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Midlife Fatherhood

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MUG'S GAME

It's a new post on the DAN a.k.a. DAD blog, and it's a MUG'S GAME...

It’s that time of the year again… When retailers tell us that it’s time to shop for dads and grads. Father’s Day is quickly approaching and you can rest assured that moms and kids are out there seeking the perfect gift to express their heartfelt love for the fathers of their children and their good ol’ dads. Of course, these gift givers — the fruit of your loins and the loves of your life — go to…

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THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH HER

New Dad a.k.a. Dan "dad blog" post: THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH HER #starwars #forcesofdestiny

Disney and Lucasfilm have answered my prayers — as a Star Wars fan and the father of a little girl who’s destiny is to be a Star Wars fan as well — with Forces of Destiny. Announced earlier today, Star Wars Forces of Destiny shines the spotlight on the women of the galaxy far, far away. According to StarWars.com… “Rey, Ahsoka Tano, Jyn Erso, Princess Leia, Sabine Wren, and other icons of a galaxy…

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FIFTEEN MONTHS

Has it been FIFTEEN MONTHS already?

Fifteen months ago today Jean Louise hopped on board the Earth Party Train. She was such a tiny and fragile creature. So small. So vulnerable. Yet, so incredible and captivating. It would be at this very moment that time, at least as I understood it to be — years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds — would cease to remain at the constant rate of motion that I had experienced for my 48 years on…

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SUNDAY MORNING CHALK TALK

DAN a.ka. DAD now with video! SUNDAY MORNING CHALK TALK

I thought I would tryout my video set up for recording the DAN a.k.a. DAD Chalk Talk segments. It’s not much — just a short video test I shot when I took advantage of some quiet time during this early Sunday morning. It’s short — only a minute and a half. Also, words of encouragement wouldn’t hurt. By the way, now would be a good time to subscribe to the DAN a.k.a. DAD YouTube Channel. Thanks.

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SCRAM! WE'VE BEEN MADE!

New Dad Blog post at DAN a.k.a. DAD: SCRAM! WE'VE BEEN MADE! #danakadad #dadblog #parenting #kids

It was at about thirteen months when I realized that my daughter JL was developing a sense of right and wrong. It’s not as if her mother and I have ever set her down to explain to her the virtues of Gallant and the faults of Goofus. (Highlights reference — look it up.) Our little jellybean still hasn’t quite mastered the fundamental concept of a spoon. Sure, she’ll grasp a spoon by the handle and…

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NOW WITH VIDEO -- SOONISH

Meanwhile, back at the DAN a.k.a. DAD website... NOW WITH VIDEO -- SOONISH

In an effort to expand my audience for DAN a.k.a. DAD I will be adding a video element to the blog. For the most part, it will be a new segment called “Chalk Talk with Dan a.k.a. Dad.” Why “Chalk Talk?” First, I already have the “chalk” motif implemented on the DAN a.k.a. DAD site. Second, “Chalk Talk” is a catchy rhyming title. Third, the definition of “chalk talk” is a monologue presentation…

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Do your kids like science? Do you want them to like science? You should introduce them to... THE LITTLE PARTICLE THAT COULD. File this post under "should have posted about it sooner" and/or "better late than never." I want to share with you a Kickstarter campaign for what I feel is a great book for young budding minds -- …

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NOW WITH GEEK PHILOSOPHY!

New DAN a.k.a. DAD post: "NOW WITH GEEK PHILOSOPHY!"

I have changed the tagline of the DAN a.k.a. DAD website. Previously it read, “Adventures In Midlife Fatherhood w/ Jean Louise.” Not to take anything away from my awesome kid, it now reads, “Adventures In Midlife Fatherhood With Geek Philosophy.” Why the change? As I mentioned in my previous post last week (INCREASING MY DAD LEVEL TO 2.0), I attended the Dad 2.0 Summit — “an annual conference…

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INCREASING MY DAD LEVEL TO 2.0

New dad blog post - "INCREASING MY DAD LEVEL TO 2.0" #dad2summit #FBDad

No, the title of this post is not a tease that we are expecting our second child. (Sorry, grandmas.) This week I will be partaking in the Dad 2.0 Summit in San Diego. While this year marks the sixth year for the annual conference, this will be my first year attending. A “rookie dad,” so to speak. Which is fitting since I consider myself very much a rookie, regardless of my age. In the “dad game”…

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WHO YOU GONNA CALL? PLAYMOBIL!

New "dad blog" post at Dan a.k.a. Dad -- WHO YOU GONNA CALL? PLAYMOBIL!

First off, this is not a sponsored post for Playmobil. Though, if Playmobil would like to sponsor Dan a.k.a. Dad they should know that I am open to sponsorship, especially when it may involve free nifty toys. Feel free to contact me at [email protected]. Today, I got word that Playmobil will be releasing a line of Ghostbusters toys — original Ghostbusters. Not that I have anything against the…

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THANKS, OBAMA. SINCERELY.

It was about this time ten months ago. Our 8 1/2 week old baby daughter Jean Louise got her first piece of mail delivered — and it was from the White House. Now, I don’t know what sort of mail I was getting at that age, if any, but I’m sure that it wasn’t from the Leader of the Free World. The note read: The White House Washington Welcome to the world! we know the great joy your proud family must…

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DAD DND

While most posts here at DAN a.k.a. DAD are going to be kid related, this post is more about “dad.” This is a cross-post with DanTaylor.Blog — read it here, or read it there. Today’s post is not about my adorable daughter Jean Louise. It relates more to one of the hardships of being a father — managing to still be able to enjoy the other things in life, like hobbies and camaraderie. In this case……

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Dadtoo

I survived my first Father’s Day as a dad. But, I did not come out unscathed. I will forever bare the mark of my love for my daughter Jean Louise. To commemorate my first Father’s Day as dad to the most precious thing in my life, I spent an hour under the needle of skillful tattoo artist Andrew Baysinger at Outer Limits Tattoo in Costa Mesa. The image that I got tattooed on my left forearm, just…

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Control For The Future

Control For The Future

It’s my normal practice to steer clear of political debates on the internet. Generally it is a no-win situation with whoever you are “debating” with in regards to whatever issue you may be “debating” about. A “dad blog” might not be the ideal site to discuss political issues, but in this case I am making an exception. While it’s been awhile since my last post regarding my experiences with…

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Sibling Rivalry

We might have only one child (currently), but we do have quite the menagerie cohabiting within our approximately 900 square foot abode. There are the two parental units–my wife and myself–as well as the aforementioned single child, Jean Louise. To add to the mix we also have an eight year-old seventeen pound male cat named Quint, a six year-old Rottweiler/Beagle female mix named Scioscia, and a…

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Anything But Routine So it's been nearly a month since my last blog post, and a few months since I posted about "posting more" on my dad blog.

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#bysoosh

There’s an artist on Instagram that has become an instant hit with dads over the last two months. Her name is Snezhana Soosh and her Instsgram handle is vskafandre. • hoola hoop • And, this dad is no exception. Soosh’s father/daughter art first caught my attention on my Facebook feed where other fathers of daughters I know were posting links to her featured art. • hm… • The illustrations feature…

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