When A Doll Is A More Than Just A Doll
Last month American Girl announced their latest BeForever character. Her name is Melody Ellison. In her stories, Melody, a 9-year old growing up in Detroit, Michigan, during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, lifts her voice for equality and helps bring this significant time in America's history to life [...]
Don’t Look Back, A Hard Lesson The Delta Force Taught Me
Delta Force. Obviously the best movie ever created. A movie that had EVERYTHING that ANYONE could ever ask for. Action, adventure, shadowy bad guys with nefarious plans that are charging hard against the freedom of the good people in the world. Enter Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin (I told [...]
The Modern Age of Comedy
I have two friends who have never met one another. Jake lives in New York City, and Brad lives in Los Angeles. Both are stand-up comedians. Within a week of one another, each said the exact same thing. Responding to my question—“How are things going?”—the reaction was bitter from one, [...]
The Fathermore Podcast – Season 1 – Episode 8 – GLS Review Part 2
The cost of not valuing someone can be devastating. Insecurity. Poor performance. Lack of trust. The list goes on. I personally saw this story unfold today. A person was clearly afraid and dismayed by the fact their supervisor (aka leader) failed to consider their concerns on an issue. As the [...]
New dad thoughts
So I wanted to start some type of record that was much easier to get from my mind and down on some media. My hand writing isn't horrible, but I'm a slow writer and I've been known to loose my train after a few stops. So my wife and I [...]
A Cool Take On The American Ninja Warrior Series
American Ninja Warrior is returning from its Olympics hiatus today Monday, August 22, and LEGO NINJAGO is celebrating by releasing their third stop-motion video short of the summer. This is the third of four LEGO videos that will be released over the duration of the new season as part of [...]
Unsettled
My fiance and I have a 10 month old son who at the beginning was great. He slept all night and never cried. However now he has changed a lot he is nearly walking and talking he is into everything and he has also developed a habit of biting and [...]
The Difference the Right Bike Makes
It is hard to describe the difference that the right bike makes. For years I have been riding a comfort bike - and when I say ride, I mean only occasionally. And though I am still quite a novice in the world of cycling, there were a number of [...]
Escape From Baby Alcatraz
I’m sitting at home watching Tunisia play Qatar at handball whilst a baby who can’t pooh screams in my ear. There’s been a lot of obscure Olympic sport watched to the soundtrack of horribly shrill, poohless baby shrieking over the last few days. Judo, fencing, table tennis, canoe slalom, trampolining, [...]