Cleaning Up San Francisco…
Sometimes, you get invited to do things or go places and it reminds you what a different person you have become. How much more cleaned up you are… Clorox invited me to hang out with them at a truck on a street corner one day. I know that sounds dirty. It was the opposite of [...]
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Our Epic Play Date
We aren’t the types to use the word YOLO in a sentence, let alone all by itself, but when we were asked to invent and lead an activity for 200 people at Hyundai’s “Epic Play Date” event just outside Santa Barbara, we knew we had to do something EPIC. YOLO. You only live once. To [...]
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Worth A Trip: Walt Disney Family Museum with #MonstersUEvent
Back in 2009, two awesome things happened: 1. My son was born. 2. The Walt Disney Family Museum was born. These two births probably had a lot of wide eyes and screaming. Right? And like my son, this museum is not like other museums. It’s not the boring ‘field trip with a monotone docent half-falling [...]
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Our #HondaDads Road Trip! (Video)
We did it. Almost 2000 miles. Over 30 hours of driving. 8 hours of footage. We’ve finally finished our video journal of the magic and majesty captured on the drive from Los Angeles to the Dad 2.0 Summit in Houston, Texas. Enjoy! Watch the extended director’s cut: THE BEST VERSION EVER! Subscribe to our YouTube [...]
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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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Hero for a Day
So, we’re on this insane road trip when my wife texts me a message. I’m sitting in the backseat of the car and zoning out with my earbuds. It was this image, and the words, “His words. Not mine.” All the onions. All the dust in my eyes. He gave me a gift I’ve wanted [...]
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Road Trip of the Lost Dads
Today marks the start of our epic road trip to Dad 2.0 Summit with our good friend The Daddy Complex. For 31 hours, and damn near 2000 miles, we will drive a 2013 Honda Crosstour loaned to us by Honda (the official vehicle sponsor of the conference), and journey halfway across America to arrive in [...]
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My Wife Just Said… #86
“If I’m an asshole driver, but only to other asshole drivers, does this really make me an asshole driver?” -Avara Good luck with your travels this week everyone! Including assholes! – Previous “My Wife Just Said…”
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My Wife Just Said… #74
“Dear Disneyland Hotel, Thanks for taking such good care of us. Sorry my toddler pooped in your tub.” -Avara – Previous “My Wife Just Said…”
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Protecting Who You Are
The amount of travel I’ve been doing, since the birth of this mutant website, now rivals my experience working for a touring musician as his personal assistant. I loved getting my passport stamped and riding those metal birds even though the sheer amount of work was for the birds. We travelled a bunch when I [...]
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