Honey, get out the soy sauce…
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007It's sushi for everyone tonight!
Archive for January, 2007
Geni- Family Trees on the Web
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007I was poking around and stumbled upon Geni, an online genealogy program . You start with a simple Mother and Father entry, and your tree quickly grows from there. I had a good time getting the first few generations up there. I read recently that they were having some trouble ...
How Safe are You?
Monday, January 29th, 2007Have you checked the smoke alarms in your house? Have you written an escape plan? Do you have fire extinguishers? Have you had a fire drill? The University of Oklahoma Police Department has a guide for Home Fire Safety. It's worth a glance, and it serves as a healthy reminder to ...
It’s All About the Mommies
Sunday, January 28th, 2007If you've ever taken a good look at the internet, there are a lot of groups for moms, but not too many for dads. This is the Meetup.com list for parenting groups near my home. Not one is for dads. There are couples groups, mothers groups, parents of twins. Nothing for ...
Happy Accidents
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007Every once in a while, it all works out. I love that the blogosphere is picking up the HPV vaccine and some of the controversy around it. Today I read a post on Angry Pregnant Lawyer about the ridiculous editorial letters by unthinking and brainless folks who still think that an ...
Digital Father 7- How the hell am I supposed to pay for College?
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007Click the penny to hear the podcast With 2 kids growing up, we need to be able to pay for college. In this podcast, I discuss one plan that may not be going as well as we had hoped it would. If you have thoughts, ideas, or links, send them in. ...
I’m supposed to tell my daughter WHAT?
Saturday, January 13th, 2007There has been a tremendous discovery in the world of medicine. According to the Centers for Disease Control: In June 2006, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to recommend the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer and other diseases in ...
Digital Father 6- Planning for the Sex Talk (Boys Version)
Saturday, January 13th, 2007Direct Link to mp3 file Show Notes: Step One- Find out what he knows, both from a religious and practical viewpoint. Step Two- Pick the time and place. Step Three- Get the difficult words out in the open and state your peace. Contraception Abstinence Safe Sex Love, Respect and Dignity Step Four- Answer questions. Step Five- Create an environment where ...
New Domain Name- digitalfather.com
Friday, January 12th, 2007I got on godaddy last night and bit the bullet. $6.95 for a domain name. Now you can find me at digitalfather.com. Of course, if you've bookmarked me, I'm not going anywhere soon, but if I do, this domain will follow me. I'm also pointing worldofbernie.com back to Bernies World. I will ...
Avalanche!
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007Apparently Skippy's teachers just realized that next week is a Standardized Testing week. They will have to curtail their assignments and tests while the students take the English/ Language Arts exam. As such, they are piling on two weeks worth of work this week. Skippy cam home with piles of homework ...
Circumcision?
Monday, January 8th, 2007This is an extremely touchy subject. Everyone who has a son has had to face this discussion, and I am overwhelmed after the hub-bub over at Suburban Turmoil after Lindsay mentioned it. Now I am circumcised, and my wife and I discussed it at length (haha) and decided not to succumb ...
Come Out, Virginia!
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007Dean Dad wrote a post that pointed me toward a story on Slate which cites an interesting statistic about the proliferation of the Internet- it may be partially responsible for a decrease in rapes. Why? Some conclusions we could draw could go back as far as Billy Joel's previous conclusion in ...
Fatherhood Resolutions for 2007
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007I'm splitting up my resolutions this year. I'm tackling fatherhood here. Other personal resolutions will show up at Bernies World, and I'll post my digital resolutions at World of Bernie. What do I want to do differently as a father for 2007? Play a game with the kids each week. After our big ...
