David Blackwood
With a house full of girls, David Blackwood—a.k.a. the Underdaddy—has no shortage of shenanigans to talk about on his dad blog. Listen in to the Underdaddy have a dad chat with Jesse Foster’s Father Nation!
The Chicago Legacy
Spring is a great time of year to be a sports fan. March gives us the men's and women's college basketball tournaments that cripple workplace productivity as people replace spreadsheets and phone calls with box scores and online play-by-play logs. It's the time of year when NBA and NHL teams [...]
Ep143 – Lambo Frog
Eddie and I are back and kicking major ass with a super funny show. We give a final shirt update (we sold over fifty!), talk about a rude speeder in my neighborhood, fake controversies surrounding Father’s Day Cards and Louis C.K., my soup kitchen fantasy, how I plan to get [...]
Help “Crown” A Winner For The “Your Hero’s Name Here” Program
Since NASCAR began running the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1994, a select group of race winners including Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson have been brave enough to face the challenge and made their mark as kings of the historic track. This year, another name [...]
Digging for Dinosaurs
A friend of mine, Kobeyeh, suggested this activity to me. Get some small dinosaurs and freeze them in a block of ice. Once frozen, let your kids pretend they're archeologists...or paleontologists. I'm not sure which, but I THINK archeologists dig 'em up and give them to paleontologists to study. Either [...]
Treehouse of Horror part 4
Ok…just when I thought my briar-scratched skin and hammer-smashed fingers and floor-joist-bumped noggin issues were nearing their end, my itchy eye that has itched all week is now read and looks like pink eye. It’s NOT pink eye, but try telling that to all the people who’s paths I cross [...]
My Daughters Review The Disney Princess Palace Pets Beauty & Bliss Playset
My daughters are big fans of the Disney Princess Palace Pets toy line from Blip Toys. Ever since they saw the adorable dogs, cats, and other animals from the world of Disney Princesses they wanted to take all of them home. There is even an app that goes along with these [...]
Domestic God Mode: How to Dominate your Household Like a Deity
Domestic Goddess: An informal, humorous term used to describe a woman with exceptional domestic skills, especially one who excels in preparing meals. God mode: A mode found in many video games, usually requiring a cheat code or fulfilling certain requirements within the game. During this mode the player can [...]
Treehouse of Horror part 3
So, progress on the treehouse is finally underway. The first weekend, 2 of my nephews and a buddy of theirs helped me do parts that I couldn’t do by myself, namely the floor joists. It was a bit slow moving as I didn’t have all the tools required. But, thankfully, [...]