Ten is 99.44% pure. Ten is clean-as-a-whistle knock knock jokes on repeat and dirt beneath fingernails with hands in cookie jars. Ten is clean but needs to get cleaner every night to remove the smell of ten. Eleven, thus far, a few weeks in, isn’t offering much relief from that […]
Thank you Amnesty International USA for sponsoring this post. A few nights ago, while dreaming of a relaxing winter weekend spent decorating the majestic 8-foot Douglas fir you and your kids thoughtfully selected then tied to the roof of your car and crossed-fingers it would still be up there by […]
I know it makes no sense, me making a wine reference. What does a teetotaler know from wine anyway? Maybe the glut of wine and bourbon tasting dinners I’ve been to recently is a blame, anywho, not important, because it does totally make sense here as I describe this dad’s […]
Every month I’m over on the Clorox Spin Cycle blog with a fun and sometimes funny (hey, I try) list. There’s the iconic tastes of childhood list (that I’m still super proud of because it isn’t just foods but atmosphere in which those foods are often enjoyed too — I’m […]
I’ve got a decent amount of free time. I’m lucky that way, really lucky, and I don’t take it for granted, but that doesn’t mean I’m cool with tossing away precious minutes sitting in traffic, waiting in lines or queuing in lobbies. Nope. Nope. Nope. I run my life with […]
The application window for the 2017 Disney Dreamers Academy is now open! If you’re the proud parent, grandparent or guardian of an outstanding high school kid, you need to encourage them to apply to be one of the fortunate 100 kids who will be chosen to attend the 2017 Disney […]
The well containing all of the knowledge we wish to pass on to our kids is bottomless. I reckon, in fact, that it goes on quite a bit further than that. Frankly, I’m not certain if there are fewer or more than one secret to raising great kids. Hell, I’ve […]
Netflix, along with NHL Center Ice (go Red Wings!) and FuboTV (Barca! Barca! Barca!), enabled us to cut cable in 2015. That’s like $140 extra bucks in my wallet each month. For this I am thankful. Oh wait, I’m a holiday behind. We don’t give thanks now, for now we […]
