Category: Social Issues

Facing A Trump Presidency: Finding Hope in Rocky and Nathan Bedford Forrest

Marvel Studios Launches Hero Acts to Raise Money for Save the Children

Tamir Rice’s Mother Awarded $6 million: Was it enough?

Parenting Social Issues

Talking to My Children About the Violent World in Which They Live

Parenting Social Issues

How a Friendship Between a Christian Boy and a Muslim Boy Gives Me Hope

A Civilized Discussion on Gun Control Needs to Happen Now

Parenting Social Issues

My Response to the State of the World’s Fathers Report

Parenting Social Issues

Poorest Children in Urban Areas are at Least Twice as Likely to Die Before Their 5th Birthday: What you can do about it

The NFL Fumbled in Dealing with Ray Rice and Domestic Violence

276 Nigerian Girls were Abducted while we read about the Kardashians, Bieber, and the NFL Draft

Parenting Social Issues

Mets Second Basemen Daniel Murphy Gets Heat for Taking Paternity Leave

Movie Reviews Social Issues

What We All Owe to the March On Washington

Marriage Parenting Social Issues

A Father’s Pledge to Help End Domestic Violence

Floyd “Money” Mayweather, The Sports Media, And Fans

Resources for Dads
As I was leaving my daughter’s swim lessons, I looked up at a billboard from New York State Parent Portal that said, “Let’s Talk Dads.” The billboard was an ad for an app offering resources to parents. Being a dad blogger for over 10 years, I always get excited when I see conversations about fatherhood […]
A Conversation with Fitness Expert Andrea Marcellus on Exercise, Energy, and the Rule of Awesome
Back in the fall, I was invited to an event to hear Andrea Marcellus speak. Andrea is a fitness expert and wrote the book 5 Winning Strategies to Lose Weight, Get Strong, and Lift Your Life. Since I’ve taken my fitness activity up a notch over the past couple of years and added a fitness […]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child can now be seen in one show
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child can now be seen in one sitting. When the play first came out, JK Rowling broke it up into two separate plays. If you wanted to see the whole thing, theatergoers had to buy tickets to one show and then come back in the evening or the following day […]
Cancel the Behavior and Not the Person: Permitting Growth Within Cancel Culture
There is a reoccurring disquieting moment in my life that usually happens shortly after I take my kids to school. I sit down at my computer and look up what the trending news of the day is and most days; I read about someone famous that did or said something horrible. Then, a plethora of […]
20 Tips for Making a Tough Mudder the Best Experience Possible
My workout routines picked up over the past year, and when I say they picked up, I mean they started. For the first time and in my late 40s, I decided my health needed to become a priority. To help with my fitness routine, I needed a goal. While talking with my oldest son one […]