July 2011 ~ A Family of My Own

7/29/11

Beats and Beer Friday

Friday, July 29, 2011 Unknown No comments

It's been a few weeks since I've had Beats and Beer Friday but I've drank/will be drinking too much good beer and listening to too much good music to skip it again this week. Here are my latest recommendations: Beats Big K.R.I.T. - Return of 4 Eva It is too damn hot outside. It's the kind of hot where you don't even want to be outdoors, you just want to be inside, with the A/C blasting and slouching around on a comfortable couch or chair, cold...

A Pacifier Addiction PSA

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Unknown 3 comments

Pacifier Addiction is no joke. Every day, pacifiers destroy children and their families worldwide. Join me in my pursuit to bring awareness to this disease that is taking over our babies' lives. Watch the video below and learn about the warning signs so you can identify the pacifier addict in your own home. Together, we can make a difference! Disclaimer: The above video is meant to be satirical and does not reflect my true beliefs. I do not think pacifier addiction is a real problem. I had a binky until I was 4 and I turned out okay...righ...

Girls: Embrace Your Inner Nerd!

Sunday, July 24, 2011 Unknown 3 comments

I read a great article today from Brittney Wilson at My Reality Tech called 'Little Girls Need to Learn to Code'. The article talked about the lack of females in the technology world, and noted that by teaching girls about technology at a young age, parents could be setting their daughters up to have lucrative, successful careers. Not only that, but they will be contributing to an increased representation of empowered women in the world of technology....

It's A Mom's Mom's Mom's World

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Unknown 1 comment

Look Moms, I'm not trying to start anything. In fact, my beef isn't even with you. I love all of you. Well, almost all of you (the ones regularly featured on Nancy Grace are an exception). Without Moms, us Dads would be nothing. In fact, we wouldn't even exist as fathers if it wasn't for your intense physical and emotional labor. But as an involved parent who actively seeks out information, advice and community engagement on the topic of parenting,...

Doggie Doo Giveaway Winner!

Monday, July 18, 2011 Unknown 1 comment

Thank you to everyone who checked out my recent Doggie Doo review, and an extra special thanks to those who entered the giveaway for a chance to win their own Doggie Doo game! After assigning sequential numbers to each valid entry and using random.org to select a number, entry #15 was selected, which belongs to (drumroll please)... Cheryl aka @sleepyheadedmom! Congratulations Cheryl, I will be contacting you shortly to get your shipping information...

If My Toddler Tweeted

Sunday, July 17, 2011 Unknown 10 comments

Every day I wonder what exactly is going through my daughter's head. Today though, as I tweeted my own thoughts (excessively, I'm sure), that curiosity went a little farther and I said to myself "What would she tweet about if she had the dexterity and mental capability to do so?" Below is a fictional account of what a day's worth of tweets might look like coming from my 20-month-old. --------------------------------------------- 7:02 AM: "Good...

Ava Does An Ice Cube Impression

Friday, July 15, 2011 Unknown No comments

It's Friday. Who do you think of when you hear the word 'Friday' (don't say Rebecca Black)? That's right, rapper/actor Ice Cube. Who is working on a killer impression of Ice Cube? My daughter. Check the video below, I think you'll get a laugh or two. And if anyone knows Ice Cube and wants to pass this on to him, maybe he'll give us our own sitcom...

Safety vs. Privacy - The TSA Debate

Thursday, July 14, 2011 Unknown 7 comments

Over the past few months, the TSA has come under heavy fire from the media and the general public alike. Social media has proven to be a significant forum for US citizens to air their frustrations with the new strict airport security measures, which include body scanning and full-body pat downs that seem to have no distinct boundaries in terms of who they can be used on. It seems like whenever the clamor from one TSA news story finally dampens,...

An Open Letter to Keebler

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Unknown 1 comment

I am weird. And I have an insatiable sweet tooth. So when my favorite Keebler cookie suddenly disappears everywhere around town, what do you expect is going to happen? Yes, I submitted a bizarre note on their website looking for an explanation of the matter (I would have inquired on a FB or Twitter page, but they surprisingly don't seem to have one). See below. --------------------------------- Have Cheesecake Middles been discontinued, or has...

Life - Just a Long Game of Super Mario Brothers

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Unknown 1 comment

One conversation I already dread as a parent is having to explain to my daughter why bad things happen to good people. To be perfectly honest, I don't know that there's any answer I could ever give that I'd be fully satisfied with. Quite frankly, I don't KNOW why bad things happen to good people, other than the blanket fact that bad things happen to everybody. Last night, though, I posted a status on Google+ (I know, I'm so social media cool!) that...

Beats and Beer Friday

Friday, July 08, 2011 Unknown No comments

This weeks Beats and Beer Friday selections are centered on two things that have special places in my heart; Nebraska and the local Kansas City hip-hop scene. I went to school at Creighton University in Omaha, so in a way, I consider it a second home. And of course, as a hip-hop fiend, any good local music gets a huge amount of support from me. Beats: Hozey-T - Who's The New Guy? Who's The New Guy? is by no means a new album. It was released...

My Daughter Can Do Tricks, Wanna See?

Friday, July 08, 2011 Unknown 4 comments

I've come to realize that toddlers are not much different than trick dogs. Okay, so maybe when parents show off their child's accomplishments, it's not presented EXACTLY like that. But there are some funny parallels between the way we indirectly brag about our kids' talents and the way a proud dog owner displays their pet's ability to follow commands. Last night, I took a short video clip of one of my daughter's most recent 'tricks'. We slick her...

Wordless Wednesday - My Daughter, The Beatboxer

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 Unknown No comments

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They make WHAT for babies?

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 Unknown 2 comments

Before I became a dad, I was pretty naive to just how much baby-related 'stuff' there was out there. One of the challenges on those first few pre-baby shopping trips is trying to separate the necessary items from the frivolous crap, especially when you are assaulted with new products that you never even knew existed. Here are 10 items (some helpful, others absurd) that I've learned about over the past couple years that I was surprised to discover. 1)...