Balancing Work and Life at #DadChat with C.C. Chapman

Balancing Work and Life#DadChat Thursday, December 13 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET took on that eternal struggle of balancing work and life. We parents know that for us, it is even more challenging. We had C.C. Chapman as our co-host and discussed this topic through the eyes and wisdom of his new book, Amazing Things Will Happen, which we gave away to three lucky winners! Read the transcript of what you missed!.

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Our Family Christmas Tradition

Every family has their own Christmas tradition. Making this sing-a-long became a signature moment for The Sallan Boys way back when they were still young and sort of cooperative! This is over a decade old but sings to me with memories as if it were yesterday. We sang to the great Drifters Fifties version of White Christmas.  I had a sore throat, but we still had a bunch of fun doing it!  We all still enjoy listening to it a lot. These are the memories you keep forever! Enjoy, laugh, and sing-a-long with us!

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How the Whole Family Can Survive Christmas and New Years at #DadChat

survive Christmas @DabneyPorte is co-hosting this week!

This week, WE helped create an “A Dad’s Point-of-View” column. The result was Tips and Thoughts on How to Survive Christmas, New Year’s, and the In-Laws. We shared our favorite tips for making the holidays less stressful and more joyful. I’m selected the best of so many and included them in the above-mentioned column. Dabney Porte co-hosted (DabneyPorte.com and socialmediagirlfriends.com). Also, everyone had the opportunity to get a FREE Kindle AND PDF version of my new book, The Empty-Nest Road Trip Blues: An Interactive Journal from A Dad’s Point-of-View. The offer is good until Christmas Eve. Read the transcript of what you missed and please join us ANY and EVERY Thursday from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 ET.

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Men vs. Women: #Christmas Shopping

 

Our fifth in this ongoing series could really be a one-sentence column: Women like to shop; Men don’t. Okay, I’ll elaborate a bit more, though that really sums it up. Add Christmas into the mix and we can simply say, men would rather be drinking eggnog or anything but shopping during the madness of the Holiday Season.

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The Evolution of Technology: The Television Movie aka Movies-of-the-Week

By Professor David E. Weber and Bruce Sallan

The Evolution of Technology series continues with a detour to a form of television that is largely extinct: The Television Movie. Also known as Movies-of-the-Week, they were once a staple of the major networks’ schedules back in the days before Fox, Cable, and even VCRs, let alone DVRs. It was also the focus of my first career for a quarter century. Look me up on IMDB or Wikipedia to learn of my sordid past in showbiz!

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