A Crazy Collabo with Erika Cardamone This post was written in collaboration with Erika Cardamone. I thoroughly enjoyed working with her and learned a great deal during the process. Remember the good ol’ days when families would get home from work and school, a warm home cooked dinner would be prepared, then everyone would sit […]
Setting Goals and Letting Miller’s Law Eat Humble Pi
Everyone probably knows that yesterday was Pi day. This blurb from the ‘official’ Pi website: “Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is […]
Know When to Keep Your Mouth Shut
*UPDATE* This is a post intended for last Friday but is still applicable even a few days later as things are not much better. Sometimes you just have to be quiet. Such was the case this morning when driving my oldest daughter to school. Over the last day or so she has covered the full […]
Age Ain’t Nothin’ but a Number
What would you consider to be the ideal age between siblings? My kids are four years apart. I somewhat planned this difference in their age. I say ‘somewhat’ because who really knows what will happen, and when. See the Maury Show for more on that. My rationale boiled down to not wanting two kids in […]
Accepting, Sweet 16
Well, here it is. The big one I guess. At least it’s supposed to be one of the big ones. Obviously your 18th birthday is big since you are officially considered an adult (at least in some ways). Your 21st is a big one since you can officially throw down a few. And to a […]
One Subtle Phrase in the State of the Union
Just a little past halfway through President Obama’s State of the Union address last night, he said a key phrase that probably went unnoticed by most viewers. Lost in the shuffle of partisan politics, general policy, standard rhetoric, and watching John Boehner act interested, a key phrase was issued. Those that are most impacted by […]
One Thing Not to Forget on Valentine’s Day
It’s Valentine’s Day and it’s all about that special someone in your life. A day to celebrate your love for each other and to give a gift (or a few) to show your love. While Valentine’s has always been focused on romantic love (it’s on wikipedia so it must be true), there is something as […]
One Video Dads with Daughters Should NOT Watch
I came across a commercial yesterday via a Tweet from @playgrounddad (thanks!). I went into it looking forward to seeing what it was all about. Have you ever seen the movie Marley and Me? I went into that movie with the same expectations. I was thinking it was a comedy based on what I saw […]