My Top 10 Dad Tips for Incoming College Freshmen

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In a few short weeks, our oldest son, Sam, will be heading off to college. It’s one of those huge milestones in the life of both child and parent, and everybody is just a little freaked out. My do-gooder wife, Holly, is freaked out over…

Surviving the 'House on the Rock'

What is the single weirdest location you’ve ever visited? I mean, flat out bizarre? For me, that question is easily answered. “The House on the Rock” in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Nothing else even comes close. In June 2003, I was…

Doofus Dad's Foolproof Guide to Setting Up a Home Office

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Some types of jobs lend themselves to home-based offices while others do not. For example, if your goal is to make your living as a copywriter or an e-marketer, home-based work is a great option. All you need is a laptop computer, an empty lap,…

The Top 10 Awkward Pre-School Moments for Dads

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Fatherhood is a lot easier in theory than in practice. Prior to actually meeting and interacting with their first kid, most first-time fathers imagine themselves as a combination of Sheriff Andy Taylor from “The Andy Griffith Show” and…

Kid's Electronics Christmas Contract

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(Updated from 12-2012) Since first publishing this Kid's Electronics Christmas Contract in 2012, I've been delighted but not necessarily surprised at how many nervous parents have downloaded it. We're all in this child-rearing boat together,…

My Top 5 Reasons to Care About Correct Grammar

Let me start by saying this: Nobody's perfect. We all make grammatical errors from time to time the same way we make mistakes in other areas of our life. I wish we all had personal copy editors, but we don't. Even for a professional like…

Why Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer May Be the Most Bizarre Movie Ever Made

Author's note: There must be something in the air, because within a day of originally posting this last week, I started noticing similar, much more serious stories appearing across the Internet. People are genuinely outraged about "Rudolph,"…
Everest Base Camp with Doofus Dad

"Doofus Dad" is officially out in the world

My Top 10 Reasons Why Bohemian Rhapsody Might Be the Greatest Rock Song Ever

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When word began spreading across social media that a biopic was being made about Queen singer Freddie Mercury, I was excited. It seemed to have the makings of something great and any movie that takes me back to the ‘70s is OK by me. (It is…

Be like Firestone

Note: Occasionally, I break down and write a serious post. Please don't hold this against me. And also be aware that I have no affiliation with Firestone Auto Care in any way.   *** Helpful. The word is often overlooked in these…