tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63896794393269174752024-03-16T13:00:26.953-04:00A Blogger and a FatherTalking about modern fatherhood, and featuring the voices of involved, active dadsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-33719661338240983162015-01-29T15:22:00.001-05:002015-01-29T15:23:39.256-05:00My Wife Wrote a Guest Post (Spoiler Alert: She Loves Me Too)
Ever since Oren started blogging he has asked me to write a guest post. I would be venting or kvelling about one thing or another and he always, under his breath, encouraged me to post about it. I, on the other hand, had tons of excuses. I’m not the best writer, his readers would actually hate me if they knew me, I have too much other stuff to do, I do enough writing for work. It just isn’t myAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-57031882753984269202014-12-22T13:27:00.000-05:002014-12-22T13:27:48.474-05:00Chemo TalkAnd there you have it, the new normal of chemo. The first day after the first treatment, I was awake for about an hour throughout the day. It's not my favorite way of spending a day, and it has nothing to do with "quality of life," which is at least half the focus of my treatment, but as long as things get smaller, I'll keep getting chemo, and I'll get to say, "I fight!" although sleeping all dayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-58542883262779765692014-11-04T16:30:00.001-05:002014-11-04T16:30:40.689-05:00Fall
I prefer it when things go according to plan, to be honest.
Although I had written two blog posts about embracing mortality, there was always a plan: The Tarceva--the chemo pill I've been taking since June--would work for, let's say, 5 years, before my misguided body starts fighting back. By then, there would be another treatment--maybe a clinical trial or an experimental surgery, and then, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com170tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-23998932369150268402014-09-02T15:35:00.000-04:002014-09-02T15:35:38.761-04:00Zen and the Art of Simply BreathingBreathe in, breathe out. Not so difficult, is it? Still around, folks.
Here's a joke. I heard it in a too-hot stand-up tent on the last day of the Phoenix Festival in England, in 1996, and it stuck. I'll paraphrase:
I'm watching the news, and this guy comes up in front of his burning home, and he says to the camera, "You know, I always thought stuff like that only happened to OTHER people!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-14158334119133824712014-06-03T09:47:00.001-04:002014-06-03T09:47:18.178-04:00CancerBoom.
On Friday, 5/30/14, I found out I had a Stage 4 lung cancer. People in my condition have about a year to live on average, and treatment is now limited to making the next year more bearable. There are other options that may be discussed later, including experimental treatments, and I'm staying optimistic, but frankly, I think I know where I stand.
4 years ago, in the summer of 2010, we Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com468tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-53952054348575404192014-05-20T13:36:00.000-04:002014-05-20T13:36:46.024-04:00My Favorite YouTube Video
But first, the runner up. Because it's all about the innocence of children, and about the temptation of the dark side (and we all know that once you're on that side, it doesn't look that dark, does it?), and about unexpected things that stay with us forever because we happened to press Record.
So... Here it is, my second-favorite video:
But the video below is my favorite. I happened Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-81339040681082365862014-05-19T10:57:00.001-04:002014-05-19T11:11:23.830-04:00Capable Dads, Lunch Masterpieces, and the Politics of Kids: Fatherhood NewsletterThis week's roundup includes an amazing response to BuzzFeed, a cool lunchbox project, a cool lunch notes project, and speaking of cool, me, in a sweater, talking about father-son politics on Huffington Post.
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This Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-60689287516531470002014-05-05T09:47:00.000-04:002014-05-19T15:11:00.297-04:00How to Go to an Art Museum with Young KidsNearly 20 years ago, after I just moved to London and before I found a job, I used to walk around a lot and experience life on my own. I walked to Soho and to Hampstead Heath, and I stared at tourists in Leicester Square and at old-time Londoners in places the Tube didn't bother to go. One day, during one of those trips of discovering the city and myself, I ended up at the National Gallery, and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-11899653524116083502014-04-30T10:23:00.000-04:002014-04-30T10:23:33.508-04:00My (Winning) #LatteRomeo #StarbucksVia VideoThis is a sponsored post, in conjunction with Starbucks and Life of Dad, LLC. I was provided with samples packets of Starbucks VIA® Latte, and received compensation for participating in this promotion.
I wanted to join the Life of Dad people's Mother's Day promotion of the Starbucks Via, but by the time I got around to take the Instagram video, my wife was away for work in Seattle. So I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-48849166049043744552014-04-07T10:16:00.000-04:002014-04-08T10:00:14.353-04:00Working Dads, Stay at Home Dads, and Bus Stop Pajamas: Weekly Fatherhood NewsletterThis week's roundup includes stories about working dads, stay-at-home dads, a warning about the biggest threat facing America: bus-stop pajamas, and more.
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Bus Stop Pajamas
Evil is rising, and this time, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-69501499563565127752014-04-02T10:59:00.003-04:002014-04-02T10:59:36.505-04:00Being a Hiking Person
It’s funny how we all grow up with certain ideas about ourselves and about the world. These ideas often have no basis in reality, but we assume they’re real, because they’re convenient and simple. For example, I’m not a hiking person. Ask anyone--ask me, if you want, and I’ll tell you some people are hiking people, and some people, like me, are not.
