Money and Allowance at #DadChat

Funny parenting comic

Money is a problem. For most all of us. But, teaching our kids about money is an extreme challenge today for a variety for a variety of reasons. The sense of entitlement pervades our society! Well, this Thursday September, 5 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET we are going to talk money, allowance, and teaching our kids the value of a buck! We are pleased to have Pam Whitlock of MoneyTrail.net to join us and share her expertise! This is NOT to be missed!

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Dad Fills Out School Forms

Because I Said So comic strip

Ripped from real life, Dad is stuck doing what every parent has to do these days, fill out those massive amount of school forms! It’s our 97th Because I Said So comic. Stay tooned for our official Kickstarter Book campaign and you can participate in the 100th Because I Said So commemorative coffee table book!

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Dad Goes to Broadway

Dad and Son comic - On BroadwayAs Dad and Son head to Broadway, we publish our 96th Because I Said So comic strip. We are approaching our 100th comic strip and we will soon release our Kickstarter Book Campaign for a commemorative book celebrating that milestone and including all 100 comic strips, a history of its development, and a step-by-step how-to guide from VoogDesigns on how he illustrates these strips so marvelously! Number 96 is about a visit to New York where Dad is reminiscing while Son is just LOVING IT!

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Because I Said So Kickstarter TEASER!

Take a peek into the upcoming Kickstarter Campaign for the Because I Said So comic strip! It will soon reach its centennial, with 100 original comic strips written by Bruce Sallan and beautifully illustrated by Michael Voogd (VoogDesigns). YOU can participate in our production of a beautiful hard-cover coffee table book that includes all 100 comic strips, the evolution and history of the strip, and a step-by-step illustrated guide to the making of the comic strip. The prizes we will offer “Investors” are unique from personal inscriptions to your own caricature. At the higher levels, you can “earn” an appearance on the “A Dad’s Point-of-View” radio show and more. Stay tuned for the formal video and Kickstarter campaign!

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Dad Goes to Outside Lands in San Francisco

Comic Strip about Outside Lands in San FranciscoThe generations collide yet again as Dad gets down – way down – while attending The Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco with Son. Dad references Woodstock to which Son is lost. Heck, Son wishes he was really lost – away from Dad and “his moves!” Of course, everyone knows that I’m NOT That Dad, though I did happen to attend Outside Lands. Enjoy The Best of Outside Lands 2013, a 12-minute highlights video and A Taste of Paul, short clips from Paul McCartney’s nearly 3-hour opening night performance.

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Men vs. Women: Clothes and Fashion

Bras through the ages

Fashion, clothes, jewelry, and all its related accessories and issues are enough of a subject to fill a book, not just a single column in this blog series. But, I will endeavor to condense the incredible volume of material to fewer than 1,000 words. Writing about Men and Women is a lot of fun, especially since I don’t care if I am politically correct. It’s ironic how upside down things have become in my lifetime when simple truths – in this case, related to men and women – are not so simple given various agendas and politics that seem to attach so much contemporary public discourse!

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