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The unrelenting job of raising babies: An open letter to my wife for Mother’s Day
My wife does not always hear my compliments. She’d rather focus on criticisms in order to ensure she is always “improving her game” and not leaving any blind spots for “dropping the ball”. It’s annoying when people refuse to taste the sweet nectar of a compliment. But, as a [...]
Just For Kicks – We Are Talking Sneakers…..Not Shoes. We Are Talking About Sneakers
One of the most watched and talked about press conferences was when Allen Iverson was talkin about practice! Reebok now has the Question-Mid Practice that pays homage to AI’s infamous “practice” press conference, which occurred almost 14 years ago today, on May 7, 2002. The colorway of the Question Mid [...]
Memphis, Tenn.
Memphis, Tenn. Cover by Edward Shaw and his daughter Sarah Shaw This video is a cover of Johnny Rivers’ version of Chuck Berry’s song “Memphis, Tenn.” The song has always blown me away for the story – a six year old girl named Marie calls her father long distance and [...]
Pokken Tournament – Battling my son with Pokemon
So my 11-year old is a massive Pokemon fan. Actually, I'm not entirely sure the word massive is appropriate, maybe gigantic or enormous is more suited. Either way, he loves it more than I love bitcoin casinos, which is saying quite a bit. I'm sure he'll eventually love those [...]
Your Car Needs A Diaper Bag
I was never a Boy Scout, but I did follow one of their main motto's which was to always be prepared. Whether it was for school, work, or play I tried to pack everything I would possibly need for that day. Following that motto really helped me out even [...]
Indoors Schmindoors. I’m Taking My Work Outside!
I live in Southern California. Even without the historic drought we are in, this little stretch of the USA is delightfully dry, with stupendous temperatures. As a very outdoorsy person and I’m lucky enough to work from home. However, that combination is a crushing blow almost every single day, [...]
Neal Gabler Doesn’t Speak for the Middle Class
Neal Gabler is everywhere these days. Since landing the cover story in The Atlantic, The Secret Shame of the Middle Class, he’s been interviewed multiple times. I’ve stumbled across him on NPR, online, and the radio program On Point. The crux of Neal’s article is that 47% of of American citizens couldn’t come up with [...]
Official Rules for the #AllForMom Twitter Party
OFFICIAL RULES No Purchase Necessary to enter or win. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. THIS CONTEST IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH TWITTER (“Twitter”). A Twitter ACCOUNT AND INTERNET ACCESS ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY. BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, YOU MUST AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL [...]
An #AllForMom Twitter Party
CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL TWITTER PARTY RULES Thursday, May 5th, Life of Dad is presenting a Twitter Party sponsored by @Sears! You've forgotten to get your wife or mom a gift. It's the day before Mother's Day. Too late to go online shopping, and you don't feel like dragging your kids [...]