When the Mitchell Report was released back in December, nearly 90 current and former MLB players found themselves being accused of using performance enhancing drugs at some point during their careers. Of course there were the usual suspects, like Barry […]
Less Stress for Dads
This may sound ridiculously obvious to you: When dads are happy, we are more flexible, more open minded, more willing to spend time with our kids, and more creative when it comes to handling life’s complexities. My work as a […]
Music Review: Gnarls Barkley The Odd Couple
In a time when music is more manufactured than original and artists are more about fanfare than fan-pleasing, it’s refreshing when an album comes along and pushes the boundaries of our social norms. It’s that much more viagra professional refreshing […]
From the Editor’s… Bed
Normally, if I’m writing this from bed, it means I’m working late. Today, however, it’s still afternoon. The kids have just gotten up from their afternoon rest time (we used to call it “nap time,” but somewhere along the line, […]
[LUDWIG@HOME] May the Force Be With You
The Force is strong in my family. Or so I learned this month when my 20-month-old son fell in love with “Star Wars.” I couldn’t watch another episode of “Dora the Explorer” and stumbled upon the sci-fi classic on cable. […]
Osburn On Tap: Time to Put Away Your Stouts and Porters
Spring may be a few days old, but for those of us living in the northeast, this doesn’t necessarily mean warmer weather right away. To those of you living in more southern parts of the U.S., who have never lived […]
Into the Dawn: Road Trip
I just got back from two nights and three days in Reno with my two daughters. My wife stayed back and ‘let us have all the fun’. I’ve spent many a wonderful day and evening alone with my girls, ages […]
From the Editor’s… Saturday Afternoon
I love Saturday afternoons. I doesn’t really matter what I’m doing or what comes up. I’m still at least 36 hours away from returning to my scheduled, regimented life. So even when a child wakes up from a nap soaked […]
Spain: Kid Friendly Beaches
Here’s a list of reasons I plan on taking my seventeen-month-old daughter on vacation to the Spanish Mediterranean this summer. Not commercialized – Beach towns, by definition, are commercialized. But in comparison, I found the beaches near Castellón de la […]
A Father’s Voice: What I Have Instead
I fantasize about the life my wife and I would have if we were free to travel wherever we wanted. If we were free to go out to dinner together, see a movie, go to museums without worrying about who […]
After Shopping
A short story by Tim Myers. As they worked their way through heavy traffic in their winter-spattered mini-van, groceries crammed in the back, she reminded him about the eggs. “You’ve got to be more careful, Danny!” she chided, noticing she’d […]
From the Editor’s… High-Back Chair
This afternoon, while sitting in my favorite chair-in-which-to-get-work-done, the sun beamed in through the picture window. Probably not an uncommon event for many of you on a March day, but here in Rochester, it was a treat. Gray is the […]
Quenching the Father Thirst
When in your life have you been the most thirsty? I think of playing full-court five-on-five basketball in 103-degree heat. The sun radiates off the concrete, and I feel it through the soles of my shoes. The competition is scorching, […]
Parallel Lines
Recently, my child came home with basic geometry homework. It covered simple concepts, shapes, lines, and angles. As I monitored his progress, he came to a question that asked him to draw parallel lines. He put pencil to paper, and […]
From the Editor’s… Living Room
My two youngest, Benjie, age 5, and Callie, age 2, never cease to amaze me. They can have fun doing anything. They don’t need toys. Ben MartinBen Martin is the CEO of THE FATHER LIFE. He lives with his wife […]