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Last night as Laura and I were going to bed we smelled it. Xavier, our 3 year old, had pooped in his pull-up and needed changing. While I didn’t relish waking him up, it had to be done. As I (gently) woke him and picked him up to carry him to the bathroom he said, “Who…
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie-Rella is the latest DVD collection of “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” episodes. This Disney Juniro series is not only the flagship for the channel but it serves to help keep the Disney mascot active and in the forefront of viewers minds. It’s a decent and entertaining enough show, if a bit bizarre. My…
Well, not actually, but it feels like it. LEGO: The Movie comes out today. Also today LEGO: The Movie: The Video Game is released. I’m sure you’ve seen trailers for the movie. They are everywhere. The song “Everything Is Awesome” is almost everywhere as well. I haven’t seen much of LEGO: The Movie: The Video…
The other day I was picking up my kids from school as I do every day. Nothing special, just doing my job, trying to not have Child Protective Services called. What struck me about this particular day was the Kindergarten teacher. She said “Thank you for being here on time every day to pick up…
Free Birds – yes, the animated film about Thanksgiving turkeys. It’s hard to find a way to make this holiday the center of an animated film. Free Birds gives it a good try though. Owen Wilson is Reggie, a turkey aware of the fact that that Thanksgiving means death. This ostracizes him from the…
These are the types of posts I hate. Oh, it’s partly self-pity and complaining, partly a place-holder, partly just crap because I have nothing else to post. Well, it’s not that I don’t have anything else to post, actually, it’s that I can’t seen to get my ideas fully formed. I have a couple of…
Stub Hub is giving fans a chance to win tickets to the “Big Game” (can’t say which one or the *FL will bring a lawsuit) next year. Doesn’t matter who is playing, but really, wouldn’t you like to go? I would! Here’s how you do it: Fans have until 11:59:59 PM PT on February 3,…
August came down one morning this week after showering and said “There was an explosion on planet My Head.” After school yesterday Ciárán came out of class wearing his jacket OVER his backpack, zipped up, with his arms out of the sleeves and the hood on. Generally being silly. And Xavier tried to imitate…
“I participated in an Influencer Program on behalf of Dad Central for ROGAINE®. I received a product sample and promotional item to thank me for participating.” I’ve been thinking a lot about the “Grow Your Game” initiative by ROGAINE. What does that mean? Sure, the company is using language that directly references hair growth, but there’s a lot more to…
“I participated in an Influencer Program on behalf of Dad Central for ROGAINE®. I received a product sample and promotional item to thank me for participating.” Contractually obligated to put that in there. As well as the #gotitfree hashtag for social media. Because there are legal issues and whatever. What am I doing with Rogaine anyway? Oh, sorry, ROGAINE. The…