Great Catch by a Great Dad
If you haven't seen the video of Steve Monforto catching the foul ball at the Phillies baseball game last night then you have to watch. Steve's instincts were incredible. It's nice to know that millions of people have watched this precious moment between a dad and his daughter. But remember that moment would have been JUST as important to his 3 year old daughter, Emily, if NO ONE else had witnessed it. Love your kids. (If the video doesn't work for you it can be found here: Great catch by a great dad)
Education 2.0 Coming Fast
Recently I read an article on Seth Godin's blog, 'Education at the crossroads', which discusses the rapid changes underway in education at the collegiate level. He offer examples where MBA's are being offered to students free-of-charge and how the cost to do so is close to nil for these schools. The question he raises is should college education be free or close to free? Is education about the schools or learning? A good article. This morning in the Washington Post there is an article, 'Getting it Right: Is Online Learning REALLY Better?', in which Valerie Strauss deciphers a new Education Department ...
White House Launches Fatherhood Initiative
President Obama named Joshua DuBois, a 27-year-old Pentecostal minister, to lead the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. DuBois served as the director of religious affairs for Obama's presidential campaign. The Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships has four top priorities including; fatherhood, interreligious dialogue and cooperation, the role of nonprofits in the economic recovery, and working to reduce the number of abortions and unwanted pregnancies. As for the fatherhood priority the issue of absent fathers is a particularly big one in African-American families, where over 60% live in single-parent homes. With the statistics showing that children who grow up without a ...
DadLabs: Pregnancy and Year One
A Dad Book: DadLabs: Pregnancy and Year One Don't be misled by the professionals on the cover and the tame title of this book. It is not your dad's book! These dads have gone all out to ensure that their Mother-In-Laws (why do we capitalize those words?) will leave them alone for good with this book. Pregnancy and raising a newborns is as important a subject matter that one can think of. Yet these guys-turned-dads have managed to turn these life altering experiences into a comical, yet entertaining, read. Starting with the title of the Prologue, "The Sofa at the Center of the ...
The POP Stars
When I received two CDs from John Powers of the POP Stars I had no idea what to expect. I've listened to a lot of bands over my years, but never before had I run across a group made up of dads that sang songs about fatherhood! My wife Kathy and I sat back with adult bevvies in hand (recommended) and pressed the play button. As long time owners of various breeds of kiddie vans we immediately bonded with the band members as they sang about experiences resembling ours. We had a hard time fitting our kids bedtime routines into our schedule ...
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Great Catch by a Great Dad
If you haven’t seen the video of Steve Monforto catching the foul ball at the Phillies baseball game last night then you have to watch. Steve’s instincts were incredible. It’s nice to know that millions of people have watched this precious moment between a dad and his daughter. But remember that moment would have been JUST as important to his 3 year old daughter, Emily, if NO ONE... [Read more]
Education 2.0 Coming Fast
Recently I read an article on Seth Godin’s blog, ‘Education at the crossroads‘, which discusses the rapid changes underway in education at the collegiate level. He offer examples where MBA’s are being offered to students free-of-charge and how the cost to do so is close to nil for these schools. The question he raises is should college education be free or close to free? Is... [Read more]
White House Launches Fatherhood Initiative
President Obama named Joshua DuBois, a 27-year-old Pentecostal minister, to lead the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. DuBois served as the director of religious affairs for Obama’s presidential campaign. The Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships has four top priorities including; fatherhood, interreligious dialogue and cooperation, the role of nonprofits in the... [Read more]
DadLabs: Pregnancy and Year One
A Dad Book: DadLabs: Pregnancy and Year One Don’t be misled by the professionals on the cover and the tame title of this book. It is not your dad’s book! These dads have gone all out to ensure that their Mother-In-Laws (why do we capitalize those words?) will leave them alone for good with this book. Pregnancy and raising a newborns is as important a subject matter that one can think of.... [Read more]
The POP Stars
When I received two CDs from John Powers of the POP Stars I had no idea what to expect. I’ve listened to a lot of bands over my years, but never before had I run across a group made up of dads that sang songs about fatherhood! My wife Kathy and I sat back with adult bevvies in hand (recommended) and pressed the play button. As long time owners of various breeds of kiddie vans we immediately bonded... [Read more]
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