Category Archives: Dad’s Corner

Maybe it’s the male in me, but when I hear the song, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” I immediately think of Major League Baseball playoffs in October instead of church/school Christmas programs in December. No sacrilege intended, but I wouldn’t be entirely honest if I said that I loved all things Christmas, [...]

Maybe it’s the male in me, but the idea of chaperoning a middle school field trip is about as appealing as slicing paper cuts into my body and then taking a bath in lemon juice. In other words, no thanks. Up until now, these two brief but polite words have saved me from a myriad [...]

All of us were children once. We all remember at least one time when we as children were not treated how we should have been. We also probably remember how awful that felt. While I was never abused as a child, I do recall being mistreated by adults who didn’t seem to want me around [...]

How ya gonna keep ‘em down on the farm After they’ve seen Paree? How ya gonna keep ‘em away from Broadway Jazzin around and paintin’ the town? How ya gonna keep ‘em away from harm, that’s a mystery They’ll never want to see a rake or plow And who the deuce can parleyvous a cow? [...]

Back in July, Time magazine ran a cover story called “The Case Against Summer Vacation.” I can’t comment on the piece since I never read it (we were on vacation in July – whups.) We lived in Colorado Springs for 12 years, so this summer we thought it would be fun (and strategic – less [...]