Me working the grill in the 1950's. Beep beep BEEEEP - 4:30 AM Out of bed, half-awake at most Hit the shower, hit the kitchen, Make coffee, oatmeal, eggs and toast Wife to work, out the door in rain, I get daughter to school before the bell Dog out, [...]
I just had “The Talk” this weekend with my oldest son Jed. This was something my father had managed to avoid with me, so I didn’t know what to expect, and as you can imagine, I was a bit apprehensive about the whole thing. Admittedly, I’d been thinking about having [...]
Captain's Log. Daddy Chronicles. Diaper Date 1671. The Captain is holding down day 2 of the sick kid at home. Mrs. Captain got the first round. How did we get here? You can read about it here. It is a fun tale that even references the great ghost of Shoeless [...]
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 [...]
Why dost thou mock thee with your high whistles and low Growls from within and beneath the lofty trees? Doth thou desire to bringeth thine wrath upon your humble dwellings? Doth thee not recognize thee determination required to go Cheerily forth into day? Doth thee not comprehend thine spirit requires [...]
I sometimes forget how young my daughters are especially when it comes to getting a logical answer from them. This week I found myself trying to get some information out of my four year old. We were at the breakfast table. I was cleaning up from breakfast. Then I heard [...]
Even with an infinitely expanding amount of channels today, its getting harder to justify our very expensive monthly cable bill. Just think, only a few years ago there were only five hundred channels to choose from, and when I was a kid, only three, well four if you could get [...]
Every year my kids get a few gifts that either defy logic, have impregnable packaging, require unimaginable amounts of power, or way too many pieces. It’s these multi-piece playthings, that I loathe the most, and at the top of the list is Lego. The name Lego sounds so pleasant. It’s [...]
This one is going in the mail this morning. Frito Lay, this is the beginning of a lifelong correspondence between us. Be prepared.
Jaques plans a suprise birthday picnic for The Count, which is sabotaged by an unplanned Brazilian Wax. Only Todd could be behind this. For the entire series of "The Real Housedads of Orange County," visit https://www.lifeofdad.com/housedads To become a fan of "The Real Housedads of Orange County" on Facebook, visit [...]
