You probably didn't know that this month is Celiac Awareness month... just like some of you may be wondering "What does celiac mean?" A celiac is someone who has celiac disease. In our little family of four we just happen to have a celiac. That means as a family, [...]
Billy Joel by David Shankbone My very first album ever was Billy Joel's "Piano Man" which I got for my birthday when I turned 12 years old, from the moment I listened to it I was destined to be a lifelong fan. He indirectly encouraged me to continue [...]
We finally got around to introducing our boys on the slopes. Like many great adventures, it was a happy little accident of sorts, but it has opened a new chapter of winter fun for our family. We live a few hours away from the Wisconsin Dells, where they have [...]
Every once in a while we get into a video game nostalgia at my house. My boys have grown up in an age of the Nintendo Wii. So when I trot out something like an Atari emulator and hook it up to our TV it is like Back to the Future [...]
When I was growing up, being a programmer was not widely considered a path to career success. We were encouraged to become lawyers and doctors... maybe accountants... if we were good at math. I know that is a generalization, but that was the stereotype then. Computers and programming were [...]
So you are attending a blogger conference like say, the Dad 2.0 Summit.... What should you bring... What should you wear... Where should you eat... In general what should you expect, well we have the answers. We'll be bringing on John Pacini (@superjohn) and Doug French (@mrdougfrench) the Co-Founders of [...]
I “made” my kids sit down and watch the Senate Races 2022 with me. I think I have watched every one of them since at least 1999 and A few of them before that, all the way back to Ronald Reagan. I think it is a great way for [...]
A good story can’t wait to be told. Sometimes it has to be found, worked on, and whittled into a shape that can be digested by an audience. Some stories we have been telling for thousands of years and at the hands of a master craftsman it is received not [...]
I benefit greatly from a spouse who goes a long way to make my "Dadventures" possible. She encourages me to take time with our boys and often seeks out and suggests activities for me to do with them. This Dadventure falls squarely into that category. It begins with a Christmas [...]
