Be Ready For a Disaster
The world seems to be going through a whole lot more natural disasters and devastating weather events then ever before. Blame global warming, the approach of 2012 or whatever you want. But, I can assure you that the minute you have kids the idea of any disaster striking the family instantly becomes a whole lot [...]
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Dealing as Dad in Divorce PT 2: THE CONVERSATION AND THE SECOND HARDEST THING YOU WILL DO IN YOUR LIFE
In Part 1 (all those months ago – sorry!), I talked about some of the emotional stages many men experience when making the final, gut-wrenching decision to move on from a failing relationship and how the crippling thought of breaking this news to your children can effect that decision. After months, sometimes years, of traveling [...]
Olympic Reflections
Living in downtown Vancouver, the anticipation of the Olympics was incredibly palpable, knowing that thousands and thousands of people were arriving, and the rest of the world would be watching.
Since receiving the ok to host the Olympics, Vancouver has been in immediate action, spending billions of dollars building new sites, transportation options, and renovating city [...]
Wow
Holy Moly, I did it!
Wait, she did it. But, hey so did I! Wait, WE did it!
*This is a long article; plan your life accordingly*
We planned our kid. Took 7 months of target practice before the bullet met the bullseye. The pregnancy was healthy and relatively pain free. The labor process only had one blip [...]
Cast of Dads: Are You Listening?
Cast of Dads is a new parenting podcast featuring myself and a variety of other dads who have kids ranging from the littlest of babies up to full grown, going into college children. You should be listening. Are you?
We are actively growing our audience and as we just published the tenth episode, I wanted to [...]
Save Reading Is Fundamental
I love books. Ever since I was a young child I’ve spent hours escaping into the pages of a good book. Even though I do more reading on the screen of my Kindle now, the experience is just the same and I’m making sure that my children are avid readers as well.
That is why when [...]
Wii Sofa King
Yesterday on Twitter, I mentioned,
“I am not completely sold on gesture gaming like the Wii being the future. It definitely is changing the scope of gaming, but not for me.”
Having recently sold my Wii, I had been reflecting on my motivation for purchasing it in the first place — because I had bought into the [...]
My Name is Chance
Hi. My name is Chance. I think it’s fair to say that introductions are in order.
I am an independent solo artist based in Los Angeles, CA, and, through a certain mix of alchemy, diabolical processes & nefarious actions, I am now a Dad.
Yea, I know.
I met C.C. many moons ago, online and most virtually, when [...]
