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The Return of Mr. Headyguard
Parenting Blog

The Return of Mr. Headyguard

He blew in with the wind, very early on an otherwise unremarkable Sunday morning, and for nearly an hour he answered the phones of a doctor’s office, natural history-ish museum, King Tut’s residence in ancient Egypt, and ‘The Crumblers’ factory where they, um, crumble stuff. The voice of the famously […]

A More Rewarding Summer Vacation
Travel

A More Rewarding Summer Vacation

Summer 2015. The summer of a most epic American adventure. The summer of the cross country road trip. The summer of 3 weeks spent in cities, towns, forests, canyons, National Parks, amusement parks, mountains, and lakes; 3 weeks at museums, concerts, baseball games, and zipline courses. The summer of 3200 […]

Summer Grilling With The Family
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Summer Grilling With The Family

The scene nearly paints itself. The once-cold steel of a grill that now blisters with energy, the billowing smoke from the hot hot heat, the shimmering water undulating in the distance, the squeals of delight emanating from children who scamper in every direction, the rippling stars & stripes staked along […]

I Believe That We Will Win But I Am Losing
Parenting Blog

I Believe That We Will Win But I Am Losing

Not exactly a feminist dad dream sequence but the way I pictured it in the weeks and months leading up to the 2015 World Cup in Canada, there would be a #15 on my back, the name Rapinoe splayed out from shoulder to shoulder, and a #2, #10, #11, #17 […]

What I Hope To Be
Parenting Blog

What I Hope To Be

We felt it before day one, on back to school night…or maybe it was meet the teacher night…either way: the Mouse’s 2nd grade teacher was destined to be the kind of educator name-dropped decades later, when Mouse is reflecting back on what first prompted her to [insert great accomplishment verb […]

We Need Only To Know You Think About Us Sometimes For Father’s Day
Parenting Blog

We Need Only To Know You Think About Us Sometimes For Father’s Day

It doesn’t surprise me one bit that we spend 7 billion LESS on Father’s Day than on Mother’s Day. I get the pitches. I see the ads. It’s okay. We don’t need they shit they are selling. We dads don’t need much more than the occasional phone call to check […]

Summer Road Trip Prep with Ristorante Pizza
Parenting Blog

Summer Road Trip Prep with Ristorante Pizza

There are approximately a zillion and a half things to be done before I successfully get my wife and two daughters out the door to start our summer vacation: Did I remember sunscreen? The tangle of charging cables for all the different devices? Bathing suits? Pillows? Our National Parks pass? […]

Very Ready For Inside Out
OWTK MOVIE NEWS

Very Ready For Inside Out

We’re so ready for Inside Out. Are you going this weekend? Check out this brand new Disney Pixar Inside Out featurette just released tonight!

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