It’s lunchtime on day six of our maiden 8-day voyage aboard the Carnival Sunshine and I’m going in for a salad from the Lido Marketplace because to this point, I’ve been a drum in the meat parade that’s been beaten pretty soundly by Guy Fieri. Back on land, 6-day-old [...]
"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced." The classic line from Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi from Star Wars, couldn't be more fitting with recent news from the House of Mouse. Disney officially announced it was "axing" it's [...]
Have you ever been proud of your kids? For me I have to say that my kids make me proud of them everyday. I recorded one of the proud moments that I had with my eldest daughter. Check it out! What moments have you experienced with your kids that you [...]
A version of this post originally appeared on the critically acclaimed* blog Tales from the Poop Deck. You should open another tab or window and check out the Captain's writing there, but be sure to come back to Life of Dad to converse with some friendly dads, listen to [...]
Photo Courtesy Autism Speaks. In 2013, with the publication of the DSM-5 Diagnostic Manual, several subtypes of autism were combined into the single diagnosis Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). While autism is all too common, the population afflicted varies greatly. Some function at a higher level than others and [...]
I have been involved with summer camps and the recreation field for almost 20 years. I started off as a counselor at the age of 13 when I felt I was too old to attend summer camp. My mother agreed, and promptly signed me up as a volunteer counselor [...]
It started as late night dinner conversation fodder between my wife and I many years ago. We’d often stop for eggs or pancakes at 1am or some other time of day when we probably shouldn’t have been eating an extra meal. This was a tradition for us (the dialogue and [...]
See that picture below? That is the only picture taken of me during the Spartan Super that I ran last August. While I may look like I'm doing good in that picture, things did not turn out that way. Look at me. I'm covered in mud. I look out of [...]
For too long we we parents have toiled and struggled under this oppressive regime. For years now we have given and we have sacrificed and we have felt our losses acutely. It’s finally time that we take back what we have lost. It’s time that we turn our backs [...]
