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Need Some Guidance? Ask Me Anyway.

Telling Dad — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:59:15 +0000

I’ve decided to start a new weekly feature called “Dear Telling Dad” whereby readers can submit questions to life’s most complex quandaries and get life-enriching answers in return. If you have a question you’d like answered, I’d love to help you out. Need some advice? Trouble with your relationship? Parenting? Home repair? Can’t figure out [...]

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Top Ten Summer Reflections

Telling Dad — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:52:54 +0000

As summer gives way to “Back to School” sales and parental celebrations, I figure it’s time to kick my blog back into action. I have LOTS of cool stuff planned and some of the ideas leave my wife in tears. (Tears of laughter, of course. I’m not out to try and make anyone sad). But [...]

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Get Checked. Tomorrow.

Telling Dad — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:19:31 +0000

Because I habitually #FAIL at sun protection my body has seen more than its fair share of sunburns. Some were so bad that I awoke fused to my sheets when the Aloe Vera gel dried. It’s not pretty when you’re pried from the bed by your wife and see a life-sized layer of skin where [...]

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Duck!

Telling Dad — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:25:38 +0000

I’m at a crossroads with this blog so while I try and decide what I want to do, I figured I’d at least post some pics from the sunny shores of the Outer Banks in Duck, North Carolina. If you’re in town, stop on by! We’re easy to spot (just look for a burgundy umbrella).

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Things Left Unsaid

Telling Dad — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:28:34 +0000

“Stop irritating your sister. Stop poking your brother. Stop looking at her then. Get out from under the table. Stop hiding in the clothes racks. Walk! Don’t touch that. Great, now we bought it. Eat your rice. No, you can’t have Coke. Don’t pinch your mother. Kiss ice cream goodbye. Sit up straight. Just give [...]

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Pillaging Influence

Telling Dad — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:37:59 +0000

When I read a Forbes article entitled, “How to Create a Customer Advocacy Program“, I could understand why so many bloggers felt used, slighted, and insulted by the piece. But in reality, I feel the blogging community helped shape this opinion by not demanding or even requesting monetary compensation in exchange for their time and [...]

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Look ‘er in the Eye

Telling Dad — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:17:03 +0000

Once again, YouTube’s choice of screenshot has me with my eyes closed. Either I blink WAY too much or YouTube is having fun with me. Anyhow, what follows is my foray into vlogging without any particular reason behind it. Excuse my co-host. She obviously isn’t aware of show etiquette.

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(Somewhat) Wordless Wednesday

Telling Dad — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:10:52 +0000

I see lots of people posting photos or cutesy things of interest in lieu of writing a post and I think it’s a fantastic idea. Not only am I able to slam out a post in mere seconds, but I can let the photo do the talking. Well, most of it. It’s actually genetically impossible [...]

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When All Else Fails…F-Stop

Telling Dad — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:38:12 +0000

At first I was really excited by the thought of elevating my picture-taking ability with a fancy new camera. But one quick Google search later and I was smacked by the realization that I probably should have chosen a less complex hobby…like splitting the atom with a spork. After attending the Photography Workshop at the [...]

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Twilight – I Picked a Team!

Telling Dad — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:36:11 +0000

At the risk of alienating all of my tween girl readers, I gotta say that I just don’t get all the Twilight hubbub. The pandemonium surrounding this series reminds me of my sister’s insatiable fascination with the New Kids on the Block in the mid-80′s. Only this time, women of all ages seem to be [...]

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