I have partnered with Laffy Taffy to bring you this fun tale of costume creation. Though I have been compensated, my words, thoughts, and costume are all my own. It struck me as I watched my eldest carve a pumpkin and place it on her head, that I didn’t have a Halloween costume. I mean … Read more
The Tears of a Clown was written 5 years ago – originally on BalconyDads.com. I wrote this after the passing of Robin Williams. 5 years later we have gotten better at talking, but we need to get better. We still need to take strides to remove the stigma of attention to mental health being a … Read more
So, maybe after 43 years, I’m not a fan. That’s the prospective conclusion I’m contemplating considering the fallout from Andrew Luck’s retirement. I’ll get to him a bit later, but I need to talk about being a fan first because that’s what really came into focus for me. And please keep in mind that this … Read more
I have partnered with Laffy Taffy for this post. Though I have been compensated for this post, the jokes are free. If you aren’t laughing, you aren’t trying. Laughter. Some people call it defense mechanism, but I call it the best medicine. Life is hard enough already. If you don’t take the time to find … Read more
This post is presented in partnership with Char-Broil. Though I have been compensated, my words and thoughts are my own. If you are nice, I might share some of the grilled food. Enjoy. School is out and summer is finally here. Some of you are going to get technical with me and say that the … Read more
This post is presented in partnership with Char-Broil. Though I have been compensated, my words and thoughts are my own. If you are nice, I might share some of the grilled food. Enjoy. I am a Grill Dad. Not THE Grill Dad. I can’t speak for everyone as there is a wide variety of us, … Read more
When I started this voyage over 8 years ago, there were a number of things I couldn’t have imagined. I couldn’t have imagined that I would have amassed a community of friends and peers that have materialized out of their avatars like some sort of science fiction tale. I couldn’t have imagined that I would … Read more
I am proud to collaborate with Disrupt Aging from AARP. Though I have been compensated for this post, my words and thoughts are my own. Age is always a topic of discussion. When you are a kid there are benchmarks for what you could achieve. When you are an adult there’s still an air of … Read more
I am partnering with Laffy Taffy to celebrate National Let’s Laugh Day. My thoughts and words are my own. My jokes are free and plentiful. The Last Laff They say that laughter is the best remedy. It’s not that I’m ailing, but I guess I just enjoy a good laugh. Considering that March 19th is … Read more
