I waited a long time for this movie. Thanks to Fandango a whole group of us got to go to the premiere of Captain America: Civil War. Civil War is by far my favorite Marvel movie to date. And there are so many reasons why the movie worked, but here are three specifically: 1. The … Read more
I am a proud blog ambassador with Ask Listen Learn. Though I have been compensated for this post, my thoughts and words are indeed my own. 25 years ago life was simpler. I was 14 and knocking on the door of 15 years of age. My responsibilities, which seemed mountainous then, were to go to … Read more
I am a proud blog ambassador with Ask, Listen, Learn. Though I have been compensated for this post, my thoughts and words are indeed my own. Conversations with babies are easy. They are one sided. You talk and the baby has no choice but to listen. That’s not to say that these monologues aren’t … Read more
Friends are often described as the family you get to choose. There are many different types of friends and many different definitions of friendship. No matter how you determine what constitutes a friendship, I think it is pretty safe to say that if you have a friend that you can depend upon you should … Read more
I am a Blog Ambassador for Fandango Family. Though I have been compensated for this post, my thoughts and words are my own. One of the things I have enjoyed about my movie going experience in the past year is that I have been fortunate enough to experience shows suitable for me with friends and … Read more
There are many challenges associated with the adoption of a new pet. There are the medical concerns, nutritional, and even social considerations to make as one brings a new beast into the family. Perhaps the greatest concern, and biggest point of contention, is not which dog to adopt but what name to use. Our … Read more
Captain’s Log. Daddy Chronicles. Diaper Date 2126. The Captain does not like to write in the negative hyperbole much, but right now…I hate life (meaning I just need to vent). It is currently 5 to 4. In the morning. I have had an hour of sleep. The Diaper Dweller has been up most of the … Read more
I have partnered with Life of Dad and Lee for this promotion.Though I have been compensated for this post, my words, thoughts, and pants are all my own. Flexibility. It is one of the main prerequisites of being a middle school teacher. You need it. Your students need it. And, honestly, our clothes need … Read more
This is an old unpublished post that I wrote after a playoff game I watched in 2012. Not sure why I never published it, but after seeing the end result of the Minnesota/Seattle game I thought it would be timely to share. While the focus in this post is on my son (because at the … Read more
So there’s this episode of How I Met Your Mother where Marshall has a conversation with his late father and he uses some sort of metaphor of driving on a foggy road with fatherhood. Marshall talks about how as a kid it was always comforting to wake up on the trips and see his dad … Read more