Hasbro’s Playskool Rescue Bots Take Over #DadChat

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

Hasbro Transformers Rescue Bots Game System

Click on the image to go to the Beam Box website

Warning: The Bots are coming to #DadChat. Hasbro’s Playskool Rescue Bots are coming! Be prepared since they may take over and if you’re very lucky, you may win a prize package including a game console and a Rescue Bot of your choice…or, gulp, you may be transported back to your childhood! BEWARE!

We will have our usual free-for-all chat/discussion but Hasbro is also generously giving away FIVE prizes – Transformers Rescue Bots Beam Box Game System and one additional Rescue Bot Game Pack figure (a $57.98 value!). As always at #DadChat, you will have to earn the prizes! One winner per family.

I’m MAD as Hell!

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

It was an iconic movie moment when Peter Finch, in Paddy Chayevsky’s movie Network screamed out, “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it any more!” I wonder how many readers saw that movie when it came out? Or even know of it at all? My question is why is everyone so angry these days over often very trivial things?

Choosing to Stay Single + The Government Shutdown

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Featured guests:

Cherylyn Harley LeBon – Co-Chairman of the Project 21 National Advisory Board – for “Political Talk.”

Pastor Drew Sams for “Spiritual Talk.”

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

Today’s radio show is inspired by this week’s “A Dad’s Point-of-View” column, Staying Single is NOT Good for Your Kids, Part Two. Is the choice to stay single a good one? But, as always, we’ll talk about whatever is on our minds!

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Earth, Wind & Fire at The Hollywood Bowl

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

Earth, Wind & Fire totally rocked the house at The Hollywood Bowl. Enjoy these “legal limit” clips and especially the fireworks show which made the crowd scream with delight!

Video Games in Parenting with @ChrisBrogan at #DadChat

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

We read about it all the time – the effects of media on our kids – especially video games. I wrote about Hollywood’s destructive effects recently and Chris Brogan is going to take us through a discussion about Video Games in Parenting this Thursday, October 10 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET. NOT TO BE MISSED!

Staying Single is NOT Good for Your Kids, Part Two

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

Writers never know what is going to connect, resonate, please, and/or anger readers. Staying Single (Part One) achieved that. First, I want to declare the reason for the title since that is just one point of anger from my critics. I am a writer. I want readers. I choose titles that are honest to the content of my columns but I also choose ones I think will draw interest. I am no different than ANY television newscast, newspaper, book, or Hollywood. To be quite clear, I am NOT apologizing for my title choice.

I do want to clarify things that were either assumed or misinterpreted as well as share some of the comment “highlights.”

Evolution of Technology – Travel

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

In this edition of the Evolution of Technology blog series, which is co-written by Professor David E. Weber and myself, we take a look at Travel. How we book it, do it, and live it. Without a doubt, travel has undergone incredible changes since I went to Europe using Frommer’s “Europe on $5 and $10 a Day,” when I was 19. And, we did it, too. I’m going to take the first stab at this column, followed Professor David E. Weber who, as I am writing this, is traveling to and from England.

Dad Likes to Save Money

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Bruce Sallan

Dad likes to save money…..and our Kickstarter commemorative book fund-raiser project is in its second week. We sure hope you’ll join in – whether it’s to contribute (great “rewards”) or to help get the word out and SHARE THE VIDEO!