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The Top 10 Awkward Pre-School Moments for Dads

Children, Dads, Lists
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…
December 9, 2018
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My Top 10 Reasons Why Bohemian Rhapsody Might Be the Greatest Rock Song Ever

Lists, Music, Observations
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…
November 1, 2018
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The Top 6 Ways to Cope When Your Teenager Drives Solo the First Time

Children, Dads, Lists
The day that your teenager gets their driver’s license and drives a substantial distance solo for the first time is interesting for a parent. There are other adjectives I could’ve chosen other than “interesting.” Appropriate choices would also be horrifying, terrifying, nauseating, and post-traumatic-stress inducing.
September 6, 2018
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The Top 6 Ways for Dads to Avoid Pissing Off Their Teenaged Daughters

Children, Dads, Lists
Few things in life are more confusing and scary for a dad than a teenaged daughter. It's just true. When our daughters are cooing babies, Dads develop an idealistic fantasy that the father/daughter bond will strengthen into one of those “You…
August 26, 2018
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The Top 11 Things Every First-Time Dad Should Know

Children, Dads, Lists
As a wildly experienced father of three who is a master of every parenting nuance, I felt it was time for me to impart some of my wisdom to all you new daddies out there. Upon the birth of a first child, we all feel a little unprepared (slang for completely freaked out of our minds) and it helps to have access to a little friendly advice, even from a doofus.
August 25, 2018
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The Top 10 Reasons You Should Read This Post

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These days, scrolling through the Internet is like sitting at a table with a dozen six-year-old boys at a Chucky Cheese pizza birthday party — it’s a cacophony of noise, it’s impossible to listen to any single conversation, and even if you could, it wouldn’t be worth your concentration. So with this in mind, I’m going to make your life easier by giving you clear, succinct, and easy to understand reasons why this post is worth your valuable time, and you can go ahead and forget about all that other stuff on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, blah, blah, blah. You can thank me later.
August 17, 2018
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The Top 10 movie moments that make this Tough Guy weep

Lists, Observations
I ran across one of my favorite movies, "The Natural," the other night, and as usual, got sucked in and watched the whole thing. I've probably seen it 35 times. As I found myself wiping away tears at the end, I landed on the idea to write this post.
February 21, 2018
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My Top 10 Christmas Traditions, including Rudolph’s PJ Delivery

Christmas, Lists
Christmas is my favorite time of year for a variety of reasons. I love the music, the TV shows and movies, the general feeling of good will, and all that other gooey stuff. However, it may be the family traditions surrounding Christmas that make it so ... Christmasy. If you look at them from an objective perspective, most traditions are meaningless. But the meaning WE attach to them is all that really matters, right? It's fun to do the same thing year after year as if the order of the cosmos somehow depends on it.
December 15, 2016
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The Top 10 Reasons I Might Not Work Out Today

Health and fitness, Lists
People have all kinds of excuses for not working out. I mean, there are thousands of them, take your pick. They are usually weak, baseless, transparent, laughable, and just plain ol' lame. In fact, I wrote a blog about them a while back. (Read…
November 18, 2016
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The Top 9 Tips/Observations of a Disney First-Timer

Children, Lists, Observations
On Feb. 21, 2016, my family embarked on an earth-shattering, mind-bending, week-long, first-time-ever vacation at the Happiest Place on Earth: Disney World. It is now about a week and a half since we returned, and I'm writing the blog that…
March 10, 2016
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