THE FATHER LIFE

After a temporary hiatus to deal with issues in my company and family, I am back with  as a regular contributor. I invite each of our readers to submit their ideas to dbaldwin@thefatherlife.com about what types of content you would like to see more of 2010.
Wishing you a great 2010,
Dave Baldwin, Editor
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2010 is here and well under way.  School is ramping back up, resolutions are already being broken, and every media outlet is trying to provide answers to your questions about the new year.
The Father Life is no different, in many respects.  Today we published a look at careers in 2010; we have other “new year” [...]

As we wrap up 2009, we’re looking forward to kicking off our third year.  But before we do, here’s a look back at the stories that had the most traffic this year:
1. [INTERVIEW] REAL HOUSEWIFE SIMON VAN KEMPEN
Far and away, this was our most popular story.  Is Simon Van Kempen really that big a celebrity?  [...]

UPDATE!  Congratulations to Dad of Divas on winning the Hickory Handyman Tool Bag! Thank you to everyone who participated.
It’s a very merry Christmas here around THE FATHER LIFE! We’ve got the Hickory Handyman Tool Bag from Hickory Farms to give away.  Yes, that’s a real nylon toolbag, filled with Hickory Farms goodness.  Yummy things include:

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I completed two projects tonight.  Both were things I’d wanted to do for a long time; neither task was particularly difficult.  I completed a quick upgrade for one of the household computers.  That one’s been waiting for close to a year.  I also figured out where to place the antenna in our bedroom so we [...]

We’ve got another great giveaway here at The Father Life!  Up for grabs: five copies of Draw Star Wars: The Clone Wars. This book is filled with tips, techniques, practice space, and translucent overlays to make you a master of drawing. Start with stick figures, move onto basic shapes, and finish up with the details. [...]

Congratulations are in order for Perry P. Perkins from the Pacific Northwest (you just can’t make this stuff up), winner of a copy of the latest Winnie-the-Pooh book, Return to the Hundred Acre Wood. Perry tweeted about the contest, thus earning himself an entry.  Don’t forget to enter our other two current contests: 1) The [...]

Update: Due to the popularity of this contest, we’re extending the deadline for entries to 11/4/2009.  Good luck!
Perhaps you noticed our extended downtime last week.  It’s still a mystery to us why our web host, Bluehost.com, has been giving us so much trouble (after all, they generally have a good reputation for service and support), [...]

Let’s start this week’s TFL Update with a contest!  As you may have heard, a brand-new Winnie-the-Pooh book has been released.  Return to the Hundred Acre Wood (Penguin) is the first authorized sequel to the works of A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard, and we have a copy of this new release ready to give away!  [...]

EPISODE #16! FINALLY! We start with Cade Courtley, host of the new hit Spike TV show, “Surviving Disaster,” talking about how a dad can prepare his family for a disaster… one word: “prepare.” Next we talk with another dad-preneuer! Dane Scarbourough invented a toy that works with Legos, Kinex, Tinker Toys… ANYTHING (even by itself) [...]