My Wife Just Said… #97
“There are certain things that I’ll just never be a natural at. Unless it’s the end of the world… like making toothpaste or something.” -Avara – Previous “My Wife Just Said…”
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A Guide to Extreme Flu Preparedness & Response for Families
Being sick sucks. However, it is the Seventh Circle of Suck when you have kids, or your kids are sick, or it’s an all out family-demic. Good news is: there are steps you can take. Bad news is: I didn’t include any of the helpful ones you should take to prevent or deal with sickness [...]
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Awkward Alert!
When my wife said she wouldn’t appear in ANY of the videos for this thing, my first thought was “Oh, GREAT. I HOPE I DON’T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING UNCOMFORTABLE ON CAMERA.” And, then they were like… “you’re going on a date night. Or lunch. Or whatever.” Well, what better way to to make it [...]
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Top 5 Fatherhood Songs of the 90′s
I’m something of an audiophile. My father loved music. My mother loved it equally, but in more sentimental ways. So it’s no wonder I slowly gained the ability to listen to an album and know which three songs would be the band’s first, second and third singles. It became a parlor trick I used to [...]
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Carland Office
Seriously, I often spend more time in the car than I do laying in my bed or prancing around my house. I used to prance so much. I’ve been forced into doing things on the run. I’m all for mobile offices. And this video depicts a scene as an actor and social media guy and [...]
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I Turn My Head for Just One Week
I’ll never forgive myself. Or the Universe. I was gone for a week. Just one week! I’m in his room playing and he just said “those” instead of “dozes.” One Day Earlier Lugging my bags to the curb, I met my family with a mountain range of a smile set against the gray sky of [...]
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Tricycles for Adults
I like dangerous stuff as much as anyone but this makes me anxious in the adventure bone. But these guys have taken it to the limit. THE LIMIT, I TELL YOU. Sure, real-life Mario Kart looks like fun, and is just what the doctor ordered if you’re trying to recapture your toddler youth, but I’m [...]
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Running Hot and Cold
So, there are always a few wrinkles in a marriage. For me, there are two that I deal with pretty consistently these days: 1. Hot and cold: I am usually overheated. My circulatory system must be made of volcanic magma or something because I can cook stuff on my skin. Avara does not like being [...]
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My Kid Just Said… #18
“NO, DADDY! You NOT take a picture of me aaaaaany more!” -Lucas (2013, 3.5 years old) There is camera shyness, and then there’s ohpleasestopit-ness about being photographed or videoed. Some of us can really can be obnoxious Mama- and Papa-razzi with our kids. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with occasionally staging things so a [...]
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Kids and Koalas
You had a baby. Yay! You should realize that kids tend to grow up and get “less cute” to “outright ugly” from time to time. At first, the little one can turn your heart into something similar to what a microwave can turn a stick of butter into in 13.3 seconds. This may be by [...]
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