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Danny Reagan... never loses

On Blue Bloods, Ever notice how Danny Reagan may get the living crap beat out of him, but still gets the bad guy? He can outrun anyone, always catches the bad guy, and executes the perfect hood slide. 

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Love Nintendo! We need Contra and Basesloaded online!!

The Nintendo Switch Lite system is a perfect companion for exploring with Link in The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening!

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its going to be fucked up one of these days ill have a kid #bloggingdad #tumblrforlife

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I want to spend every minute with my daughter. Having split custody makes it impossible. So, I try to make the best of time sharing for every minute that I got. Check out the blog in my bio to find out how you can make the best of time-sharing. ————————————————— #dads #dad #father #fathers #singledads #singlefathers #singleparent #dadstyle99 #dadstyle #cooldad #daddysgirl #fatheranddaughter #bestdad #orlandocitydads #citydads #orlandodad #orlandodads #singledad #singlefather #singleparents #timesharing #splitcustody #dadblog #dadblogger #bloggingdad (at Orlando, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B34lcl4hvFb/?igshid=fdhtelndes8m

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What is a Blog | The Beginners Guide

Hi. I have been blogging for over eight years and I love every moment. Do you know what blogs are? If you don't, then you have come to the right place. In the beginning, a blog was more of a personal journal that people shared online, and dates back to 1994. In this online journal, you could talk about your daily life or share things you do. But, people saw an opportunity to communicate any information in a new way. Thus began the beautiful world of blogging.

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Me- when I saw someone wearing Marshall gear at the Zoo and instantly struck up a conversation, and saw them numerous times throughout the day...

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Field trip survival kit... #thatsdadstuff #fieldtrip https://www.instagram.com/p/BwJ_fLQjazH/?igshid=16e3a5fw5gz22

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Water Heater Math and Kids

Water Heater Math

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I have a 10 and a 13-year-old. They both like showers and that’s a good thing and all, but man, they take very long showers. It never fails, after they take their shower, there isn’t enough hot water for me. Now before you say, “You need a bigger water heater”, its 55 gallons and simply put it boils down to the amount of time in the shower. 

So I gave the kids a lesson in “water heater math”. 

I took the kids down to our basement and showed them what a water heater is. Then I explained what the water heater does, and how much water is in it. Next, we talked about what uses hot water and specifically focused on the showerheads. 

To make the math easy on them, I said the showerhead gave them 5 gallons of water per min. If the water heater is 55 gallons, how long would the water heater last? With wide eyes, my oldest quickly answered 11 mins. “Wow Dad, I'm sorry, I had no idea.” Then I asked what if 2 kids are taking showers at the same time? My youngest quickly answered “Even LESS!” (I was looking for minutes, but I will take that answer.) 

My oldest said she would take shorter showers now she knows this. 

I know shower heads gallons per minute are much better than 5 gallons, and there are some water-saving showerheads at decent prices on Amazon, but I wanted to really get the point across and make the math easy. 

Try Water Heater Math with your kids if you have long shower takers… let me know if you see a difference.

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You’re a Dad. Suck It Up!

You’re a Dad… Suck It Up….

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This weekend was my daughter's birthday party. My wife wanted to do something different for her and was really struggling with what to do for my daughter and her friends. After what I experienced this weekend, I can truly tell you that no matter what your interests are, there is a party theme or location to host your party. My wife found Kitten In Cups. It's a Cat Cafe. You read that right. A Cat Cafe. My daughter was ecstatic. I was not! At. All. I’m allergic to cats. Deathly allergic? No, but bad enough to know, I was going to be miserable. Do I skip my kid's party? No way, I couldn't do that. Do I go sit in the car? Thought about it, but no. I basically said to myself, you're a Dad. This is what Dads do. You’re a Dad… Suck it up.

A little bit about my experience. First, I doubled up on my Flonase and took a Claritin before we left. That definitely helped. I walked in and after about 15 mins I eyes were watery and itchy, blew my nose a few times… but I digress. I really didn't know what to expect. In my mind, I was thinking the worst. I was expecting hairballs everywhere, and the smell of cat pee. To my surprise, the place was clean and didn't smell. All in all, it wasn't bad. We were greeted by friendly staff, and they allowed us to ordered pizzas, the kids played with cats and I watched… from a distance but not in that creepy-far-distance-watching-kind-of-way, that would be weird. 

Would I sign up to go again, no! Will my Wife? Yes… So… I’ll be going again because I’m a Dad and I need to suck it up. 

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I Hate Public Speaking Part 2

I hate public speaking...

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I think 99% of people can relate to this.  Not just presentation but even a heavy meeting or key conversation.  I get knots in my stomach when the subject matter is not in my wheelhouse. 

  One technique (when possible) is to have an expert to either call upon in the back of the room or refer people to when I feel a question is over my head. There's nothing worse than that 2.4-second hesitation before answering that lets everyone in the room know that I'm guessing!  I find it much more humble and respectful to refer the question out or promise to research and get back to them with the answer. Sadly 1 out of 10 people in the audience will try to stump you just to stump you because it somehow makes them feel superior to see you on the ropes.  That's another article altogether! Don't let them see you sweat.  Some people start off by admitting they are new to the job and not fully up to speed yet.  I find this starts the conversation from a place of weakness and dilutes the remainder of the things that comes out of their mouths.  I don't think an apology is required, especially after all the preparations that have gone into your performance.  Own what you know and embrace what you don't know.  The audience will respect that more than an apology that makes them want to run for the door for wasting their time. Another technique I find helpful is to put on a persona.  For the 60 -90 minutes of the event, I put myself in the mindset of a performer, ACTING like a social person who can command a room.  Its a subtle mindset shift but its helps me fight back the insecure voice in my head that says I'm gonna fail and grants myself permission to be someone else for 60-90 minutes...to emulate the best speakers I've seen (Ted talkers etc...).   When I do this I stand taller, my voice projects further and I show confidence where I would otherwise show a bit timid. Another technique I've found helpful is recording myself (audio is good, but a video is better).  I did this for the first time recently and listened to myself in the commute home.  It allowed me to hear myself from the recipient's point of view and I make mental notes about the pace of my words, the clarity of my message and overall tone.  For me, the biggest takeaway was realizing how much I was saying "umm".   A totally obvious rookie mistake that I was doing subconsciously and now I'm more mindful about it.   Lastly, if you have someone you trust to give you brutally honest feedback, have them sit in the audience and take notes on your performance.  This serves two purposes.  1) You'll be continuously improving your skills with objective feedback     2) You'll feel comforted knowing that there is someone else in the room who is invested in your success, and at least 1 person not judging you for missteps because they know you're in test-mode.  

I Hate Public Speaking part 1

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The Most Annoying Cartoon Character... EVER

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Anything and everything Dad. What do Dads like? We will discuss in a blog

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Dave Ramsey for Kids?

Dave Ramsey for Kids?

Saw a deal on Amazon for Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace for Kids… It's called Financial Peace Junior. Seriously… Financial Peace…. For KIDS.

So I ordered it… 

When it arrived, the kids opened it, and they thought it was a board game..HA! WRONG!… My oldest daughter is always asking for money and recently started babysitting. I figured this may be a good idea… 

I’ll let you know...

Has anyone used it for their kids?

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This is Customer Service

This is customer service. 

We put our dog down last week... Canceled an order, told Chewy why, they refunded our money, said donate the item, then I came home to this... pure class. This is customer service.

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