February 2nd has always been a very special day for me. The main reason is that my mom was born on that day. She passed away two years ago. Since then not a day has gone by that I have not thought of her. If cancer didn’t take her away [...]
“I participated in a campaign on behalf of Dad Central Consulting for Depend. I received products samples and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.” Have you ever looked at pictures from major events in your life? Ever notice that certain people were missing? I have and in [...]
Last night on TNT the 2014 NBA All-Star reserves were announced. The players were selected by league's coaches in secret ballot. Notable players were Houston's James Harden and Dwight Howard from the West. In the East I am proud to see my Bulls get some love by having center Joakim [...]
This post might set us dads back a few notches on the ol’ parenting ladder. If it does please forgive me. Some of you dads can relate, while others might chuckle at my incompetence in the area of styling my kids’ hair. As a stay at home dad I feel [...]
To my daughter: You are one amazing little girl. In these last few weeks you have taken on the immense challenge of mobility... and I am blown away. I could watch you all day, fighting to prop yourself up on all fours and deciphering the elusive keys to moving forward. [...]
What is the perfect toy? It’s easy to say that it’s in the eye of the beholder. But I think there’s a way of looking at it that many of us might be able to agree upon. I used to get a little frustrated when my two year old Picasso [...]
Eitan somehow ended up in our bed last night. The "somehow" seems confusing, I know. Eitan is a toddler, almost 20 months old, so we assume that he didn't make it out of the crib on his own. His upper body strength is actually pretty impressive, as I've seen him [...]
What is Gender Intelligence and why is it important? For over 25 years my guest, Barbara Annis, has advocated the value and practice of Gender Intelligence and Inclusive Leadership
Mike Drucker, staff writer for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, joins to talk about writing for SNL, the inspiration behind his tweets (including the crushing despair), classically awful video games, me being a video-game-dad, and lots of behind the scenes talk about what it’s like to write for Jimmy Fallon. […]
We interviewed Ottawa native and Community Leader, William Johnson, about everything he is doing to make Ottawa a better and more creative place to live, include Awesome Ottawa, TedXElginSt and the Caring and Sharing Exchange. Also, Chris does a Seinfeld impression and Mike wants to talk about bourbon.