I recently saw a T-Shirt sporting the British Petroleum (BP) Logo along with the slogan ‘Bringing Oil To American Shores.’ It’s easy to poke fun at BP lately. After all, they’ve had one hell of a second quarter. Money just can’t buy that kind of publicity. Throughout this whole fiasco, it’s become pretty clear that [...]

There was a big drop on Wall Street last week. You probably heard about it. It seems that our stock market, the Dow, the heart and soul of our nation’s market economy, dropped nearly 1,000 points in one afternoon before rebounding a bit before the close of the day. This sort of thing doesn’t happen [...]

I don’t have a child with special needs, but I’m in awe of those who do. Not because parents of special needs children are perfect or super-human (I take that back, they are super-human), but because my friends with special needs children consistently overcome challenges that continually humble and teach me. Growing up, I had [...]

As dads, busy with family and career, we often don’t leave time for ourselves. And if we do, it’s frequently just enough time to catch a football game or grab a beer. That’s nice, but it hardly helps us be all we can be. And it’s not intentional; it’s just that life fills our time [...]

As we celebrate Father’s Day this month, let’s celebrate that the rules of fatherhood are changing. Let’s celebrate that we’re living in a time when dads don’t just bring home the bacon anymore but are finding the flexibility to be thoroughly involved with our families. It’s a cool time to be a father, not only because of our kids and our families, but because we’re the ones who are changing the face of fatherhood.

As dads, our time is valuable. And it’s really hard to keep track of everything going on when you’re balancing a family and kids with a career and any other numerous activities you may have on your plate. One of the best things a dad can do is discipline himself to work smarter, not harder. [...]

Mike Austin just sent over podcast #9! It features an interview with Simon Van Kampen from The Real Housewives of New York City. Also a chat with a guy named Mike O’Brien… he’s a brand new grandfather with a cool story!

Did you ever forget a really important date… like your anniversary? Your wife’s birthday? Kinda awkward, eh? Ever go to buy your wife a bra for Valentine’s Day (oh yeah, that’s coming up) and… can’t remember her size? Yeah, so pathetic. Well, fear not! We recently heard about a new product (thanks to Tyler Wainright [...]

I’ve been drooling over the new NISSAN 370Z since I started seeing photos popping up last fall. I mean, c’mon, the car is gorgeous! It was really nice to begin with but somehow the wizards over at Nissan managed to one-up themselves giving us the new 2009 model. Nice! Clearly this isn’t a family car, [...]

The Father Life has reported on BPA in the past (‘Drastic Plastic’, April 2008), but lately there has been growing concern over the effects of BPA on humans. What is BPA? BPA is ‘bisphenol A,’ a hormone used by plastics manufacturers to make, among other things, the durable plastics and food containers we rely on [...]