Outside of me, our boys, and her family, my wife loves three things: golf Golf and GOLF. She finally got me to begin…with “begin” being the operative word. Though this game doesn’t really suit my temperament, it is fun and quite difficult. Enjoy these short clips, in real time, slow-mo, and high speed of my wife’s golf swing, off the tee!
Instagram is one of those new platforms that have been an instant success. Like most new things, I tend to wait and get aboard only when I have to – I’m forced to – or really, when I finally get over my anxiety about learning it. Now, I love using it and I share really important things via the photos I take with my phone. Things such as what I’m eating for breakfast, hundreds of photos of Simon (my dog), and my feet, when I’m napping.
We will be giving away THREE copies of Broken Pieces at #DadChat this week!
No one can accuse #DadChat of shying away from the tough subjects and you don’t get much tougher/harder than talking about Sexual Abuse. We all know how pervasive this problem is and, probably, most of us either know someone or sadly have experienced sexual abuse ourselves. We have a survivor of Sexual Abuse to help us with this sensitive discussion in Rachel Thompson, who will be our special co-host at #DadChat this Thursday, June 6, 2013 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET. Rachel is very open and outspoken about her own story and this subject. Don’t be afraid to ask the hard questions ’cause she’s going to talk about the hard truth of Sexual Abuse.
We will be giving away THREE copies of Rachel’s book, Broken Pieces at #DadChat this week.
Continuing with this series of columns, let’s examine the ongoing and increasingly big struggle we all face when trying to balance our lives, ubiquitously now known as work-life balance. Work is now a 24/7 option. I suppose “Life” is, too. But, work has intruded in our lives in ways never before imagined. The life of the advertising guys in “Mad Men” ended, to a degree, at the end of their proscribed workday or depending on how drunk they were on any given occasion. The end of our work-lives today is completely random. And, I’ll assert that men and women approach this work-life balancing act in different ways.
#DadChat recently surpassed one billion impressions for the first few months of 2013 – an impressive number, but so what? Numbers and statistics are bandied about by just about everyone. It starts with our age. When we’re little kids we tell our age in fractions – heck, mom and dad say “Little Sally” is 7 1/2 months old, if asked. Once our kids are old enough to say their age, it’s usually with fingers and a fraction AND often with “I’m going to be FOUR!” Once you’re my age, you stick with your current age until the DAY of your next birthday. But, how much is one billion? How much is one trillion? And, what do numbers like these mean in Social Media?
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:
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.
