Captain's Log. Daddy Chronicles. Diaper Date 1690. It is coming. The premiere of The Avengers - filmed in the Captain's hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Stop snickering. We were an All-American City. A bunch of times. And yes I know the river caught on fire, our football team was stolen by [...]
I’m very grateful today. Last night was Life of Dad’s Stand-up Comedy Night benefiting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Friends came out for the event. Families were there. Some of the best and funniest comics in the country performed, talking fatherhood. That’s right…all of the comics are dads, and [...]
Once a month, the Life of Dad Show will focus on heart. Congenital heart defects to be exact. In this episode, Tommy Riles discusses the CHD journey of his daughter Barbara, and then welcomes fellow heart dad, and musician, Donnie Wilson to the show. Have a question you want our […]
After nearly 10 years in this house, I finally got sick of staring at a tick-infested backyard. It's time. I'm not much of a green-fingered DIY-er, but I have something more important than knowledge: I have a slight, temporary, momentary, fleeting feeling of this thing called motivation. I have the [...]
Dear Mr. Keurig, I know the prevailing trend in society is to write a letter only when one wants to complain. That is not my intention. I’ve always envisioned myself as a trend setter anyway. In fact, I once told a whole fraternity that I hated Dave Matthews. Anyway, the [...]
Name of beer: Raspberry Brown Brewing Company: Lost Coast Breweries Brewing Location: Eureka, CA Type of Beer: American Brown Ale – ABV: 5.0% - IBU: 22 Beer Description: From bottle: A chocolate Brown Ale with the essence of ripe red raspberries, made with malted barley, chocolate and caramel malts, hops [...]
Join us this week with my guest James McPartland (aka “Mac”) the author of the soon to be published book by the same title. Mac is the Principal and Chief Inspiration Officer of The JMac Performance Group, a specialized management consulting firm focused on realizing the importance of the human […]
I didn't want to write this letter, but I had to. This will be mailed to the president of Disney Junior this morning. Here's the letter in regular text... Dear Members of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, You probably don’t know who I am, but I know exactly who all [...]
My daughter is turning 2 years old this week and recently went from her crib to a "Big Girl Bed". My wife and I tried to make the transition as easy as possible. We made sure she had a step stool to get into the bed, a night light [...]
Listen to the Mary & Melissa Show Today April 24 at Noon EST. District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) has proposed to eliminate Special Education Coordinators and have their responsibilities assumed by School Psychologists. This is a change – proposed to commence in the upcoming school year – that […]
