This wasn’t your typical planned vacation. Instead, we were invited to come hang out with some friends at their rental in Boca Grande over Memorial Day weekend. They are avid boaters and fishers, and we’ve failed at getting out on the boat with them for the past couple years [...]
I was talking to a local firefighter the other day about what it is like to be a firefighter and what some of his wishes were for people like me when it came to making my own home safer for my own family and for them. I was not [...]
Miami Dolphins’ Safety Michael Thomas has played four seasons in the NFL so far, three of those being with the Miami Dolphins. He is one of the most versatile players in the NFL. With him being able to play safety, defensive back and be a key contributor to special teams [...]
Every year on May 4th fans of the Star Wars go out and revel in everything about a galaxy that is far, far away. Whether you hear someone say to you, "May the fourth be with you," or see some posts on Facebook or Twitter you can spot fans of [...]
Erik Compton was born in Miami, Florida where he learned the game of golf. At one point Erik was the number one junior golfer in the United States and the 1998 AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year. He accepted a scholarship to play golf for the University of Georgia, [...]
When I was living in New York, I would love to create original greetings for my family. Initially, I would make cards out of materials at hand, or the strangest objects I’d procure at craft stores or hardware stores, like feathers, rawhide, wood, nails, and armature wire. It was [...]
When you move into a new home there are different sounds that you have to get used to. The sounds of the home settling are different from your last home. The furnace noise may have a different type of hum. As an adult you are aware of this issue. For [...]
This week for our Art and Crafts segment here at Life of Dad we are making some sun catchers out of plastic beads. My daughters have a ton of these beads from multiple craft kits. They seem to turn up under the couch, in drawers, and are scattered in craft [...]
Thurman Thomas grew up playing football on the Missouri City Junior High School and Willowridge High School teams before attending college at Oklahoma State University and playing most of his NFL career for the Buffalo Bills. Thurman is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the [...]
So much new music to get to this month, including brand new cuts from The Pop Ups, Tim Kubart and Gustafer Yellowgold as well as new-ish songs from Recess Monkey, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and Pointed Man Band, and classics from Frances England as well as Shine and the Moonbeams. [...]
