My parents had the greatest love story, love affair of them all! I threw a 50th Wedding Anniversary surprise party for them in June, 1989. This was way before packaged videos of events. I hired a new videographer who basically just “shot” the event. I prepared my own visual presentation at the party and that is what you’ll be seeing in this 14-minute video. I hope you appreciate it. I was once young!
Rock N Roll Love Songs at #DadChat for Valentine’s Day Perhaps the greatest love songs album of all-time and certainly Sinatra’s all-time best! Every time #DadChat does music, we have a blast. Don’t we ALL love LOVE songs? What are your favorites? Bring your favorite rock ‘n’ roll love songs and your classic pop ones as well. Back again to co-host is School-of-Rock maven Jason Ramsey! Heck, if you have a fav hip-hop or rap, share ’em! That means, have the YouTube link handy and ready. We’ll have a transcript this week so don’t worry about seeing them all during our chat this Valentine’s Day, February 14 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET. Homework for this chat is my #1 column on 12Most.com – 12 Most Classic Romantic Songs for Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day: The Greatest Love Affair of Them All
Love and Marriage was a classic Sinatra song. Its lyrics truly seem quaint and decidedly old-fashioned today. But, my parents lived a love affair that stood the test of time and incredible challenges. Their love affair was a model that was pretty hard for their peers to match and certainly impossible in my generation for both my wife and any of my married friends – at least those that I know well. He Said, She Said: Men Vs. Women on Valentine’s Day
I’ve gone off the charts with Valentine’s columns and Because I Said So comic strips this year. I guess I like the true contrast between men and women on their views of this holiday. Special friend Kim Tracy Prince wrote Girl’s Talk: A Woman’s Opinion on Valentine’s Day and I responded with Guy’s Talk: A Man’s Opinion on Valentine’s Day. My column for 12Most from last year is still getting tons of hits, reaching #1 for them this past week – 12 Most Classic Romantic Songs for Valentine’s Day. Finally, we’ll be sharing OUR favorite Love Songs at #DadChat this coming Thursday, February 14th. Dad 2.0 Summit: The Value of IRL Conferences
Dove Men Care was the big sponsor and I got the best haircut in ages here! I’m sitting in my hotel room at The Four Seasons in Houston after attending a three-day conference, the Dad 2.0 Summit 2013. It was their second year and it was a fantastic event on just about every measurement you can imagine. I attended the first one and that one was also terrific, but as with most things like this, they either grow and get better or wither away. Happily it was the former and this conference just took the best of the last one, added more, and probably has become the standard-bearer for Dad Social Media conferences hereafter. Guy Talk: A Man’s Opinion on Valentine’s Day Last week I published a guest blog by my friend Kim Tracy Prince — Girl Talk: A Woman’s Opinion on Valentine’s Day. I felt it only appropriate to respond in kind though I wrote why Guys Hate Valentine’s Day last year. Kim chose to write the five reasons women hate and love this dreaded holiday (dreaded – by men). I think I will do the same, though it will be a challenge to come up with any for the love side of this equation. About Political CorrectnessThursday, February 7, 2013 Featured guests: Wayne Levine (BetterMenCoaching.com) for “The Men’s Room.” Pastor Drew Sams for “Teen Rap.” Special Guest, Dr. Jennifer Weberman (The Parenting Playground) for “The Women’s Room.” This show is loosely inspired by this week’s column, Diversity, Equality, and Other Four-Letter Words I Disdain. You know one of my favorite things is to talk about political correctness! Dad 2.0 Summit 2013The Dad 2.0 Summit 2013 just concluded and it was exceptional. The short video above has clips from my panel with co-panelists Missy Maher (@VeryMissy) from Edelman, Jim Silver (@jimsilver), Lance Somerfeld (@NYCDadsGroup) and moderator Matt Schneider (@NYCDadsGroup). We spoke about all the things we bloggers can do to grow our brand and how and what brands want from us in collaboration. |
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