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Online Grades – The Prius Effect

Posted on February 25th, 2009 | 2 comments

What do hybrid cars have to do with your child’s school performance? Today Dad’s House appears on the Silicon Valley Moms Blog with the post:
Online Grades – The Prius Effect
This has nothing to do with hyper-miling!

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Football Flameout

Posted on January 2nd, 2009 | 8 comments

Rah-rah-ree
Kick ‘em in the knee
Rah-rah-rass
Kick ‘em in the other knee
It’s the season for college football bowl games – the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and all those other bowls that are named after sponsors (I’m surprised there isn’t a Miley Cyrus bowl yet. Doh!) It’s also time for the NFL playoffs, ending [...]

That Boy Has Chops

Posted on December 9th, 2008 | 9 comments

My son is quite the trumpet player – he’s a first trumpet in his middle school band!
Part of the reason I’m crowing is because I taught him a bit of what he knows. You see, back in the day, I was a trumpet player. And back in the day before that, my dad was a [...]

High Cost of Company

Posted on November 13th, 2008 | 3 comments

Remember that old song that young kids sing?

Make new friends
but keep the old
One is silver
and the other gold

Who knew in this economic downturn that you’d be paying through the teeth for those silver and gold friendships!
Dad’s House has taken its dad-ly bling to the Silicon Valley Moms Blog today. Head on over and read about [...]

Halloween Holiday Decorating Gene

Posted on October 22nd, 2008 | 6 comments

It’s almost Halloween, and my house should be all spookified for this autumn holiday, right?
Grab your broom and witch’s hat and fly on over to the Silicon Valley Moms Blog where Dad’s House has gone all Haunted House for Halloween.
Or has it? My house is frighteningly normal looking these days, as it is for most [...]

College Daze

Posted on October 7th, 2008 | 3 comments

Seems like only yesterday my daughter was a baby, crawling around the house. And just a figurative week before that, I was in college, hanging by the keg, sporting a toga. Ah, memories… (cue the needle skipping over an LP record)
In less than two years, my little girl goes to college!
Like a good dad should, [...]

I Can’t BS My Kids Anymore

Posted on September 16th, 2008 | one comment

I can shoot the shit with pretty much anyone. But for some reason, I can’t BS my kids anymore. What’s with that? Head on over to Silicon Valley Moms Blog today to find out why.
Or should I say move on over. (Get it? Moooooove? Oh, never mind.)
Click to read: I can’t BS My Kids Anymore [...]