Man Trivia: Laundry
Q: Did you know there are more than 2 categories (darks and lights) when it comes to washing laundry?
My Son, The Loser
Not a loser in the derogatory sense that would breed shame and embarrassment in his parents like a glowing ember of humiliation fanned by the winds of failure. At least I hope not. We haven’t even met the kid yet.
My Wife, The Good Sport
I feel bad for my wife sometimes. For one, I tricked her into marrying me, somehow. And the poor women hasn’t figured out that she’s so amazing that she could have convinced any man on the planet to put a...
Baseball Rant: Doctored Baseballs
After hearing about the recent ejection and 8-game suspension of Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Joel Peralta for using pine tar to improve his grip, I started confusing myself trying to figure out the backwards logic of most pitchers. And I have...
Man Trivia: Say What?
Q: When is it reasonable for your wife to use phrases like “lay down my pimpin’,” “step my love game up,” “ya dig?” and “zoom-zoom go boom-boom”?
Dadvice: Painting Textured Walls
I hate textured walls. As far as I’m concerned, the only reason to texture a wall is to mask a subpar drywall job or worse yet, a crooked house frame. It’s not that I think it looks all that bad...
Family Leadership
Recently, I checked out Michael Hyatt’s website and found this great guest post from Dave Stone. It’s directed towards dads but could just as easily have been directed towards all parents. The gist of the article is about family leadership...
Boy or Girl?
We found out the sex of our baby the other day. I finally wore my wife down enough to convince the sonographer to write down the sex and put it in a sealed envelope. It took all of 4 minutes...
What if life was like the NFL Draft?
I like the NFL Draft. As a business, it presents an interesting hiring model: The more potential you show in college, the more money you can make on your first contract. And in order to keep making good money, you...