As a Dad I’m highly critical and a bit sensitive to the way that advertisers or entertainers portray Dads. All too often Dads in the media are portrayed as ‘dumbass dads’ who excel at failure or are aloof and come up short at anything they do. Tide’s stay-at-home-dad spot got it right in their recent television ad and now VW does it right too. Continue reading The VW “Is it Fast” Commercial Gets Dads Down Pat
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Free Prostate Screenings this Weekend in Atlanta
After much procrastination I finally got my physical, PSA test and prostate screening done the other week. A couple of years ago I drove north about 30 minutes to receive a free prostate screening. It was a cold, rainy day, there was a small line and I was lazy, so I left and waited three years to get a prostate screening. Continue reading Free Prostate Screenings this Weekend in Atlanta
DIY a stay at home dad can do: Install a flat screen TV
As Toddler Mojo got bigger and bigger, our traditional TV, the 200 pound albatross in our living room started to get in the way. He’d unplug the TV, turn it on or off and then change the channel from 3 to 4 which meant that I had to go into the settings to get it to work again. Continue reading DIY a stay at home dad can do: Install a flat screen TV
Dad goes to the doctor for a physical and prostate exam
The joys of Dad turning 40 years old means that he’s encouraged to go to the doctor for a physical. Combine normal Dad stuff, plus the specter of having your prostate and/or colon poked and your man may procrastinate. I did. I procrastinated three years and was only spurred to go to the doctor because of the birth of More Mojo and my failed Movember experience. Continue reading Dad goes to the doctor for a physical and prostate exam
The Life and Times of a 10-week old
10 weeks isn’t a long period of time. Having said that, it’s been a lifetime for that little person in the nursery and the changes have been monumental, especially this past week. Continue reading The Life and Times of a 10-week old
Attack of the day-shoppers: store etiquette during busy times
I do love December. Christmas seems to make most of the people I encounter in the stores happier and more pleasant. This time of year also brings out lots more of these people, some of whom didn’t get the memo that they should be happier and more pleasant. Continue reading Attack of the day-shoppers: store etiquette during busy times
The Life and Times of an 8-week old
By now your little person may be settling into a routine. Cry, eat, poop, sleep, then cry, eat, poop and sleep till the next day comes around. There are a couple of things that have happened in the past week that just might escape your attention. Continue reading The Life and Times of an 8-week old
DIY a stay-at-home dad can do: fix outdoor lighting
When my wife and I moved into our house it came with an extensive outdoor lighting set up. In the front yard alone there are 20 lights. In the back yard there are about 20 more, all of the lights are metal and the entire system runs on three transformers. We live on a normal sized lot, mind you, it’s just a very well lit lot. Continue reading DIY a stay-at-home dad can do: fix outdoor lighting
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