Archive for February, 2007
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Professing Mama pointed out the Gender Genie, so I tried it out.
Apparently, there are certain keywords that appear more in mens writing than womens, and vice versa. Gender Genie applies a simplified algorithm to any text you enter (500 words or more) to determine the gender of the author.
How did ...
Posted in Reflections, Blogging | 3 Comments »
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
If you don't read Get Fuzzy, you are missing out!
Who knows about my blog?-
My wife, although she doesn't read it, as far as I know.
The Director and members of my church and community choirs. I link to my blogs off of my personal website.
My college friends. They are my most ...
Posted in Blogging | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
According to the American Psychological Association (APA), sexualization occurs when:
a person’s value comes only from his or her sexual appeal or behavior, to the exclusion of other characteristics;
a person is held to a standard that equates physical attractiveness (narrowly defined) with being sexy;
a person is sexually objectified—that is, made into ...
Posted in Father-Daughter, Discussion Starters, Rants/Opinions, Education | 3 Comments »
Monday, February 19th, 2007
Caution! Marketing post
I love blogging. I love podcasting.
However, gear costs money, and the wife would love it if I could actually take the hours I spend each day on the net into some income. I hate asking for money, so for now, I won't.
However, if you are an internet shopping ...
Posted in Marketing | No Comments »
Saturday, February 17th, 2007
Photo courtesy of classbrain.com
I was over at dvorak.org and happened to see this post on hit lists.
I found a number of things disturbing about it. First and foremost was the sheer number of incidents. How could there be so many? Then it was the idea that so many of ...
Posted in Fatherhood, Education, Blogging | No Comments »
Friday, February 16th, 2007
I'm digging flow charts lately. I just blogged one over at Bernies World, so why not one here as well?
Come to think of it, I haven't seen a flow chart used for anything serious since I left BASIC class in Middle School. Of course, those geeks are probably the ones ...
Posted in Funny Fathers | No Comments »
Thursday, February 15th, 2007
(photo from kidshealth.org, which has a great page on Kids and Alcohol)
Click here to play the podcast
Show Notes:
Dad discusses letting children drink, and the possible implications. Did your parents let you drink at home when you were younger? Is it better to let them drink at home to prevent ...
Posted in Fatherhood, Podcasts, Family | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
(That's how my daughter used to say it.)
Did you do something nice with your spouse today?
The Wife and I had dinner plans, but we were unable to go. You see, we've been waiting for snow here in the southern portion of New York. Well, we finally got it. Snow ...
Posted in Marriage, Family | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
There are more downloads of the podcast in the first 7 days of February than in all of January. As you can see, January was a pretty good month on it's own! Thank you for listening!
Welcome to all my newest listeners, and thanks for coming back. I think the next ...
Posted in Podcasts, Blogging | 1 Comment »
Sunday, February 4th, 2007
Direct Link to mp3 file
Show Notes:
A brief rundown of how we are dealing with a death in the family, including deciding whether to take the children to the wake and funeral service, what not to tell your children, and how to deal with a mentally challenged adult under these circumstances.
Call ...
Posted in Fatherhood, Podcasts, Family | 1 Comment »
Thursday, February 1st, 2007
I found a new blog this month.
I thought I was smart and hip. I wrote a post on the new HPV vaccine, trying to show how smart I was. Imagine my embarrassment when I got a comment and a link to a post by a terrific 15 year old named ...
Posted in Perfect Post | 1 Comment »
