This week we were privileged to speak with the warm up comic for The Ellen Show and Life of Dad co-founder, Tom Riles! We had a great chat about Toms journey from an intern at the Conan OBrien to working as the warm up comic for shows such as So [...]
When you think of a hotel room, you probably think of relaxation, vacation, or possibly a place to party. This couldn’t be further from the truth when you are traveling with children. Any Hot Springs Hotel has easy access or deals to access the local hot springs. The Riles [...]
Being the ringleader of the social network for dads, if I ask a question, there are a bunch of great dads that are going to answer. Over the next few days leading up to Father's Day, I'll reveal what dads are thinking. The first question... IF YOU COULD GET [...]
Here is the same letter in real text, if it is easier to read... May 14, 2012 Facebook, Inc. Attn: Mark Zuckerberg 1601 Willow Rd. Menlo Park, CA 94025 Dear Mark, I wanted to thank you for all of your hard work on Facebook, which has changed the [...]
We sent our son away last week… All he’s been doing is laying around, drinking, and sleeping. He’s been up late every night, and then when he finally passes out, he’s still up every few hours dinking again. If he doesn’t get what he wants, he just starts crying. It [...]
My daughter is currently a sponge. Anything I can say, she can say worse. She tries, but it just doesn’t always come out right, because she’s only two. However, every now and then, she annunciates a new word perfectly, and today was one of those days. Our family of five [...]
Dear Tommy Boy, Happy 5-month birthday! You’re my first son, my namesake, and you’re already more handsome than I’ll ever be. I’m really glad you don’t have my ears, which I didn’t grow into until college. Listen, man. Bro-ski. Dude. Brother. Son. Pal. T-Bone. T-Pain. T-Dawg. Fella. Yep, those are [...]
I didn't want to write this letter, but I had to. This will be mailed to the president of Disney Junior this morning. Here's the letter in regular text... Dear Members of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, You probably don’t know who I am, but I know exactly who all [...]
If you are a parent and you live in the Los Angeles area, then Sunday, April 29th is a night that you do not want to miss... It's Life of Dad's first ever comedy night, featuring some of the best comics around, who all happen to be fathers. The lineup [...]
We’ve been looking to adopt a dog for a couple of months now, and had applied with a great organization called the Southern California Labrador Retriever Rescue. They came out to inspect our house about a month back, and now we were waiting for the perfect dog to be matched [...]
