May 4, 2011

‘Twas the Night Before Mother’s Day – A Poem
Mother's Day is just around the corner, and me, being a HighTechDad, wanted to celebrate it in my own techie way. Obviously, I'm a big fan of Apple and the products that they have produced. So I thought that I would write a little twist on "Twas the Night Before Christmas" with a bit of an Apple and Mother's Day…
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March 24, 2011

Two Beers, a Coffee, and 3/5’s of the Cast of Dads at SXSW – Video Podcast
Unfortunately, I couldn't make it out Austin, TX...some day, I do hope to partake in the madness that is South-by-SouthWest (SXSW). Heck, I only this year made it to CES for the first time! But 2/5ths of the Cast of Dads, C.C. Chapman and Jeff Sass, did make it out to SXSW, and joined Brad Powell right in Brad's Texas…
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February 18, 2011

When Can You Have “THE Talk” with Your Kids? – Cast of Dads Podcast #39
Wow, back-to-back Cast of Dads podcast posts! I guess we are slowly getting back into our groove. Episode #39, "Having THE Talk" was focused on pretty much one thing – having "the talk" with your kids. While some of the Cast of Dads have kids still in diapers, others have graduated to the parenting of young adults, and some of…
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January 25, 2011

From the Tablet Clutter and Chaos Comes “The 10 Tablet Commandments”
Apple has tablet competition...and lots of it. The iPad has been reigning supreme for over a year and only now are some possible contenders starting to pop up. The next iPad model is due in April, or so the rumors are saying. By all intents and purposes, Apple is well ahead in the tablet race having come to market early…
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December 31, 2010

Happy New Years from Cast of Dads Podcast #38 – “Metal Donkeys & Pooping Penguins”
This is actually our second New Years show with the Cast of Dads. Last year, we were just starting out with the podcast...this year, we are on a roll and definitely looking forward to a successful 2011. We wanted to wish all of our followers and listeners a Happy and Prosperous New Years! As usual, we got a little wacky…
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December 23, 2010

The Cast of Dads Podcast is now a Feisty 1 Year Old!
Episode 37 was an important show for the Cast of Dads. It represented an anniversary, or perhaps more appropriately said, a birthday. As we are all dads in the podcast, parenting is a core component of our daily lives. A year ago, the five of us gave "birth" to the podcast and almost every week or so afterwards, we got…
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December 10, 2010

Do Pop Rocks and 25 Year Olds Mix? Find out on Cast of Dads Podcast #36
It seems that we always manage to circle back to a common theme in our podcasts, that of drinks and festivities. But that is not all that makes up a Dad. We have insights and opinions on just about everything, and much of it actually makes a lot of sense! In Episode 36 of Cast of Dads, "Pop Rocks and…
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August 27, 2010

More Funny Car Videos: “Mom My Ride” & the “Swagger Wagon”
On Wednesday, I posted a couple of funny advertisements coming out from Nissan. It turns out, obviously, they aren't the first to do this. A co-worker, and mom, pointed me to a couple of other really funny videos that are specifically focused on "the family mini van." These two particularly hit "home" with me as we have a mini van…
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August 25, 2010

Funny New Ads Coming from Nissan – Dads, Kids and the Nissan Maxima & Altima
I don't normally post articles about advertising campaigns but this new campaign coming out from Nissan got my attention for a few reasons, but mainly because they are "family oriented" and funny. The first of these ads depicts a couple who just found out that they are going to have a child. The (typical?) dad's brain starts racing as his…
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August 12, 2010

What Do Dude Ranches, Snoop Dogg, Katy Perry, NyQuil & Cooking Have in Common? Cast of Dads Podcast #29 Of Course!
Quite a variety of topics in the latest Cast of Dads podcast #29, "Dude Ranches & Snoop Doggs", wouldn't you say? Well I had just gotten back from a week with the family up at a dude ranch and I shared my thoughts about that type of family vacation. Note: we are always looking for sponsors! If you would like…
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July 23, 2010

Cool Birthday Parties, Pool Safety & Live Parenting Failures Round Out “Cast of Dads” Episode #27
Sorry for the delay in posting about our latest Cast of Dads podcast. Coordinating family schedules are hard enough…but when you attempt to coordinate 5 different schedules from different families, it's a monumental task. And even after we record, there is still the production work that has to take place (bit hat tip to CC Chapman for his hard work…
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July 9, 2010

Milking an Almond, Bacon Explosions & Bakin’ in the Heat – Cast of Dads Podcast #26
As if we didn't do enough drinking during our respective 4th of July festivities, with our voices and brains lubed up with wine and beer, the Cast of Dads convened Tuesday night to record Episode #26 titled "From Snips to Squirt". Before I dive down into the meat (literally) of the podcast, I want to remind people to be sure…
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