to Enjoy Your Vacation in 2022

Royalty-free image: https://www.pexels.com/photo/pink-flamingo-floater-2705879/ The last two years have been a struggle for everyone, but now that restrictions are being lifted and normal life is reviving up, more and more families are itching to stretch their travel legs and head out into the wild blue yonder for some much-needed fun and […]

4 Tips for Starting On Your Own Entrepreneurial Journey with Block Advisors
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4 Tips for Starting On Your Own Entrepreneurial Journey with Block Advisors

Thank you Block Advisors by H&R Block for sponsoring this post. Nearly everyone I’ve ever talked to about my left-of-center career has been enthralled. I usually get responses along the lines of, “I wish I could do that,” or “I always wanted to be a writer,” or the classic, “You’re so […]

File Under: The Things Dads Will Do For Their Kids
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File Under: The Things Dads Will Do For Their Kids

Right, yeah, it’s not all dads, I know, but the ones I know, and me, we will stop short of just about nothing to do things for our kids, to make them smile, provide experiences that move them, and memories worth holding on to. My oldest, she of 17 (for […]

Outfitted for an Antartica Expedition or Everyday Fun on Your Home Continent with Dick’s Sporting Goods
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Outfitted for an Antartica Expedition or Everyday Fun on Your Home Continent with Dick’s Sporting Goods

Huge thanks to Dick’s for looping me into their Winter Apparel campaign. I received a gift card for attending a virtual event and to write this post but of course all opinions are honest and my own. A snowboard, skis, or a snow scooter would’ve been rad, of course, but […]

Looking back and trying to make some kind of sense of my own version of last year (a 2021 recap)
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Looking back and trying to make some kind of sense of my own version of last year (a 2021 recap)

I host the Dad 2.0 Podcast with the Summit’s co-founder Doug French. It’s fun and at times enlightening because each week, we speak with a creative person from the dad community, an expert, author, or just a kind human willing to give up about 90 minutes of their time to […]

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How To Introduce Kids To Your New Love After A Divorce

I made my debut on The Washington Post earlier this summer, with this story of how to introduce kids to your new love after a divorce. This is my story but I also spoke to a couple of experts to find out tips and tricks and strategies for children of […]

Are You A Sprinkle or a Jimmie?
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Are You A Sprinkle or a Jimmie?

I received compensation and coupons from Entenmann’s® to facilitate this blog post. The opinions expressed in this post are my own and do not reflect the opinions of Entenmann’s® My wife and I are from a part of the world were those tasty, often colorful adornments regularly found atop ice […]

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