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you’ve never heard any of them pee with the door closed. none of them own a pair of sweatpants that either doesn’t already have a hole in the knee or are just about to develop a hole in the knee….

In an effort to reach a broader customer base, I’ve decided to release a new collection just in time for the holidays: The Giftables Collection! These are smaller items, easily shipped, that can still give your space a lift in…

Once upon a midday swelter, as I sat there, helter-skelter, Benches blazing from the afternoon sun and more While I sat there, mad and fuming, there the “coach” stand barely moving. “Coach” I use in a very loose manner, as…

I sat in my living room the other night as the game clock rapidly counted down the life of the season for my Dallas Stars, two wins short of skating Lord Stanley’s Cup around an empty arena in Edmonton. Frustrated…

I’d say 4 years is a long enough hiatus. That’s when I wrote my last post. Ironically, it was about race relations, law enforcement, and mental illness. My how far we haven’t come. Anyway, I’m not sure why it took…

I turned on the news this morning to see the update on the police ambush in downtown Dallas last night. As my 3 year old rides into the living room on his Mickey Mouse scooter, hair disheveled as usual, he…

Babies aren’t to be trusted at all. But a naked baby is like a monkey carrying a lit match and a stick of dynamite. There is no happy ending to that scenario. Over the past three and a half years…

Despite all efforts to coordinate and sync feeding, bathroom and play schedules, the minute you settle down for a glorious weekend afternoon nap after having just put down one child, the other one wakes up with the energy of a…

Two extremely poorly timed snow days, a wife that works in a world where there isn’t enough snow on the planet to keep her from going to work, and a son that needs to learn how to save his parents…

Slacker I am. Given that it’s been since October of 2013 since the last post, we’ve had plenty of time for changes. And changes there have been. I have since started a new job (last August) and now I quite…

After year one, you look back and think that the last 12 months have been the shortest, longest months of your life It’s very strange to see your child crawl after he’s established that he can walk. Somehow you occasionally…

We celebrated the boy’s first birthday about a month ago. At just about the same time, he figured out that crawling was for babies and decided to give walking a try. He hasn’t stopped since. It has its advantages as…

It appears Johnny Manziel has been found out. I believe we’re up to six autograph signings for three different memorabilia brokers in which Manziel was compensated. I’ve heard many different views on the whole situation, all of which seem to…

You’re sitting there, on an airplane, in that seat that’s so awkward and rigid, the only explanation is they took the measurements from a Model T.  You’re a bit beaten down by the hassle of going through security and being…

It’s been awhile since the last post because I’ve spent the last month following my son around with pillows and foam-covered oven mitts. He’s learned how to pull himself up onto all things pull-up-able. The problem is he’s just started…

You’ve ever scared your child awake cheering/screaming at your alma mater’s football or basketball team. You’ve naively thought to yourself “What’s the worst that could happen if I leave the room for just a minute?” You find Cheerios in the…

We’ve hit the lull. It’s that time in early childhood development when my son has impressed with his rapid learning but hasn’t quite figured out how to scoot around the floor. Although, he’s close. He can spin in circles and…

Q: In what state does every parent live when their child begins teething?

The rare Friday post brings some interesting news. Today I was laid off. To say I lost my job would be inaccurate, as that might imply that I want to find that exact, same job again. Truth be told, I…

Google might be the single, greatest company-verb on the planet.*  As a father with far too few answers, Google seems to be the supreme authority in all things question related, so it only makes sense that that’s where I go…

I came to a startling realization the other day: People say ridiculous things to their children. Especially when you realize some of those children can’t yet speak, therefore making any and all questions directed towards infants completely unnecessary and kind…

It’s that time of year again. That time when college football coaches forget they’re under contract and athletic directors fail to say “Hey Coach! See this? This is the contract you signed not more than 12 months ago to be…

I’ve almost managed to make it 4 months as Dad and from what I can tell, it hasn’t been a complete and utter failure…yet. My son is still healthy and growing and has recently figured out how to roll from…

Halloween is here, as are the horror movie marathons on AMC, the SyFy Channel and the like. And if you’re anything like me, you’ll find the reruns of Friday the 13th, Halloween, and The Grudge easy to watch in the…

Last Friday, the wife and I took the baby to his first football game. Can’t beat a Texas high school football game that comes down to a last second field goal for the win. (And might I add that my…

As Halloween approaches so doth cometh the small children and cute costumes. I thought about being a horrible parent and dressing up my 3 month old son to guilt people into giving him candy that he can’t yet eat. But…

My beautiful wife and I celebrated our anniversary over the weekend. We had a very nice dinner at a local restaurant. At some point in the evening, the topic of conversation turned to giving. My wife mentioned that she had…

The combination of the start of school and the ridiculous amount of sports radio I listen to, prompted the following question: What if teachers were paid like athletes? As with the last will-never-happen-in-a-million-years scenario, a few concessions need to be…

Whether you love it or hate it, social media is here to stay and only seems to grow stronger by the day. I think it can be an awesomely effective tool for businesses to connect with customers. Almost as if…

Q: How do you know when you’ve been initiated into the fraternity of fatherhood? A: When you’ve found it necessary to clean off 2 separate baby bodily fluids within 5 minutes of each other. 

