Father's Day is fast approaching. Actually, much faster than I had originally thought. I thought I still had another week left yet, but whadda ya know, it's THIS Sunday. And if your dad is like MY dad, dad's are extremely difficult to shop for. My dad started life as an auto mechanic, then became an aircraft mechanic for the major air carriers for decades, and is currently working his "retirement job" working on those really cool drone craft we hear about so much in the news. So tools and tool related gadgets have always been a safe bet for him. Over the years, however, he's accumulated every known tool and gadget known to mankind. So, what the hell do you buy some tool/gadget geek that has everything? [More]

About one year ago, for Princess K's two year checkup, I was sitting in the doctor's office asking him about what tact I should take for potty training Princess K. We had a very tough time potty training Super Michael, and I was not looking forward to going through the same mine field with Princess K. He suggested that we just let Princess K decided on her own schedule and that she would just eventually decide for herself that she was ready for the big seat. [More]

You have got to hand it to the kid. He wanted to tell a joke in front of the whole school the last day of school, and he did. I'm pretty proud of him. He has no problem getting out there in front of everybody and just putting it out there. Things like this, I try to support him as much as I can and go over the top on praise. I want him to be comfortable in front of large groups of people like this. He didn't blink an eye! Atta boy! [More]