If you’re not a hiking person, and you tellAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-24004772172827716982014-03-28T17:03:00.000-04:002014-04-23T22:51:57.463-04:00They Don't Make Music like They Used to (and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves Because We're Afraid of Becoming Irrelevant)I have a 6-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl, and they listen to whatever music I listen to, and they like it, most of the time. But I live in fear. We're not the only influences in the kids' lives, and the older they get, the larger the chance of them coming home from school one day, humming a new Katy Perry song. Or Bieber. Or whatever manufactured teen sensation of the day they're innocent Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-47736673011294055122014-03-25T09:21:00.000-04:002014-07-14T13:25:50.832-04:00Fatherhood Newsletter: My Little Pony, Existentialism, and DrugsThis week's roundup includes My Little Pony bullying, a toddler's existential crisis, a hunt for drugs in Vegas, a story about The Talk, and more.
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Bullying
After a kid was bullied by his classmates for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-84828843502411055392014-03-14T16:04:00.001-04:002014-03-28T19:27:23.306-04:00My Daughter's Olympics DreamWe parked at 6pm and walked to the ice-skating rink. My 3-year-old--almost 4-year-old--girl was very excited. She saw the skaters and the dancers at the Winter Olympics, and she wanted in.
"When I go in the building, I'm gonna skate in the 'lympics?"
"No no," I said, trying to balance pragmatic honesty and "You can do whatever you set your mind to!" fatherly support. "You're going to go in Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-41944647845351132482014-03-09T11:58:00.000-04:002014-03-09T18:37:02.082-04:00Weekly Fatherhood Newsletter: Children's Hospital, Working Dads, and D.A.D.DThis week's roundup includes a car talk with my curious son, a reflection from a dad about a children's hospital, a Funny or Die fatherhood video, a rant against over-protective dads, and a reminder that working dads' stories need to be told.
Please subscribe here to get these weekly newsletter posts in your email. Let me know if I've missed anything good, and I'll be sure to include it Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-22812990814894723282014-02-26T22:18:00.002-05:002014-02-26T22:18:55.401-05:00Weekly Fatherhood Newsletter: Growing Kids, the Evil Agenda of Frozen, and a Star Wars RoomThis week's roundup includes talking with kids about tough subjects, the hidden agenda behind Frozen, dealing with growing kids, and a very cool Star Wars room. Also, another installment of the Worst Dad in the World!!!
Please subscribe here to get these weekly newsletter posts in your email. Let me know if I've missed anything good, and I'll be sure to include it next week. Thanks for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-90792541619224401532014-02-25T22:31:00.000-05:002014-02-25T22:37:12.830-05:00Explaining Arizona's Hate Bill Sb 1062 to Your KidsA dad from Arizona, who is a member of our Dad Bloggers group, has asked for our opinions. He's not sure how he should explain Arizona to his kids. Arizona lawmakers are trying to turn discrimination against gay people into law, and unless Arizona's conservative Governor vetoes the bill, SB 1062 will become law. How do you explain living in a state with a majority of lawmakers happily voting for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-33209145819473241242014-02-21T09:40:00.004-05:002014-03-09T00:22:02.814-05:00Explaining Ray Rice to My 6-Year-OldI've postponed this talk for a few days, but I didn't want to wait anymore, because I didn't want the details to come out from my 6-year-old boy's kindergarten friends. Stuff like that has to come from a parent. The car ride on the way to school was the right place, and the time was now.
"Remember yesterday, when you wanted to wear your Ray Rice shirt, and I said you couldn't, and you asked me Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-75322146232045546492014-02-17T17:15:00.001-05:002014-07-14T13:26:30.751-04:00Weekly Fatherhood Newsletter: Fatherhood Lessons, a New Subreddit, and a Game of Life GiveawayThis week's roundup includes two fatherhood lessons, a Game of Life giveaway, an update on a possibly terrible dad, and a very cool video starring happy triplets. I also introduce the Dad Bloggers subreddit, the latest step on our way to world domination.
Please subscribe here to get these weekly newsletter posts in your email. Let me know if I've missed anything good, and I'll be sure to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-7675328093404680402014-02-10T12:23:00.001-05:002014-02-10T21:31:15.697-05:00Weekly Fatherhood Newsletter: Dad 2.0 Summit, HTML for Kids, and the Worst Dad in the WorldThis week's roundup includes a recap of Dad 2.0 Summit, a new way to teach kids about HTML, fatherhood influences, an informative article from The Onion, a new entry into the Worst Dad in the World hall of shame, and more.
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Here goes:
Let's get that out of the way first: Going to Dad 2.0 has made me want to become a better writer, a better blogger, a more professional Internet user, and most importantly, a better dad. It's billed as a conversation between bloggers and brands,Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-53959343615646048432014-02-06T10:30:00.000-05:002014-02-16T10:41:25.528-05:00"Shut Up and Sit Down"
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What Did You Learn in School Today?
Words and Music by Tom Paxton
What did you learn in school today,
Dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today,
Dear little boy of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-7460948721012975422014-01-27T12:50:00.000-05:002014-01-27T17:46:20.970-05:00Weekly Fatherhood Newsletter: Empathy, Toddler Playdates, and a Reading LessonThis week's roundup includes information about new car safety rules, two examples of empathy from children, a post about a stay-at-home dad searching for a playdate, and me, being Twitter-slapped by Andrew McCarthy.
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