I’m always a bit hesitant to post topics around divorce. They are depressing, personal, often painful and I’m not real sure anyone digs them anyway; however, most guys out there (Dads in particular) that may be looking for info on divorce and parenting need to hear what is said here.
Just lately there have been [...]

At 5 months old Daughter#2 just recently graduated to solid foods, and HOLY COW can she put it away!. This little girl not only has 2 hollow legs, but pretty much every appendage is hollow. I guess she gets that from me.
We started with baby cereal for 5 days and we tried [...]

I really hate this time of year.
Come the middle of February one is typically done with the cold months. The unexpected harsh winds while crossing the parking lot are no longer exhilarating but truly bothersome and biting. The same coat that brought you into the season feels like it has been hanging on your shoulders [...]

Arlene at
Dancing in Midlife Tune has asked a question of me in the form of a meme. The meme is simply, "To cane or not to cane". Below is a
comment Arlene left pointing out the tag.
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I am wondering how this tag is received out there in the US. In most Asian countries generally [...]

When my oldest daughter was younger I struggled with potty mouth (me, not her). I substituted "Friggin", or "Freakin’ " for the well known street vernacular, and thought I had won the battle.
I didn’t realize how much I swore, or "fake swore", until I took my daughter and her half-brother out for lunch one day. [...]

… other than throw it out the window.
While out and about today I noticed a billboard advertising Wireless AMBER Alerts. I had no idea this service was available. This seemed like a really good idea so I pulled into the nearest McDonalds off the road and signed up. The signup process is painless and [...]

My cell phone rings.
“Hello Daughter.”
“Hi Dad, we’re having practice today at 3pm”
“Ugh I thought with school being canceled you wouldn’t have practice. I guess I could take a late lunch and come and pick you and Sally up and take you to practice.”
“No dad. That’s OK. Sally’s sister Betty is going to pick us [...]

Daughter#2 is now a few days over 4 months old, and growing like a weed. She loves baths and people fawning over her. Her smile easily melts the hardest heart. (
my blog entry regarding her birth)
She does have her quirks, and none of them ladylike. She belches like a trucker, and her bottom rumbles [...]