J.J. Abrams, Dad 2.0, and The Life of Dad [Podcast]

Earlier this week I had the opportunity to be a guest on the Life of Dad After Show where I chatted with hosts Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton about Star Wars, J.J. Abrams, the origin of Clark Kent's Lunchbox, how to make Sugar Milk, attending the Dad 2.0 conference, and the evolution of dad blogging. I did my best to sound interesting, but who knows--I say "uh" a lot. Anyway. It was at least nice to have a real conversation with a couple of great guys which is a big deal for me considering I only have a cat to talk with all day.

If you're not familiar with The Life of Dad bunch and all the stuff they are doing, then I highly encourage checking them out and joining the community they've put together over there.

Many thanks to Art and Ryan for having me.

You can listen to the program here: The Life of Dad After Show

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What's the Deal with Me and Richard Marx? [DadCentric]

Inevitably, if a conversation turns toward musical tastes, I always end up the laughing stock of the group. Why? No one has ever deemed my choice of bands and singers as being cool. I’ll bring up names like Matchbox 20 or The Fray—and of course there’s that whole thing with Coldplay—and everyone starts doubling over.  It’s fine. I’m used to it by now. Sometimes I’ll even join in. Admittedly I deserve ridicule for my brief flirtation with Nickelback.

My wife, Ashley, is undoubtedly my harshest critic. A song from Snow Patrol will come on the radio, and she’ll roll her eyes so hard I can hear it over the music. “How did I ever marry you,” she will sigh.

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Angels and Demons: Part 1 "Sparky"

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In my lone post of 2011 thus far I mentioned working on a secret project, and well, this is it. I know, real let down, huh? Doing an audio blog post is certainly nothing new as guys like The Jack B, and others have already been cranking 'em out. But with there being so many sites out there, I thought maybe I'd try diversifying the delivery of my content. And basically, this how a blog post sounds in my head amid the other voices coming from my morning bowl of Rice Krispies.So anyway. Gather 'round the radio just like they did in Golden Age of Superman, get comfortable and enjoy this adventurous tale of a visit to a small town in Oklahoma--the first of a three-part series entitled Angels and Demons.

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