We live in a time when so many of our kids are in childcare, and while there is a modicum of research that tells us that childcare is not detrimental to our children, it is well known that the people […]
Godzilla in Your Bed
Great. Now my bed is killing me. Thanks.Turns out researchers curious about breast cancer rates being 10% higher on women’s right sides discovered that our box springs may act as RF amplifiers, snagging FM and TV transmissions.The research, carried out…
[HEALTH] Wrong Question, Wrong Answer
One of the greatest lessons I’ve learned through my years of school, practice, consulting, writing, and speaking is that there is no right answer to the wrong question. This lesson is also one of the biggest frustrations because people, the […]
[A DAD’S POINT-OF-VIEW] My Son the Rock Star: Teens Dealing With their Angst
Teen energy, angst, and anger manifest itself in so many ways. Every day it seems that we read about some teen that has done something unusually self-destructive, and occasionally destructive to others. Columbine was an extreme example of this. Many […]
The Father Life Grows Team, Pats Self On Back
Have you ever written a press release? Those inane, self-congratulatory things that are an unfortunate and uncompromising staple of the business world? No? Consider yourself lucky. I wrote one tonight because I had a very good reason to do so. … Continue reading →
Conscious Business: Supporting Startups In the New Economy
More than 5 million American businesses earn less than $5 million annually in gross revenues. These businesses account for more than 40 percent of the Gross National Product, yet they have largely been ignored in federal government’s stimulus and financial […]
Triumph With Your Own Beach Olympics

The Summer Olympics may come only once every four years, but the (tiki) torch lighting of your own Beach Olympics can happen any time — as long as you’ve got sand, water, a volleyball net, a plastic flying disc and […]
Home Stretch
Skylee’s last regular season meet went exceptionally well. It was her best meet of the year! All year our mantra has been, “It’s not how you start the year, but how you end it,” and Skylee has continued to get […]
Connocting Poopie!
That Hole Fud’s sign company in Xiamen is still crankin’ out magic. [jump]
The Shatnerian Khaaantacular
This — Khaaan! — is still one of the best things on the net — esp. as it spawned… The Shatnerian Khaantacular.Awesome.
[BOOK REVIEW] Mistakes Are Encouraged When Made By Hand
Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of one of the biggest blogs around, BoingBoing.net. In fact, I’ve been reading that blog for a couple of years now. Who knew, that I would get a chance to review Mark’s new book, Made […]
A Reminder from My Wife
How’s your summer going? My wife and I were laying in bed last night and she reminded me only a few more weeks are left until the kids start school back up. That got me thinking… Now would be a […]
Helping out with #BagItForward
Elmer’s (yes, the glue people) have put together a great campaign to help out kids whose families may not have the resources to provide a full slate of school supplies for the coming year. The idea is simple: put together … Continue reading →
Once You’ve Gone Squirrel…
Weighing in at 55% ABV (that’s Alcohol By Volume, Maurice), my addled da-da brain simply cannot neurocrunch the amazing WTF levels achieved by $765-per-12oz.-bottle, dead-squirrel-koozie beer from BrewDog. Maybe it’s all the squirrels I’ve inhaled in t…
[SPORTS] The Week In Sports #24: Bienvenido a Miami
LeBron James was still “undecided” on his choice of teams the last time I wrote this article. That night, Wednesday the 7th, James appeared on the most ridiculous, annoying, boring special of all time that aired live on ESPN. Just […]