Why Rescue at #PetRap Sunday

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

Simon says, “Whas’ Up?” and “I was rescued twice by Bruce and I’m now 12 years old!”

We’ve rescued four dogs. It’s a choice and sometimes a tough one to rescue an animal. There are many considerations. There is NO right or wrong. But, let’s discuss this option at our second #PetRap on Sunday, June 2 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET. Bring your stories.

Not a photo contest entrant – but I love this photo!

AND, we’ll be announcing the two winners in last weeks Photo Contest! Vote for YOUR favorite in the comments section, below. Here are the finalists:

Santa Barbara – a Lazy Day

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

We spent a lovely day in Santa Barbara on May 23, 2013. My wife and her parents came up with me and my wife even appeared on my Radio Show in Segment 5. Then we had lunch and strolled along State Street where this video was taken with my iPhone.

Am I Racist?

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

No, I do not think I’m a racist. But, I do wonder how my thinking towards race has evolved over the years and especially in light of recent events in my life.

My boys are bi-racial. My two wives were both of a different race than me and I’ve dated different ethnicities and races, religions, and other varieties of women plenty before I married the first time, at 39.

Choosing Hope with a Challenging Kid at #DadChat

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

We all read about having a “challenging” child. The challenges can range from simple behavior issues to a wide-range of diagnosed learning disabilities and illnesses. It seems to me it’s hard enough – these days – to raise good kids, period. Imagine when you add the stress of a real illness or a real challenging mental or learning disorder to the mix?

How do you cope? How does a relationship/marriage cope? What if you are doing the parenting alone? How much help is available in the public sphere? Do friends stay or abandon you? Do relatives? Who do you turn to, to simply rant or share a hard day’s frustration? THIS is the topic for #DadChat on Thursday, May 30 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET. Prizes tonight – read further for details and images.

Social Media Social Good: Social Media Mistakes

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

#DadChat recently discussed the mistakes we all make in Social Media with expert John Paul Aguiar. Using the transcript as a guide, I wanted to share the best tips and advice we learned from this topic at #DadChat.

Firstly, some overall impressions I took away from the discussion. Social Media is dangerous, to a degree, for all of us. The ability to hit “Send” can be done in a fit of creativity OR a fit or anger. The latter will usually come back to haunt us. The ability to reach out via a tweet requires little forethought and, again, can be harmful if we are reacting in the moment.

Kid Slang! Scandals in Washington

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Featured guests:

Cherylyn Harley LeBon – Co-Chairman of the Project 21 National Advisory Board

Pastor Drew Sams for “Spiritual Talk.”

Dr. Jennifer Weberman (The Parenting Playground) for “Therapy Talk.”

Very special guest, Debra L. Usher – Bruce’s wife!

Today’s radio show is inspired by this week’s “A Dad’s Point-of-View” column, Generation Gap: Kids as a Second Language. Kids and their slang, will grown ups ever get it? Plus, we may also touch on the goings-on in D.C. How can we not?

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The Empty-Nest Road Trip Blues B-Vlog – Chapter 8

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

Continuing to read from The Empty-Nest Road Trip Blues, we move on to Chapter 8 – Day 8 – and our visits to Niagara Falls and Cooperstown, home of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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#PetRap begins Sunday with a Photo Contest

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

#PetRap is finally here! If you’re a pet-lover, like me, you’re slightly kooky, passionate, and loving. It goes with the territory. #PetRap begins this Sunday, May 26, 2013 at noon -1:00 p.m. PT/3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET, with a favorite pet photo contest. Just for the fun of it. Bring your fav photo and we’ll have two winners. The prize for the winners is PDF copies of my two books, but the big WIN is the bragging rights. I am promising to create a community of pet lovers that will get together on lazy Sundays to have fun together. This is NOT going to be an activist community.

NOTE: I just discovered that there is an existing PetChat so we’re going to be #PetRap. Please note hashtag change!

All photos must be submitted DURING our first #PetRap hour on Sunday, May 26 between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET. The winners will be announced at next week’s #PetRap and their photos posted in next week’s #PetRap pre-chat post!