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Single Dad Dating Advice for his Teens

Posted on October 15th, 2009 | 3 comments

As a single dad on the dating scene, I can totally relate to my teens as they date. I know full well that romantic relations can be equal parts madness and bliss.
What’s an old guy like me to do with all that dating wisdom? Impart it to my kids, of course!
Head over to the [...]

Kick-Ass Run for my Teen Daughter

Posted on October 9th, 2009 | 12 comments

My daughter’s high school cross country team is one of the best in the area, and my daughter is lucky enough to be running with them this year. She’s played soccer for ages, and run track for years, so she’s in great shape. But her cross country team workouts are on killer hills, and she [...]

Parking Ticket at Astronomy Class

Posted on October 2nd, 2009 | 10 comments

Our local junior college has an astronomy class with a reputation for being very good. The school has a decent-sized telescope, and the instructor co-wrote the textbook they use. He’s not quite Carl Sagan (“billions and billions of stars in the universe…”), but might be close. People of all ages flock to his class.
With my [...]

Boys Soccer is a Contact Sport!

Posted on October 1st, 2009 | 20 comments

My thirteen-year-old son is playing soccer this fall, and let’s just say it’s been an eye opener for me. I know from watching Italian Serie A, as well as my daughter’s high school varsity team, that soccer is a contact sport. There’s plenty of body to body contact when going for headers or protecting the [...]

My Teen Son Wants a Golf Cart

Posted on September 21st, 2009 | 10 comments

Saturday was school beautification day, so my civic-minded son and his friend volunteered their afternoon weeding weeds and planting plants at their middle school.
Oh, and driving a golf cart.
Turns out most of the volunteers at the school beautification day were adults, so the handful of teens who showed up were given special treatment. (Not to [...]

Spinach for Breakfast

Posted on September 3rd, 2009 | 20 comments

My thirteen-year-old son woke up tired the other morning. Really tired, like it took an army of elephants to drag him out of bed. He could barely hold himself up over his Cheerios and Ovaltine hot cocoa.
“I’m really tired,” he said. (As if I hadn’t clued in to that fact.)
“Did you get enough sleep?” I [...]

Miley Cyrus Pole Dance – Britney Spears Wannabe?

Posted on September 1st, 2009 | 27 comments

Miley Cyrus did a pole dance during a performance at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards in early August. Picture the 16-year-old singer on top of an ice cream cart (I’m not making this up), hanging onto a pole, grinding away like a stripper in front of a live studio audience full of teens.
My reaction to [...]