We’re only 3 weeks into the process, but I’ve managed to come up with a list of the advantages of having a baby boy. Now, I’m sure some of the items listed below hold true for both boys and girls,…

Q: What superpower does a 3 week-old baby possess?

As with many things in life, this site move has turned out to be more complicated than I had planned on. Go figure, the guy with only a few months of website experience is having difficulty updating his new website….

In an attempt to hold myself a little more accountable, I’ve decided to upgrade my site to a self-hosted version at TheEveryDad.net starting on Thursday, August 16th. Not only do I enjoy paying for things that I can already get for free,…

We’ve all heard the old wives tale about swimming, eating and the waiting period necessary to avoid “calling dinosaurs.” I’m pretty sure we’ve debunked this one but I’d like to present a similar piece of advice, free for critique and…

You might be a new dad if the following questions have entered your mind right around the date of discharge from the hospital:

“You wanna go have a baby?” “Sure!” This was the start of my day on Wednesday, August 1, 2012.

What a day! Long story short, Caseton Wade Taylor is resting comfortably and had no issues on his birth day. He came in at 4:24 PM CST weighing 8 lbs 9 oz and measured 20 3/4″ long. The wife is…

I finally sat down to write this on the eve of my son’s birth after trying to keep up with my wife. She’s as pregnant as she’ll ever be, but still feels the need to clean the entire house in…

Your idea of baby proofing includes the purchase of large quantities of bubble wrap and duct tape. Your eyes hurt from reading way too many instruction manuals. You’ve almost had your hand trapped in a Diaper Genie…almost.

I’m a sports junkie. I’ve been known to ingest football at unhealthy levels, to the point where the number of hours watched in a single sitting exceed the number of hours of daylight in an early Fall day.  I’ve also…

The 267-page Freeh report came out last week detailing former FBI director Louis Freeh’s findings in the Penn State Child Abuse case. Suffice it to say that multiple, high-ranking men, with the power to do something, knew of Jerry Sandusky’s despicable acts…

With just under 2 weeks before the baby arrives, I’ve often had thoughts run through my head that, I’m sure, only cross the mind of first-time fathers. I felt obligated to create a list and include some of them here….

Q: Did you know the appliance we refer to as a “dishwasher” has been poorly branded and does not do what it says it does?

“This Time It Counts.” That’s the bill of goods Major League Baseball is selling its fans now. Since 2003 the league that wins the All-Star Game is awarded home field advantage for the World Series. This abomination has been discussed,…

Blogger. Dog Lover. Amateur Painter. Slightly-Above-Average-When-The-Course-Matches-My-Crooked-Ball-Flight Golfer.  But I’m just under one month away from the expected arrival of an additional title that will forever change everything about me except my past: “Father.”

The NFL held their annual Rookie Symposium last week. It’s basically a 4 day prep course to grow college “student-athletes” into NFL players. Lectures, skits and discussion panels make up the majority of the symposium detailing various aspects of life…

Q: Did you know there are more than 2 categories (darks and lights) when it comes to washing laundry?

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. 

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…

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…

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”?

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…

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…

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…

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…

I came home the other day to a test. I knew I would fail it as soon as I stepped into what would soon be transformed into the new baby’s room. Officially called an office, this is a room that…

Q: Did you know there is an upside-down and a rightside-up when it comes to toilet paper?

I love the game of baseball. It, like football, is one of those subjects in which you can quickly learn that the more you know, the more you don’t know. I love the mental chess game, the one-on-one matchups within…

The other night I was lying in bed about to doze off when my wife hops in and asks, “Did you just sneeze?” In a bit of a haze I said “No. Why?” “It smells like someone sneezed.”

For the past couple of years I’ve been keeping a running list of names. I started this list before I knew I was going to be a dad, before I was married, before I was engaged and even before I…

I was fortunate enough to marry into a great family. One of the kinds that still goes on family vacations together and sends all members back home with nary a black eye or scratch marks or missing tufts of hair. Now…

I had a thought the other day that it might be interesting for my child to, someday, be able to look back and see what it was like to raise him or her.  To get an inside look at what…