Category: Musings

2019 In Review: A One Good Dad Retrospective

19 Years Ago, I had a Stroke. I’ve got a lot to be thankful for

Musings Parenting

Another Year/Another People Magazine Cover Overlooking Me as the Sexiest Man Alive

Musings Uncategorized

Perfectly Happy with my Imperfections

Musings Parenting

They Say Each Year Makes You Older and Wiser (I only feel older)

Trump Ruined My Vacation while His Administration is Ruining Lives

From Being Homophobic to Choosing Love

Bringing Sexy to Dad 2.0 – Fulfilling a dream to read at my favorite conference

When Running in the Parenting Marathon, It’s Hard to Stop For Depression

Musings reviews

Jason Greene is Mr. Top Model for 2019

Musings reviews

Almost Getting Arrested and Why Companies Should Work with Bloggers

Living with Anxiety

Musings New York City

Shoes 1888: By Vincent van Gogh

Just Keep Typing… Just Keep Typing (Dory’s words of wisdom arrive as I stare at an empty screen)

I’m Not a Smart Man, But I Do Know What a Good Blog Post Is

The Many Plot-Holes of Little Red Riding Hood

Gifts Parents Hate
How often do you watch your child unwrap a present and upon seeing the gift, look over at the buyer and think, “What were you thinking?” As a father to four kids, I have quadrupled those moments. Don’t get me wrong, I love it when adults close to me buy my kids gifts. It’s a […]
Bonding With My Sons Over NBA2K21
Last year, a major bonding moment occurred between my sons (ages 16 & 8) and I. My 16-year-old went to Best Buy and came back with NBA2K20. Other than FIFA, all of my son’s games are action-type games. Not really games that you can sit alongside and compete. So when he showed me the game […]
The Lake ‘N” Pines Motel in Cooperstown: The Perfect Place to Stay With Kids
When you’re vacationing with kids, the place where you sleep needs as much consideration as what you do while on vacation. Because I have 4 kids, not only do I need to find a place where all my kids can sleep comfortably, but I need a place that has onsite activities. The hotel/motel/B&B that we […]
Visiting the Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown
The farm life to a New York City kid is a foreign concept. There is a farm in Queens that is on every NYC school’s field trip schedule, but to see a farm, you must be intentional. Seeing cows, goats, and pigs in the Queens Zoo and Bronx Zoo doesn’t quite show what farm life […]
Visiting Cooperstown’s Hyde Hall
Between 1817 and 1834, a mansion designed by Philip Hooker was built for George Clarke. Clarke was a wealthy landowner who inherited a fortune from his grandfather. Before construction began in 1813, Clarke married Ann Low Cary Cooper, a wealthy widow from a prominent New York family. George named his home “Hyde Hall” after his […]