Sometimes Pooh Happens!

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Tomorrow, we’re celebrating Winnie the Pooh and his adventures. We got to meet the bloke at Disney World this year, so Finn and I are kind of obsessed with him. Winnie is the Pooh, man. We are teaming up with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Mr. The Pooh, and Twitter Party Hostess with the mostest, […]



I Met a Father Named Kanye West

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Let me be honest at the beginning here and disclose two important things before you read on. Besides the fact that I am morphing into Andy Herald… First, I have been working for 20th Television (Fox) for the past few months doing online strategy at the Kris Jenner Show, among others. These comments do not […]



Embrace Life Video

Embrace Up

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I debated with myself about sharing this since its been around for so long and been seen by so many people. The fact that it’s sooooooo brilliant and that I lose my sh*t every time I see it changed my mind. It belongs here. Also, recently a friend showed me a scar. It wasn’t on […]



Parenterms

Parenterms: “Douchebaguette”

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They exist. Douchebaguettes. The B word is rough, though. And the C word is just wall-to-wall taboo unless you’re Irish and referring to another man, in which case it can count as breathing with sound. When you have kids, there’s a mental censor that tends to go into play, even if you’re a d*mned total […]



Cooties Epidemic Breaking News

Cooties Epidemic Breaking News

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Daybreak, the world sits on the edge of its seat, anxiously chewing its collective hand-sanitized fingernails for news of some breakthrough, some hope, as outbreaks of the cooties virus continue to sweep across the U.S. Yesterday the National Guard finished shutting down all schools, parks, playgrounds and ball pits; a massive effort to slow the […]



#FatBellyFriday ““ 22 Weeks

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Okay, fine. We missed last week. But that means you get an extra helping of belly blooming and we’re telling you the gender of our baby. Deal? This week really popped. Our doctor visit showed everything was in the right place and things are looking great. After all the earlier stuff, we’re still a little […]



Anatomy of a Sonogram

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When we found out my wife was pregnant the first time we were just so excited that the idea of gender didn’t immediately come to mind. Several weeks in, for some reason, we thought we were having a girl. That thought persisted for a while. The moment we saw Finn’s little peepee on the teevee, […]



Staring at Nothing

Staring at Nothing

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He’s sitting there next to me with the book open. The closeness of his face to its cardboard pages a gauge of his intensity. It must be a good one, he’s already holding it inches away as he pretends to read it to me in his bed. He’s four. He’s adorable. He’s totally absorbed. Me? […]



What if mice actually looked like Mickey Mouse?

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Think about it. What if animal cartoon characters were accurate representations, meaning that animals actually looked like their famous cartoon characters? I’ve started with what is arguably the most globally recognized character. A mouse. With the help of Photoshop, way too many stolen hours of sleep, and my warped mind, we can all take a […]



Every Day There’s A Moment

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I’m crying. I don’t even entirely know why. Time is a formless substance, a vapor until we have children and then it condenses into the form of emotional precipitation. Sure, we lose loved ones or look back to the milestone moments speaking to us from the past, but parenthood changes all of that. We see […]