I hope it’s a fun funeral that celebrates my life more than my death. They’ll play music to a playlist (that I still need to give my wife) that will include music by Pulp, Astrud Gilberto, Skunk Anansie and Spitz. While I still need to get that playlist to my wife, all of the very serious medical decisions have already been decided. Continue reading I don’t want to die, but I will and have planned for it
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White Day is like Valentine’s Day, in a Sadie Hawkins way
When I was single I thought that Valentine’s Day for ladies not in a relationship meant that they were like a werewolf with a full moon. “Well, if I’m not in a relationship, then I might as well talk to that cute, bald guy on the corner with 2 cats and 2 dogs”, all the single, slightly artsy ladies in Atlanta would say. Shockingly, that never actually happened during my single years, or ever for that matter. Continue reading White Day is like Valentine’s Day, in a Sadie Hawkins way
Make a Valentine’s Day plaster cast of your baby’s footprint
Making a plaster cast of your baby’s footprint is low hanging gift fruit for DIY type Dads. It’s messy, simple, fun, involves the family and your wife will love it. You can make a plaster cast of your baby’s footprint anytime, but if you do it around Valentine’s Day it can be done easier and more individualistic. Continue reading Make a Valentine’s Day plaster cast of your baby’s footprint
The fastest and best way to cook spinach for dinner
It’s easy to get in a rut when you cook the meals for the family. Chicken and pasta, salad and chicken or salad and meatloaf are all meals that our family has beaten into taste oblivion. One day I was shopping in Publix and the cook who makes those in-store meals gave me the simplest hint: microwave the spinach. Continue reading The fastest and best way to cook spinach for dinner
The Ramones & Arnold Schwarzenegger get rid of diaper rash
Any parent of a newborn will wrestle with the issue of diaper rash. For those without children, diaper rash is a rash on the child’s skin, usually on their bottom. It looks like it hurts. I imagine sand spurs on my bottom, then duct tape them to my skin when I want to equate the pain that our newborn is having. Continue reading The Ramones & Arnold Schwarzenegger get rid of diaper rash
Married couples whose sex life needs a boost-Reality TV call
Before being a stay-at-home dad I had the opportunity to appear on reality television. It was as part of my previous job and for Animal Planet’s, It’s Me or the Dog. Being part of reality television was very pleasurable and not at all what I expected. Continue reading Married couples whose sex life needs a boost-Reality TV call
Pregnancy week 36-be cool dads, only a couple weeks left
Whenever I’m about to go through something long or painful I imagine myself after that event happens and what I’ll be doing. That allows me to imagine myself after a dentist appointment, drive to the beach or conversation with my wife. Continue reading Pregnancy week 36-be cool dads, only a couple weeks left
Pregnancy week 33-Moms, you’re hungry, yet repulsed by food
Moms, it’s just over one month before you’re greeted by your son or daughter. Put another way it’s just over 14 years away before you have to say “You’re not leaving the house like that are you”? Based on some fashion trends it may even be eight years before you have to say that. Continue reading Pregnancy week 33-Moms, you’re hungry, yet repulsed by food
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