I was opening the lid on my garbage can the other night when an usually large and athletic squirrel (think Mary Lou Retton), vaulted up and over my shoulder, and out onto the lawn landing a good 15 feet behind me. I still don’t know which was more surprising, having [...]
Have you ever though that chivalry is dead? That some men are all too comfortable following instead of leading when they are expected to do so? That honoring commitments have been reduced to “nice to do” as opposed to a “must do” things? That accountability is a lost virtue? That [...]
Starting in the 2012 school year, DC public schools will eliminate the position of Special Education Coordinator in schools and instead will transfer those job responsibilities to school psychologists. The District of Columbia Association of School Psychologists representatives Kirsten Myers Denning, School Psycholgoist, and Monica Arce, Special Education Coordinator join [...]
The Beer Guy will be sending his favorite 6-pack of beer to the 100th Twitter follower (@TheBeerGuyLOD), if achieved by April 19th. Greetings Life of Dad Community! Well, I must say that I am overwhelmed and humbled by the great response received after my first two blogs [...]
As hard as this is to admit, I think it's the right thing to do... I mailed this letter to the CEO of Kraft Foods, Sour Patch Division today. Photo courtesy of Sha-Put-Ski
Captain's Log. Daddy Chronicles. Diaper Date 1671. Play Ball. For Lent this year I gave up watching live sporting events. You heard me. I essentially gave up watching sports. I was still able to watch highlight shows, or listen to games on the radio - but for the most part [...]
Yesterday Bubba Watson won the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament. He had a very unlikely win, which featured a sudden death playoff. Here are eight reasons why I love this man. 1) Bubba plays golf fearlessly. He looks forward to the impossible shot, and then he takes it. Whether he [...]
Greetings Life of Dad Community! As you have probably heard by now, in local & national news reports, the 2012 Life of Dad NCAA Bracket Competition Committee has disqualified Sergey Aronov from having won this year's brackets. After further review, we found Sergey to be a spambot, with [...]
This morning I asked Babs this question. What do you think her answer was? Winner gets a tuna wrap... The answer will be revealed by Noon PST today. And the answer is revealed...
Name of beer: Rotator IPA: Spiced IPA Brewing Company: Widmer Brothers Brewing, in collaboration with the Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity (QUAFF) Brewing Location: Portland, OR (QUAFF located in San Diego, CA) Type of Beer: India Pale Ale – ABV: 7.0% - IBU: 70 Beer Description: From Widmer: In the [...]
