The Men's Magazine for Dads
I am running the risk of saying something which will upset the millions of orphans who have been spiritually abandoned by their parents and handed over to a surrogate mother named (non-)Music Television and a surrogate father named Facebook. If […]
I didn’t initiate the fishing trip. My daughter did. She said when I picked her up, “Daddy, let’s go fishing!” I didn’t use any kind of subtle persuasion. I didn’t show up in a hat with lures stuck in it […]
Pinching pennies these days? I know I am. I came up with some ideas for my fellow dads to help redirect our financial frustration. Let me know if any of this helps. If You Have Boxes, You Can Be A […]
To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our […]
America is losing the war against obesity. Healthy food is expensive; junk food is cheap. In a highly technological environment, sedentary lifestyles have become the norm. Busy-ness is at an all time high. An information-drenched society uses its mind so […]
When you are embedded in a group of soldiers, you learn a lot about the American identity. This is particularly true if the soldiers are going to war. During their preparation for a tour in Iraq, I listen to these […]
My daughter yanked open the drawer and reached for my tools. Beaming toddler pride, she wrapped her tiny fingers around the hammer handle and struggled to lift it. This was the latest drawer that she found her growing body able […]
They are some of the most vivid memories of my childhood. We carried piles of chopped wood into the house, stacking it next to the fireplace. My father mashed newspaper and leaned kindling on it, shifting the logs into the flames until the entire room glowed and warmed. Stockings dangled on the mantle.
The instant I saw my daughter’s face for the first time, I almost fell over. Slammed directly in the chest with the proverbial two by four, I stood there enamored, trying to breathe. I stammered out her name in a […]