Digital Father 37- Was Grafenberg Right?
Posted on May 10, 2008
This episode is sponsored by GoToMeeting! Who should prepare children for kindergarten? A new desktop application for parenting blogs, the listeners offer their ideas for how to keep healthy, is there a G-spot (and do you know where it is)? No? Then read up on the G-Spot
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Alive, but not live this week
Posted on May 6, 2008
Our episode this week will not be recorded live. I can’t guarantee my schedule.However, there will be an episode recorded (most likely on Thursday) so I’d love to hear your answer to the following question:
What do you do to keep your children healthy?
You can post your answers here as a comment, or you can email them to dad@digitialfather.com
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Viddler Fame!
Posted on May 2, 2008
I am the Community Spotlight video this week over at Viddler. Brandice wants to feature more of the video challenges that users have submitted, and she chose mine as the first (*blush*). She says:
To start off, I thought of posting a new challenge, but we have an existing challenge that had no entries and it was a pretty fun challenge, so after watching this VidChallenge video, go record your entry, add it to the VidChallenge group, and I will feature the best “bed head” next week. Now go get crackin’!
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Digital Father 36- Pope Schwag
Posted on May 1, 2008
Today we present the REAL episode 36. I got to see the Pope when he was in town, health issues for my family, and is your wife as dense as some other wives we see in the media? Plus, Dad’s News. Read more
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Live Tonight!
Posted on May 1, 2008
I’ll be live on Talkshoe tonight, as I am feeling remarkably better than I was earlier this week.
Listen in and join the chat room LIVE at 10pm EDT on Talkshoe. You can join the discussion if your computer is set up for audio or VOIP.
If you want to use the phone to participate live (or just listen), call (724) 444-7444. The call ID # is 16047.
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Review a podcast
Posted on April 21, 2008
If you visit this site, there is a strong possibility that you are a podcast listener. If so, I’d love it if you would do a service to the podcast community-
Review a podcast on iTunes.
iTunes is the white whale of the podcast world. Everyone hates it. However, there is no denying that it may be the single largest source of listeners for podcasters. As such, good reviews help podcasts find larger audiences. It also helps the podcaster to feel better about their work, and let’s them know that someone is listening.
This is not a shameless plug for a review for THIS podcast. As a matter of fact, review another podcast. I reviewed 4 other podcasts this week. They were that great, and I hadn’t told them in a while.
Thank you for supporting the community.
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New folks!
Posted on April 21, 2008
Hi! I’m Vinny, and I’d like to welcome the many, MANY new readers and listeners to the podcast. It seems that I was previously reaching about 100 people per episode. In the last month or so, that has jumped to over 500. I believe I have Talkshoe and The Girls Night In Podcast to thank for that, as well as an increased presence on Facebook.
I’m away on vacation right now, but I will acknowledge you new folks in the podcast. In the meantime, THANKS FOR JOINING US, and I look forward to hearing from you all soon. Remember, let’s talk about the good and the bad. It’s in the sharing that we all grow as fathers.
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Digital Father 35- Male Pregnancy: Who approved THAT?
Posted on April 15, 2008
(The ID in the audio says “Episode 36″, but it’s really 35!)
Family Entertainment is expensive, Sex and Marries Couples, Luxury Treehouses, Build your own hovercraft, Bicycle Safety, Male Pregnancy, and Randy Pausch’s “Last Lecture”. Plus, Dad’s News.
Links: Read more
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Digital Father 34- Guilt is not a verb!
Posted on April 7, 2008
The job search begins anew, The Sunday Night Fights, Guilt is not a verb, and do you yell at your kids? Dad’s News and links after the jump.
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Is this a good answer?
Posted on April 3, 2008
(Regarding taking a teaching position closer to home, after years in administration, I was asked:
Q: What about the allure of administration? Would you be happy in a job like this, or is it not going to be exciting enough for you?
A: I’ve been an administrator. I went there because I was enticed by the money, and the chance to lead and to help others. While I was an assistant principal, I got to be the heavy. Parents and students look at me now with smiles. Back then, it was frowns and anger. What’s most important to me now is settling into a job that I can do well, building a program to the best it can be, and going home each night to my family, which is more important than anything.
Would you hire that guy?
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Digital Father 33- Everyone I Know I Met In Theater
Posted on March 31, 2008
Parent’s think they are entitled to whatever they want in school, Everyone I know I met in theater, and “The Talk” for a 10 year old girl. Dad’s News and links after the jump.
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Digital Father 32- Big Boys Do Cry!
Posted on March 25, 2008
Holy Sex! Children grow up too fast, the relative who screws up every holiday, and crying as a family. Dad’s News and links after the jump.
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Digital Father 31- Jim, Kim, and Client 9
Posted on March 17, 2008
Jim of With A Voice Like This podcast and Kim of Girls Night In podcast join me on Talkshoe for this podcast (YAY- listeners!). Teen girls and STD’s, working dad support groups, Client 9 aka Elliot Spitzer, and “The Peter Pan Experience.” Links from this show after the jump.
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Proud
Posted on March 10, 2008
Music has always been important in my life. My mom always wanted to be trained in music, but her family was not interested in supporting her. She sang, but never studied. All of her brothers play guitar and sing.
I began my study in elementary school, when I started singing solos with the elementary choir. I continued as a clarinetist and woodwind player. By age 13 I was doing theater in school, and at 15 I started in community theater (where I would ultimately meet my wife.) I am a veteran of nearly 50 theatrical productions. I have conducted orchestras, bands, and choruses, including a performance for Pope John Paul II. I have sung at Carnegie Hall, The Boston Garden, Walt Disney World, and The World’s Fair. I toured the US as a performer, and Italy as a conductor. I recently conducted the world premiere of a new musical.
With all of those things to speak of, you can imagine how proud I am. These things, however, are not what brings me the most pride.
My son (left) was chosen recently for a unique honor. At age 14, he is part of the first east-coast High School production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic “Phantom Of The Opera”. The folks from The Really Useful Group (ALW’s production company) saw it on Friday, and were pleased.
Opportunities like these are incredible. These are the galvanizing moments. The moments that lead you to say “I want to feel like that all the time.” I’ve never encouraged my kids to go this route, into performing. It’s a difficult route that can be rewarding and frustrating, crushing and spectacular. Even so, without my encouragement, both children appear to be headed down this path.
Needless to say, I sat in the audience at the show (4 performances this weekend) and I cried. Numerous times. He was so big. So mature. Working so hard to get it right. He caught crap from the Asst. Director for the mistakes he made. I might have told the guy where to stick it, but my son is so wrapped up in the part, he wants to do it better. He takes each criticism (and I specifically did NOT use the word ‘critique’) personally. That may make this a hard life for him, but it does show he is truly serious about the whole thing. (He’s not ready to hear it right now, so we’ll have the ‘don’t take it personally’ discussion another time.)
I’ll be taking this week to recharge for the coming weekend, for I shall again shed tears of joy as he performs his part 3 more times.
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Digital Father 30- School Shootings and Happy Marriages
Posted on February 29, 2008
School Shootings (4 in February!), How to have a Happy Marriage, Kids Night On Broadway, Bad Parenting and How NOT to take your daughter skiing. Links from this show after the jump. Read more
